Monday, July 8, 2013

July 8 - July 14 Listening/Composer Assignment (remember that listening assignments apply to the weeks during which the listening is assigned.)

William Schuman (NOT Robert Schumann)

Composer (If this link doesn't take you to the right composer, click on "by composer" on the page and find the composer of the week there): http://www.dsokids.com/listen/by-composer/william-schuman.aspx

Listening: Please listen to the short excerpt on the following page (I know many of you are already doing a lot of other listening for the YouTube 50):
Three-Score Set for Piano: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov3bMhndGDM

Question: What famous music and dance school is Schuman associated with? How would you describe the piano piece (is it disjunct/connected/tonal/wandering/strict rhythm/jazzy/etc.)? 
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  1. BrookeJuly 8, 2013 at 8:56 AM

    I didn't absolutely love his piece until about 2ish minutes into it. This rhythm is very "free". there doesn't seem to be a strict rhythm. It was very slow and had a very interesting sound to it. Above all not my favorite but it was alright. :)

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