June 6 - June 26: Listening Assignment (remember that listening assignments apply to the weeks during which the listening is assigned.)

Gustav Mahler

• Read this article about Mahler: http://www.dsokids.com/listen/by-composer/gustav-mahler.aspx
• Listen to the pronunciation of his name and say it three times out loud. 
• Listen to the other musical examples by Mahler in the dsokids link above.
• What era did Mahler compose in (Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Contemporary)?
• What are three things you learned from his biography that you liked?
• Please listen to the MOST GORGEOUS MUSIC YOU HAVE EVER HEARD here (Mahler's 5th symphony, 4th movement, conducted by Leonard Bernstein): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFXBR5Cd0ao