Thursday, October 10, 2013
Mozart - WHO is he?
1) Click on bit.ly/1czDN40
2) Scroll down to "Early Years" in the Vienna section
From this reading, what differences can you find between the historical Mozart and the character Mozart in Amadeus?
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Friday, September 20, 2013
Also Sprach Zarathustra
Also Sprach Zarathustra
Richard Strauss
1864-1947
Romantic
- Introduction begins softly - pianissimo
- dramatic crescendo at the beginning
- Timpani & organ is the first sounds heard
- Piece is dedicated to Nietzche who proclaimed, "God is Dead"
- Theme represents Nature
West End Blues, Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
West End Blues
1928
Jazz/Blues
- Is from New Orleans
- Grew up in the colored Waif's home (orphanage) for boys
- Trumpet Fanfare - introduce the song, player. West End Blues uses the same concept with unaccompanied trumpet solo
- Reflection in society before the Great Depression
- Established Louis Armstrong as the first solo artist of the art form
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Embed a YouTube Video
1) Find a video of your song on YouTube
2) copy the link
3) at the toolbar of your new post, click the movie icon
4) paste the URL into the YouTube search bar
5) after it is found your song select it
6) your video is posted in your blog post!
2) copy the link
3) at the toolbar of your new post, click the movie icon
4) paste the URL into the YouTube search bar
5) after it is found your song select it
6) your video is posted in your blog post!
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Rock & Roll
"Stick it to the MAN... called Rock & Roll. Don't waste time creating anything cool, or pure.... give up and just GIVE UP!"Who is the Man? Why does the genre of Rock & Roll confront those in our society/culture who have power and wield that power in a unjust or unfair way?
Do you agree/disagree?
Do you agree/disagree?
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Water Walk by John Cage - Is this Music?
Listen to the Introduction with John Cage. He gives his rationale for composing this type of music before the performance.
Do you agree? Disagree?
Why?
Do you agree? Disagree?
Why?
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Scott Joplin Biography
This is a great example of the Composer Biography assignment this semester in Music Appreciation A.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Composer Biography
This is an awesome example of the Composer Biography videos that replaced the term paper and presentation projects of the past.
Brianna Hillman, Connor O'Driscoll, Gavin Octaviano, Frankie Izzo
Brianna Hillman, Connor O'Driscoll, Gavin Octaviano, Frankie Izzo
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Musical Genres Example
Sarah Boliek "Musical Genres" short video
Monday, March 4, 2013
Debussy - Afternoon of a Faun
What do you hear in the Debussy's Prelude to an afternoon of a Faun? Is there a story associated with this piece (Program Music)?
Friday, February 15, 2013
Monday, February 11, 2013
- Compare a melody you like with one you don't really care for. How (& why) do they differ?
- What are the characteristics about the melody you like and that are unsatisfactory about the other?
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