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?

Friday, September 20, 2013

Also Sprach Zarathustra



Also Sprach Zarathustra
Richard Strauss
1864-1947
Romantic
  1. Introduction begins softly - pianissimo
  2. dramatic crescendo at the beginning
  3. Timpani & organ is the first sounds heard
  4. Piece is dedicated to Nietzche who proclaimed, "God is Dead"
  5. Theme represents Nature

West End Blues, Armstrong



Louis Armstrong
West End Blues
1928
Jazz/Blues
  1. Is from New Orleans
  2. Grew up in the colored Waif's home (orphanage) for boys 
  3. Trumpet Fanfare - introduce the song, player. West End Blues uses the same concept with unaccompanied trumpet solo
  4. Reflection in society before the Great Depression
  5. 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!


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?

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?


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
 

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

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

What have you learned that you did not know about Beethoven in the past several days? Is Beethoven a likable person? Does his art mean more to the world than whether he is personally liked or not?

Monday, February 11, 2013

  1. Compare a melody you like with one you don't really care for. How (& why) do they differ? 
  2. What are the characteristics about the melody you like and that are unsatisfactory about the other?

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Welcome! This is the Spring, 2013 Music Appreciation blog site. Browse around the site to check what is required for your group pages before the end of the grading period.