Robert Schumann Music Quiz

Mix Match Schumann is a fun interactive music quiz. The instructions are simple: 

• Visit the Ravinia website and explore the Robert Schumann interactive presentation.  

• Listen to ‘Scenes of Childhood’.

• Follow the links to Robert Schumann Life and Times, Timeline, the Piano and ‘Carnaval’. 

• Now try the quiz!

Why not try the quiz in a team or with some friends? Each ‘team’ can load a new set of questions. 

There’s lots more fun with other Mix and Match quizzes on Tanbur. You could also Invent a Mix Match Music Quiz.

Interactive Jazz Listening

The Kennedy Center ArtsEdge interactive presentation JAZZ IN TIME provides an excellent introduction to the eras and styles of jazz. Listening samples include:

“Black Bottom Stomp” by Jelly Roll Morton

“St. Louis Blues” by Bessie Smith and Louis Armstrong

“Ballin’ The Jack” by James Reese Europe

“Canal Street Blues” by King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band

“Wild Man Blues” by Johnny Dodds and his Chicago Boys

“You’ve Got to Be Modernistic” by James P. Johnson

“Heebie Jeebies” by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Fives

“Lester Leaps In” by Lester Young

“It Don’t mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)” by Duke Ellington

“Bebop” by Dizzy Gillespie

“Moanin’” by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers

“Boplicity” by Miles Davis

“Eventually” by Ornette Coleman

“A Love Supreme” by John Coltrane

“I Wish I Knew How it Would Feel To Be Free” by Billy Taylor

“Sly” by Herbie Hancock

“Cantaloupe (Flip Fantasia)” by Us3

Singing the Spiritual

The scrolling lyric idea for COMPUTER SINGING seems to be catching on! MICHAEL ROW THE BOAT ASHORE is a well known African-American spiritual song. Eric Bibb and Putumayo Kids invite you to follow the ball and singalong!

Would you like to find out more about the spiritual genre? In addition to WIKIPEDIA there is a very well prepared resource from Carnegie Hall. The historical significance of the venue becomes clear with excellent sound clips, archive photos and genre definitions. AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC is presented as a musical timeline. It is a musical journey from field songs, folk spirituals and syncopated dance through to neo soul, modern gospel and new jazz swing.

Fireflies and tropical music mix.

Here are the latest updates for TANBUR MUSIC EDUCATION LINKS:

FIREFLIES

SillyBooks.net present this delightful song by Sarah Goslee Reed.

BAHIANESE LE MIX

A fun and simple music mixer in a tropical beach setting.

Humming along to Mozart

Jennifer Green Mozart, MD – Music for the Mind and Body writes about the power of music to heal the critically ill.  Music teachers play Mozart to their students for many reasons and occcasionally I’ll use some with mine.  I know they love the music and there may even be the faint buzz of humming along.

Watch out for an even longer MOZART TRAIL with new links coming in January 2009.

Minuet Mixer: Aleatoric and Interactive Music

The Mozart trail gets longer with aleatoric music from the 18th Century!!
MINUET MIXER
With music by Mozart, Kirnberger and Francesco Ricci, New York Philharmonic Kidzone have created this interactive version of dice games from the 18th century.

Cool!!

Interactive Music Education – November 08

Listen 1 update…

MIX AND MATCH

This game is based on the composers, music,

theory, instruments and websites of ‘Listen 1’

 

Listen 2 update…

JAPANESE INSTRUMENTS

Shakuhachi, shamisen, taiko, koto – traditional Japanese musical instruments.

 

Songs 2 update…

ALOUETTE

Listen to the recording of this famous song, then complete the lyrics as a vocabulary test.

 

Mix and Match

Listen 1: Mix and Match is a game that will test your knowledge of composers, music, theory, instruments and websites.

To prepare for the game, read Listen 1 and visit some of the websites ..then will you be ready to try Mix and Match

How did you get on? Did you find the puzzle easy or difficult? You could try playing the game with a friend, loading a new set of questions for each round!

When you have completed the current set of 70 questions, why not devise your own MIX AND MATCH for ‘Listen 1′ or other pages of TANBUR MUSIC EDUCATION LINKS? Post your ideas here!

October 08 Updates

BANDLEADER JAZZ
Set up the instruments for this jazzy version of a well known tune.
HIP HOP FROM SENEGAL
A video with English subtitles commentary.
LIAM CLANCY SONGBOOK
A selection of recordings from one of Ireland’s most respected folk singers.
PUTUMAYO VIDEOS
Travel videos with links to the range of CDs from PutuMayo World Music.

Recent Updates

Comments on all links and suggestions for new ones are always very welcome!!

David, Tanbur Admin

Rosebud Bar

Have you found a favourite piece of music that is featured on the LISTEN pages? One of my favourites is the Voluntary in D Minor by the English composer John Stanley. It is featured on LISTEN 2

Why is it a favourite of mine? Well, this performance by Jeffery Hall is full of fun, and his supplementary notes are amusing and informative. Read for yourself about an unfortunate incident that occurred to John Stanley at the age of two. Listen to the stately ‘Adagio’ played on diapason pipes and lasting just over a minute. What happens next should be a surprise, even if you have never heard this style of music before..

 

Listen to John Stanley’s Voluntary in D Minor, with notes and performance by Jeff Hall. You may be inspired to listen to more pieces from the BinAural Collaborative Hypertext (BACH) multimedia showcase, project design by Tim Smith, Northern Arizona University.

 

Have you found a current favourite? Use the comment box to tell us about it!