Monday, November 15, 2010

Assignment #12- Music

A. What is the time for the Music? 4/4 meaning four beats per measure.
B. How many beats does the solid green G get? The solid G is a quarter note and when it is solid it gets 1 note.
C. How many beats does the open green G get? The open G is an open half note and gets 2 beats.
D. What is one dark vertical line to one dark vertical line called? This is know as a measure, it helps with timing.
E. What song is this? The song is twinkle twinkle, little star.
 I used to sing this song at the first star I saw every night when I was younger, I remember being told it was good luck to do that.

1. Who wrote Peter and the Wolf? Sergey Prokofiev wrote Peter and the Wolf in 1936.
2. What instrument is played as Peter? Peter is played by the violin.
3. What instrument is played as the wolf? The wolf is played by the french horn. ( I really like this instrument because of the way it sounds and looks, its really unique)
4. What instrument is played by the grandfather, duck, bird, and alligator?
Bassoon, clarinet, flute respectively, I don't remember there being an alligator in the movie. The hunters were played by the timpani.
I really enjoyed watching, it was the first time I had seen this version and it was a interesting way to learn about different types of instruments.

1 comment:

  1. Virginia,

    The duck in Peter and the Wolf is played by the oboe. The cat is played by the clarinet.

    Thanks for your post.

    Mary Mohr

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