WHAT TO KNOW

1. What group of people inspired many of Bartok’s composition?

2. Which Russian ccomposer created the music for the ballet The Firebird?
3. Who is considered the foremost impressionist?
4. What kind of musical style is attributed to Schoenberg and Stravinsky?
5. Who was the target audience of Prokofieff’s Peter and the Wolf
6. Give an example of a musical work of Debussy,Ravel,sScoenberg,Stranvinsky,Bartok,
Prokofieff,Poulenc,Gershwin,Glass and Bernstein. Write your answer in the table below.

Composer Musical Work

Debussy

Ravel

Schoenberg

Stravinsky

Bartok

Prokofieff

Poulenc

Gershwin

Glass

Bernstein
WHAT TO KNOW

1. Who was the French composer known as the “Father of Electonic Music?
2. What are some of new musical approaches of Cage?
3. What is meant by musique concrete used by Stockhausen?
4. Give an example of a musical work by Varese,Stockhausen, and Cage. Write your answer
in the table below.

Composer Musical Work

Varese

Stockhausen

Cage
WHAT TO PERFORM

A. Activity 1:

Experimentation with the Sound of 20th Century Music Systems

1. Chance Music – Put small items inside a bag. Include coins, Pens, pins, small
bells, and other articles with percussive sounds. Pour the bag’s contents on a hard
surface and record the sounds that are produced with a cellphone or other available
device. Put the items back in the bag. And unload the same while once again
recording the sounds being produced. Note the changes between the two sets of
sounds recorded.
2. Electronic Music – Create short electronic music pieces using your knowledge
of 20th century musical styles

B. Performance Activity 2:

Original Chance and Electronic Music

Rate scores are based on the elements of music such as rhythm, melodic appeal
harmony and texture, tempo and dynamics, timbre, and overall musical structure.

1. The class will be divided and into four groups.

2. Each group will create an original five-minute performance of Chance Music and
Electronic Music (If available) to be performed in class.
3. Those who are not performing will act as judges for the performance evaluation.
4. Judges will have five placrds or score cards or paper marked: BEST. BETTER. GOOD.
FAIR. NEEDS FOLLOW UP.
5. Judges will display a score card after evaluating the performance.
6. One student may be assigned to tabulate the scores after the performance.
7. Your teacher will announce the “ Best Performance” award.
8. What was the role of audience in the performance of Chance music? Explain your
answers.

C. Performance Activity 3: Group Activity

Video Clips
1. You will be divided into four groups by counting off from 1 to 4>
2. Create and explore other arts (multi- media) that portray 20th century musical
style(channce. electronic, jazz, avant garde) through a 10-minute videoclip
3. Show and discuss your video works in class.
 Live/TV Performances

1. Watch live performances of musical concerts, if available in your area or watch live
concerts recorded on TV.
2. Re-enact in class what you watched.
3. Make a 10-minute audio video presentation while you re-enact what you have seen
on live concerts and on TV.
4. Show and discuss your video works in class.

D. Performance Activity 4:
Singing or Humming Musical Fragments

1. Your teacher will play several musical excerpts of selected 20th century composers
and will briefly discruss the title, composer, musical style, and brief description of
how he or she feels about the music.
2. Listen carefully to each excerpt and be able to recognize the distinct musical style
of each composer
3. Sing or hum some melodic fragments(portion only) of any of the following excerpts
of 20th century music, together with the recordings:
a. Claude Debussy’s Claire de Lune
b. Leonard Bernstein’s west side story
c. George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue
d. Ravel’s Boleno
e. Any work of minimalist composers, Philip Glass or Meredith Monk
f. Any work of nationalist composers, Erik Satie or Bela Bartok.
4. Based on the melodic fragments of the excerpts that you sang or hummed,you
should be able to aurally identify the different selected works of the composers of
the 20th century.
5. Choose a composition that you like. Write a brief profile about the composer and
give your personal reation about the music on a ½ sheet of paper.Submit it in class
next meeting.

Evaluation Activity: “Drawing lots”

1. After the above singing or humming activity, your teacher will prepare a box
containing slips of paper with the names of Debussy, Ravel, Gershwin,Bernstein,
Glass, Monk, Satie, and Bartok writter on them.
2. The class will be divided into four groups. Each group will cheose four
representatives will be assigned as contestants.
3. Each contestant will draw out a composer’s name from the box and must say three
sentences about his compositional technique or musical style, his major
contribution to modern music, and one work that shows his compositionnal style.
4. The rest of groups will evaluate each contestants answer by flashing a card or paper
marked “CORRECT” or ”WRONG” Each correct answer earns a point.
5. The group with highest number of points wins the contest.