ACTIVE LISTENING - WEEKLY ASSIGNMENT
This year I am encouraging all of my students (and their families!) to spend some time listening actively to music and then reflecting on various aspects of what they hear. Every Saturday I will update my website with a link to a new song/piece of the week along with a question relating to the music. I ask that students write down their answer to the question and any other observations in the space provided in the lesson planner. Have fun with this and also feel free to share your own musical discoveries with me throughout the year!
September 20-26, 2020
Preservation Hall Jazz Band & The Del McCoury Band perform "I'll Fly Away"
Question: How many instruments are being played in this performance? Can you name all of them?
(music begins at 0:24)
Question: How many instruments are being played in this performance? Can you name all of them?
(music begins at 0:24)
September 13-19, 2020
John Williams - "Hedwig's Theme" from Harry Potter
Question: What is the name of the instrument played at the beginning of the piece? How does it produce sound?
Question: What is the name of the instrument played at the beginning of the piece? How does it produce sound?
September 6-12, 2020
Mezerg - "Watermelon"
Question: How does he do that?? What is the technology involved to use fruit as an instrument?
Question: How does he do that?? What is the technology involved to use fruit as an instrument?