March 26 – April 1: Listening Assignment (remember that listening assignments apply to the weeks during which the listening is assigned.)

John Williams

• Read this article about the composer: https://www.mydso.com/dso-kids/learn-and-listen/composers/john-williams
• 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.
• 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 the short excerpt on the composer page (under the pronunciation of their name).
• Listen to three excerpts from this long piece (you can see individual tracks under the "show more" section. You will see so many of the works Williams composed! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xuxita687Ww