May 30 - June 6: Listening Assignment (remember that listening assignments apply to the weeks during which the listening is assigned.)

Franz Liszt

• Read this article about Liszt: http://www.dsokids.com/listen/by-composer/franz-liszt.aspx
• Listen to the pronunciation of his name and say it three times out loud. 
• Write Franz Liszt three times on a piece of paper. So many people do not know how to spell his last name correctly!
• What era did Liszt compose in (Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Contemporary)?
• What are three things you learned from his biography that you liked?
• Please listen to two very famous pianists today play "La Campanella" (the little bell):
• Lang Lang: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIxGUAnj46U
• Evegny Kissin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FbQZCsYXVg