June 27 - July 3: Listening Assignment (remember that listening assignments apply to the weeks during which the listening is assigned.)

Felix Mendelssohn

• Read this article about Mendelssohn: http://www.dsokids.com/listen/by-composer/felix-mendelssohn.aspx
• Listen to the pronunciation of his name and say it three times out loud. 
• Listen to the other musical example by Mendelssohn in the dsokids link above.
• What era did he compose in (Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Contemporary)?
• What are three things you learned from his biography that you liked?
• Please listen to the violin concerto in e minor, third movement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81bH4bLlIIE