February 24 – March 24: Listening Assignment (remember that listening assignments apply to the weeks during which the listening is assigned.)

Franz Liszt (#1)

• Watch the composer's bio here.
• Read some of Liszt's famous quotes: 
• "Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist."
• "A person of any mental quality has ideas of his own. This is common sense."

• Q. 1. Write out the composer's entire name in your lesson plan.
• Q. 2. What era did this composer live/write in?
• Listen to and watch Kissin play La Campanella by Liszt.
• Q. 3. Name 3–5 famous pieces this composer wrote for the piano (or what is now played on the piano, if originally written for a different instrument). Use different pieces if the composer has previously been asked for.
• Q. 4. Name 3–5 stylistic characteristics of why this piece is a part of the musical era you wrote above. (Refer to the new page on the blog on the right called "Musical Period Characteristics" for help.)