July 1 – July 8: Listening Assignment (remember that listening assignments apply to the weeks during which the listening is assigned.)

Robert Schumann (#1)

• Watch the composer's bio here.
• Read some of Schubert's famous quotes: 
• To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of the artist.
• Talent works, genius creates.
• If we were all determined to play the first violin we should never have an ensemble. therefore, respect every musician in his proper place.

• 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 the first 10 minutes of Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto played by Martha Argerich: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ynky7qoPnUU
• 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.)