Study in the HS piano class this quarter will include the lives
and music of American 19th and 20th Century composers. Students can plan on at
least 45 minutes of direct teaching on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays,
and Thursdays. We will again have student presentations on Fridays.
Week 1
Music from early America, William Billings
Stephen Foster and Scott Joplin, minstrel singing, Civil war connections
Week 2
The life and music of John Philip Sousa
The life and music of Nathaniel Dett
Quiz over Sousa, Joplin, Dett, and Gershwin
Week 3
The life and music of George Gershwin
The life and music of Aaron Copland
Week 4
The life and music of Samuel Barber
Quiz over Copland and Barber
Week 5
The life and music of Leonard Bernstein
The life and music of Norman Dello Joio
The life and music of David Diamond
Week 6
The life and music of Charles Ives
Quiz over Bernstein, Dello Joio, Diamond, and Ives
Week 7
The life and music of Charles Griffes
The life and music of Virgil Thomson
Week 8
The life and music of John Williams
Quiz over Griffes, Thomson, Williams
Weeks 9-10
