Junior High Study Guide for Final Exam Trimester 3

1. Know all the pieces and their composers from this trimester.
2. Know the biographies of Dvorak, Smetana, Wagner, Vaughan Williams, and Chopin (only the material we covered in class).  Know their dates and which country they are from.
3.Define: nationalism, Mazurka, Polonaise, Prelude, Etude, Salon, Leitmotif
4. Know all theory we have gone over in Thursday choir periodes: chant rhythm (arsis, thesis, ictus etc.), modes, neums

Junior High: extra music for Final Exam

Frederick Chopin


Polonaise



Mazurka



Revolutionary Etude

High School Final Exam Study Guide Trimester 3

High School Study Guide for Final Exam Trimester 3: 1. Know the titles and composers of all the music for this trimester. 2. Know the dates and characteristics of the Romantic and Modern Eras. 3. Be able to list sample composers and their dates from both Eras. Know to which musical era each composer belongs. 4. Define Leitmotif, symphony, programmatic music, minimalism. 5. Define Nationalism. List sample pieces and their composers and be able to explain how each is an example of musical nationalism. 6. Review the lecture on the horn. 7. What are the movement titles of Beethoven's 6th symphony? What is the nickname of the symphony? Explain how it is an example of Romantic music. 8. Why is Beethoven important in the history of music? Wagner? 9. Review musical impressionism. Dates, composers, names of pieces etc. ***A reminder to have turned in slips for the two concerts you have attended this year. Failure to do so by the end of finals week results in point loss.

High School: Modern Era

Modern Era: Metamorphosis by Philip Glass (an example of minimalism)

Junior High Assignment Due May 15

Assignment: Listen to each of the following pieces by Ralph Vaughan Williams and prepare for a quiz. Be able to identify the title of each of these and of course, know the composer's name. There are only three pieces, but I will play selections from any point in the piece, so listen to them carefully and often. Fantasia on "Greensleeves" Fantasia on "a Theme by Thomas Tallis" The Lark Ascending

High School Homework Assignment Due May 14th

High School Homework Assignment Due May 14th Listen to the following pieces and prepare for a quiz identifying each piece and the composer. Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy (French for "Light of the Moon") Gymnopedie No. 1 by Erik Satie Nocturne Opus 9 No. 2 by Frederick Chopin Girl with the Flaxen Hair by Claude Debussy Revolutionary Etude by Frederick Chopin Le Mer (the Sea) by Claude Debussy

HS MA Homework 2

Assignment: Write a one page biography of Beethoven. Be sure to include his dates (no internet sources).
Due: April 23