KINDLY FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS

1. Observe one opera in full: La Boheme (Puccini) or Rigoletto (Verdi). In addition to the two operas listed in the assignment, you may also select a performance from the NPR Live in Conce https://www.npr.org/series/live-in-concert/

You may also use one of the following YouTube videos for your Music Performance Evaluation Guide assignment.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major, K.622 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT_63UntRJE Iceland Symphony Orchestra Cornelius Meister, conductor Arngunnur rnadttir, clarinet Haydn's Trumpet Concerto in E flat Major https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKdeqvmSq5M Alison Balsom, trumpet Click here to access links to the operas. Study guides are provided. Format: 2. Per the rubric, you will be graded both on length and content a. Write an 800-word review of the opera or other music performance. b. Download/Use the Music Performance Evaluation Example to ensure correct formatting. c. Do not change fonts, font size or margins. (Font: Times New Roman 12) Cover page: Page 1 [10 points] Include these four lines with correct information Your First Name Your Last Name Instructor's name: First Last Music Appreciation - MUSC 1101 Date: [date you submit assignment] Main Body of Critique: Write in a professional style throughout. Introduction Production facts [10 points] A. Title of the performance: (You must either underline or ITALICIZE the title.) B. Names of composer(s): See film or reference material(s) C. Name of stage director: See production or film D. Name of conductor/music director: See production or film Performance Evaluation [60 points] A. Select TWO primary performers from the opera, i.e., one male and one female. Identify each performer's character name (Rigoletto, Mimi, etc.). B. Describe each performer's voice in three ways:

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a. Vocal type (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, bass) b. Vocal quality (lyric, dramatic) c. Vocal tone (pleasing to hear, expressive abilities) C. Discuss each of the two performer's overall effectiveness in three ways: a. Communication skills (Vocal, Facial, Emotional appeal and believability, Connection with audience b. Stage Presence c. Costume and physical characteristics D. Cite 5-6 locations in the performance. Describe what happens and your evaluation of those specific moments a. Ex: At (10:12 - 12:15) Mimi sings to Rigoletto. E. Other aspects. a. Discuss costumes, lighting, sets, instrumentation, film production or any aspect that impacted your opinions about the performance.

Conclusion [20 points] A. Write a strong conclusion. B. Provide an overall rating scale using a Likert scale of 1-100. C. Explain why the performance received the overall review rating you gave. D. Substantiate your opinions (three-legged stool, triangulation). E. Discuss the main strengths and weaknesses. Writing Process 1. Create an outline to use as a personal guide to writing the critique. 2. Do not turn in the outline. It is only for your use

Outline Example (Do not turn in)

Outline (Character #1) Communication skills o Vocal - Steve Jones (as Mr. Baker), lyrical tenor, role of baker, pleasing tone effective while swaying Jane (soprano, a cook) to fall in love o Facial - excellence connection with soprano (14:01-15:48) o Emotional appeal and believability - Alto/Bass duet (43:00-47:40) o Connection with audience - Death scene (145:00-149:10) Stage Presence o Costume - Cosi, dance scene with girls o Physical characteristics - Baritone, Juan, powerful, on top of wall, costumes changed throughout Citations o Take notes as you observe the opera. o Record specific locations - starting/ending points Conclusion o Strengths - main characters' voices, Cosi's aria, duet, orchestra o Weaknesses - chorus singers, costuming of townspeople, lighting o Overall score o Recommendations Outline (Character #2) Communication skills o Vocal - Steve Jones (as Mr. Baker), lyrical tenor, role of baker, pleasing tone effective while swaying Jane (soprano, a cook) to fall in love o Facial - excellence connection with soprano (14:01-15:48) o Emotional appeal and believability - Alto/Bass duet (43:00-47:40) o Connection with audience - Death scene (145:00-149:10)

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Stage Presence o Costume - Cosi, dance scene with girls o Physical characteristics - Baritone, Juan, powerful, on top of wall, costumes changed throughout Citations o Take notes as you observe the opera. o Record specific locations - starting/ending points Conclusion o Strengths - main characters' voices, Cosi's aria, duet, orchestra o Weaknesses - chorus singers, costuming of townspeople, lighting o Overall score o Recommendations Writing tips o Write to communicate. o The reader has not observed the details that you are describing. o Be detailed and specific. o Use complete sentences. o Write in Active Voice

Opera Critique Rubric Needs work Competent Excellent

COVER PAGE - 10 pts A. Correctly formatted

(0-4 pts) (5-8 pts) (9-10 pts)

INTRODUCTION -10pts A. Title of opera B. Composer C. Stage Director D. Conductor/Music Director

(0-4 pts) (5-8 pts) (9-10 pts)

PERFORMANCE -60 pts A. Character's name B. Voice: SATB C. Quality: Lyric, dramatic D. Tone: Expression E. Communication F. Stage Presence G. Locations cited

(0-30 pts) (31- 40 pts) (41-60 pts)

CONCLUSION - 20 pts A. Appropriate grammar B. Rating scale C. Strengths/Weaknesses

(0-8 pts) (9-16 pts) (17-20 pts)

Business Analyst Test Scenario

Scenario:

You have been assigned as a Business Analyst for an online cosmetic company. This company sells various skin care and other beauty products. This is your first big project with this company, and it is to build an online web portal where the customer can get the best online customer service experience.

Since the team will be using an Agile approach to complete the project incrementally, your first assignment is to manage the product backlog and create some user stories. In order to understand the requirements, you have decided to map out the current business processes.

You decided to meet with various cross functional team members to understand the current processes. The customer will go online to the company's website and place an online order for a beauty product. The customer service department is the first point of contact, as they get online orders from the website. The customer service team then checks the inventory system to ensure that the stock is on hand or needs to be replenished to ship the order within the lead time. On rare occasions, the customer service team might have to cancel the order if there is a material shortage or unavailability which is outside the normal lead times. Once the stock availability is confirmed by the warehouse team, the warehouse team ships the packaged items and sends a confirmation email with shipping details to the client.

Activity:

1. Create a swim lane diagram for each of the actors involved in the online ordering process:
   • Customer
   • Customer Service Team
   • Warehouse Team

In scope: Customer placing the online order, customer service department receiving the order, warehouse department fulfilling and shipping the order and notifying the customer on order status. So, in essence order placing to order fulfillment is in scope.

Out of scope: Anything prior to ordering or after shipping. Inventory management and payment system is out of scope for this activity.

2. Create a user story that would be delivered to the development team around the shipping and email confirmation of the shipped order.

Instructions:

• The candidate is allowed to ask specific questions prior starting to work on the assignment.
• The preferred tool is MS Visio for the output, however if that is not accessible, then the candidate can use MS Word or Google Docs or any other open-source tool to create the flowchart.