Two concert reviews are required as part of the semester grade, each of which should review performances attended during this semester. Each should be of music having something to do with the American Popular Music tradition; this could be a big band, a jazz combo, a rock or blues band, attending the performance of a Musical, or a number of other possibilities. If in doubt, check with the instructor. It is the student's responsibility to locate concerts; part of the assignment is to locate (and possibly discover challenges in locating) live music in various genres.
It is important to plan ahead for these concerts; it may be difficult to find a concert close to the due date of a review.
A useful model is the type of concert review that might appear in a newspaper or magazine. Try to answer or comment on the some of the following questions:
Not all of these questions are appropriate or answerable for a given performance, and there are many additional questions that could (and probably should) be asked.