Extra Credit Blog Posts (Due Tuesday, February 9th at 8am )

There are 2 more events on the weekend of February 4th that I would like to announce as potential extra credit blog posts. I will accept a maximum of 2 of the following extra credit blog post opportunities:

Extra Credit Blog Post 1: Chinese Cultural Exchange
Attend the IN-CLASS discussion with the UIBE (University of International Business and Economy) Students Art Troupe from China on Thursday, February 4th (location TBA) and create a blog post which comments on this discussion. Avoid mere summaries and attempt to engage possible readers in a larger discussion of Chinese music and culture.

Extra Credit Blog Post 2: Chamber Orchestra Kremlin Open Rehearsal
Attend the open rehearsal for the Chamber Orchestra Kremlin concert on Friday, February 5th at 5pm in the Conference Center and take notes regarding the rehearsal process. Performance Theorist, Richard Schechner, defines rehearsal as "the phase of a rehearsal process where the specific details of a performance are [discarded,] shaped, repeated, and made ready for public showing." Create a blog post which comments on the performance process from this perspective. What is discarded, shaped, repeated, and/or made ready for the concert?

Extra Credit Blog Post 3: Chamber Orchestra Kremlin Concert
Attend the Chamber Orchestra Kremlin concert on Friday, February 5th at 8pm in the Conference Center and observe the elements of music performance (music, performers, audience, time and space). Attend the post-concert reception in Hoblitzelle Hall, right next to Conference Center, as well (required for this extra credit). Create a blog post which comments on the music-culture brought together by this concert and reception. Focus your attention on the audience members who stayed versus those who left. Avoid stereotypes with ethnocentric assumptions (i.e. The college students left because they had something better to do.).

Extra Credit Blog Post 4: Chinese New Year Celebration
Attend the Chinese New Year concert on Saturday, February 6th and focus your attention on the aspects of music performance (Music, Performers, Audience, Time/Space). Create a blog post which comments on this music performance. As in the post above, avoid mere summaries and attempt to engage possible readers in a larger discussion of Chinese music and culture.