July 2–July 9: Listening Assignment (remember that listening assignments apply to the weeks during which the listening is assigned.)

Paul Hindemith

• Read this article about the composer: https://www.mydso.com/dso-kids/learn-and-listen/composers/paul-hindemith
• Click the black "listen" screen near the bottom left of the page and listen to the pronunciation of their name and say it three times out loud. Also listen to the short musical excerpt. 
• What era did the composer write in? (Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionistic, Contemporary)
• What are three things you learned from the composer's biography that you liked?
• Listen to 5 minutes of Hindemith's Symphonie "Mathis der Maler": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nuOWqcg8KU