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Instructions

Below I have attached a music review about a recent record from a substack to which I subscribe. Read it, and then answer the following questions.

1) Is the music review interesting? Why or why not?

2) What standards does the writer use in evaluating this music (they will be implied)? That is, why, in his opinion, is the music good or bad? Can you tell?

Then, listen to the music: “Aurora” by Lathe of Heaven (I am not familiar with this band, so you don’t have to pretend to like it — fine if you do, though). You can find it on youtube @ .

3) Did the reviewer do a good job? Why or why not?

4) Finally, write a line or two describing the music — don’t use labels. Instead, use descriptive language to describe literally what you hear (“Bad” or “rock” are not good description; “a four/four beat with hi hat” is much more specific. If you struggle with technical terms, you can also use fun similes: “sounds as if Robert Smith got hit in the back of the head with a wrench.”