For LJ #2, we will listen to the 1st movement of a SYMPHONY from the classical period, the Symphony no. 36 in C major by W.A. Mozart (1756-1791).
The purpose of the JOURNAL is for you to present YOUR personal reactions and thoughts about what YOU HEAR in the music. No outside sources should be used, just LISTEN and RESPOND in your own words.
As we are just getting our feet wet with writing about music, the main goal for this assignment is just learning to TRUST our own individual ears and responses to the music. There are no right or wrong answers, if it’s something that you hear and feel when listening.
This assignment will require between 1 hour and 1.5 hours to complete. The instructions are simple:
Step 1: Using the LINK posted below, LISTEN to the FIRST MOVEMENT of the Symphony no. 36 by Mozart. (Only 1 movement, but it is 10 and 1/2 minutes).
Step 2: After you listen to the music, “free-write” all the thoughts, emotions, questions, distracted thoughts, anything that comes to your mind after LISTENING to the music. DO NOT STOP WRITING until you fill TWO full pages in the document. The point is just to write without allowing the “judgmental” part of your brain to censor your thoughts. Vomit whatever comes out of your mind onto the paper, but make yourself write at least TWO FULL PAGES until you stop. (Alternately, you might try doing this with pen and paper).
Step 3: Take a 3-5 minute break.
Step 4: LISTEN to the piece again and pay attention to the following elements:
a. CONTRASTING emotions – classical period music in SONATA FORM (like this piece) typically presents more than one emotional state within a movement, how many different emotional states do you hear and can you describe them?
b. MUSICAL DETAILS: Try to identify at least three specific musical details that help illustrate the different emotional characters you hear (listen for rhythm, melodic shape, tone color, loud or soft dynamics). Feel free to write down the TIMING of important moments in the piece to cite these details.
Step 5: Add your responses and observations after the second listening to your notes.
Step 6: Take a few minutes to read over your response and do a light revision (fix obvious spelling errors and/or clarify any details and/or cut out sentences that you don’t want someone else to read).
LISTENING LINK: Mozart, Symphony no. 36, 1st movement (listen from the beginning until 10:27):W. A. Mozart – KV 425 – Symphony No. 36 in C major "Linz" (Links to an external site.)W. A. Mozart – KV 425 – Symphony No. 36 in C major "Linz"
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