The Art of Listening
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Last updated 4/30/14.
Welcome to The Art of Listening! - Please scroll down to see the complete page, including links to the course syllabus, defined terms, Listening Assignments, and various professional and amateur performing organizations.
Current notes
Harmony from 3/11/14.
Jazz from 3/18 to 3/20.
Music links for Quiz 3 from 3/11 to 3/20.
Video link to Prof. Reese and Ashna Peters performing in class from 3/20. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing).
Loops, Cage's 4'33", turning time around, as well as Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys. From 4/1.
Cage's 4'33" being "copied". From 4/8.
Other songs being "copied". Including Coldplay vs. Satriani.From 4/8.
The beginnings of Sonata Allegro Form. From 4/22. Includes Bach Bourree and Sammartini Sinfonia in F.
Terms we've covered since the midterm. Prepare these for the Final Exam.
Stories on Vocal Fry. 5/1/14.
Somebody That I Used To Know - Prof. Reese "studio" cover.
Notes before the midterm
Definitions of Musical Terms from several different textbooks
Elements of Music from 1/16/14 .
Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire. Listen for the "sound" starting at 0:50, and again at 1:13.
The Shaggs - "Philosophy of the World". Remember, ALL MUSIC HAS VALUE TO SOMEONE!!!
Elements of Music (continued). From 1/21 and 1/23.
Frequency. From 1/28/14.
Frequency and Dynamics. From 2/4/14.
Auto Tune, "Loudness Wars", etc. From 2/4/14.
"Loudness Wars" visual. From 2/6/14.
Auto Tune, etc. From 2/6/14.
Program vs. Absolute, Classic vs. Romantic, etc. From 2/17/14.
Vocal terms, as well as dynamics and other terms from the past few classes. From 2/25.
Quiz 2 (not to be completed, but for review and preparation for the midterm exam) 2/20. We will go over this in class on 2/27 before the Midterm Exam is distributed.
Winny Puhh the band from Estonia. I can't get enough of them!
Musical Selections
Santana: "Love Of My Life".
Auto-tune song from the summer camp I ran
En Los Trigales by Joaquim Rodrigo, a work that I played in class. Listen in particular for the motive (heard three times, but each time a little differently) at the beginning. Follow that throughout the rest of the piece. Can you follow the ABA form?
For Other Eyes, a song by Elvis Costello and the Brodsky Quartet. Listen in particular for the form, and numerous examples of word painting.
Current PowerPoints
Challenge 1: Title of the music: Ride of the Valkyres; Composer: Richard Wagner.
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Challenge 2: Title of the music: Blue Danube Waltz; Composer: Johann Strauss II "The Waltz King".
Challenge 3: in lieu of Listening Assignment No. 5. There are two sources to this challenge. First, what is the famous classical orchestral work that is quoted in this song by Julez Santana? It's the background for the entire song. Identify the title of the original music and the composer. NEXT, identify the original source of where THAT composer got this tune. I'll take the answers in writing before Tuesday, April 22.
Enrichment links...
Copyrighting a melody and chord progression.
Here's Victor Borge with the Mozart Opera skit
A voice for black classical musicians. Article on Broad Street Review.
New Music Discovery!!
Here is a self-produced album that Zane Matsko, a student of mine, has just finished, and posted for free. It's worth the download!!
Get the album at http://www.mediafire.com/?e3hcvne33c9bji4
I'm on YouTube!! Click here to watch
I'm also YouTube with Anibal Rojas, the awesome saxophonist. Click here to watch!!
My good friend and colleague Anibal Rojas' website. He's just released his debut CD, and someone you know is on it! Listen to the sample for "Lay Down"...
Here are a couple of recordings I made in the fall of 2008 on 3 different guitars. See if you can hear the differences in timbre from one instrument to another.
Bach Bourree and Gigue on Spruce guitar
Bach Bourree and Gigue on Cedar "student" guitar
Bach Bourree and Gigue on Cedar "concert" guitar
Here's a brief quiz to take on concert etiquette - if you have any questions!
Concerts
Temple University calendar for recitals
Monthly Recital calendar for the Curtis Institute of Music
Here's a pdf file of free concerts advertised in the magazine Philadelphia Music Makers.
The LaFayette Symphony Orchestra's "First-Timers" Guide
Delaware Valley Philharmonic Orchestra
Kimmel Center, home of the Philadelphia Orchestra
Free shows at the Kimmel Center!!!
See the schedule
Philadelphia Orchestra website - See this site to find out what and when The Philadelphia Orchestra is performing.
Philly Music site - click on Classical to see what's being performed
Bucks County Symphony Orchestra
Concordia Chamber Players - Doylestown
Temple University Student and Faculty recitals/concerts (most are free!!!)
Ambler Symphony Orchestra
And while I'm at it, here's the YouTube video that I'm on!
In the meantime, you can hear me in a performance of Vivaldi's Spring played on guitar!