Requirements for Music Performance in the Workshop

& Even For the Final Transformation

All songs created for the workshop and the class must have the following essential elements (note—terms such as “layering” mentioned here will be defined in class):

1) layering 
2) at least 1 controversial element—ex. silence, screaming, a politically incorrect statement—no cuss words, however. 
3) only 1 repetition of a main musical theme you create (not the same as the theme you will choose for #8)
4) at least 1 bridge
5) may not quote any part of the poem, if that is choice
6) may not refer in word to any particular image in painting, if that is choice
7) at least 1 ambiguous element
8) 1 recognizable theme from any piece by one artist listed below—but for no more than 10 seconds:
            * Bach
            * Mozart
            * Beethoven
            * Vivaldi
            * Tchaikovsky 

9) at least 3 min. but no more than 5 mins.
10) no obvious errors—during performance only one—all others -10
11) a written portion in the following format:
            * Describe each essential element—
            * Controversial element:
            * Ambiguous element:
            * Name of song and artist from list (#8) that you chose to include (if you can write notes, write the notes of the part you include):

 12) written notes or song map attached to written portion (#11) including the place in the song each of the following can be found:
            *  Repeated theme
            * Bridge 

Aside from the above essential elements, please keep in the mind the following guidelines:
            A) The song you perform must be original.  You must include a familiar tune, such as, for example, Tchaikovsky’s “Dance of the Sugar Plums,” but the major part of the song must be entirely composed by you or your group.
            B) The song/piece must be performed “live.”  That is, you cannot simply hand me a tape or CD of your work.  You may have computerized or recorded instruments that you “play” at the keyboard of your computer, but you may not create an entire thing at home, arrive at the Performance Hall, punch a button and have the whole thing play without you doing anything else.
            C)  The song must clearly be a transformation of the poem or painting. 
            D) Be free in your interpretation of the poem or painting you choose to transform musically.  Don’t be afraid to make an impression.  Show some energy.  Even, in some cases, get overly dramatic.  This is not the time or place to be conservative.