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NoteQuest products are student-led and can be used without any setup by the teacher. https://www.guidolinpiano.com/music-appreciation daily 0.75 2025-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b43b5dd3e2d09d6720098b4/1dfaa576-f569-44bb-b040-11ca384771e9/758px-The_Ride_of_the_Valkyries_by_William_T._Maud.jpg Music Appreciation - “Ride of the Valkyries” Composer Richard Wagner wrote operas celebrating German and Norse folklore. The music sets the stage for Act III of The Valkyrie, where the women warriors ride down from the mountain top to carry the bodies of fallen heroes to Valhalla, the home of the Gods. Can you hear the sound of horses galloping? Image left: “Ride of the Valkyries” by William T. Maud (British, 1865 – 1903) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b43b5dd3e2d09d6720098b4/cddc2f0a-733c-42de-9e23-04aeff57ace9/Carmen-Toledo.jpg Music Appreciation - Overture to Carmen Georges Bizet composed the opera Carmen in 1875 and its infectious melodies have been thrilling audiences ever since. The overture occurs at the very beginning and provides a sample of music that follows. Image: from Toledo Opera’s 2019 production of Carmen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b43b5dd3e2d09d6720098b4/1629507801608-DGAIYRXTWWH7I7R7B940/image-asset.jpeg Music Appreciation - Program Symphony A program symphony is a concert piece with multiple movements. The image to the left is of the Grand Canyon mules that carry riders along the trails. Ferde Grofé composed the Grand Canyon Suite, a piece with five movements each depicting some aspect of the Canyon. Can you hear the sound of the burros in the movement “On the Trail”? What else do you hear? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b43b5dd3e2d09d6720098b4/1636341218583-X5VRXYH6PRT5JX9QNZYK/unsplash-image-iLm1ysICOVE.jpg Music Appreciation - Incidental Music Edvard Grieg wrote the incidental music, or “soundtrack,” for Henrik Ibsen’s play Peer Gynt. The composition has enjoyed worldwide popularity separate from the play and contains many iconic melodies. “In the Hall of the Mountain King” occurs at the point in the story where Peer, the hero, has insulted the trolls and the Mountain King. You can hear Peer trying to sneak away from the angry king and the chase that follows. Listen for the ending where the king throws Peer out of the castle and slams the door behind him with an abrupt THUD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b43b5dd3e2d09d6720098b4/1628562862487-7II9IVXLOQFVWTZBRAXX/dudamel+2.jpg Music Appreciation - What is a symphony? 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The image to the left is Alice Sara Ott and the Berlin Philharmonic. https://www.guidolinpiano.com/composer-of-the-month daily 0.75 2026-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b43b5dd3e2d09d6720098b4/1dfcde18-2025-4847-8b74-34fe174b0ac1/david-edelstein-N4DbvTUDikw-unsplash.jpg Composer of the Month - Make it stand out Mt. Fuji - Photo by David Edelstein on Unsplash https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b43b5dd3e2d09d6720098b4/aff17d08-ec9b-4108-8e29-f5af5b0ff753/Joe+Hisaishi.png Composer of the Month - Joe Hisaishi (b.1950) Joe Hisaishi is a Japanese composer and pianist best known for his music for films. He was born in Nagano, Japan, and grew up watching hundreds of movies with his father, which sparked his love for storytelling through music. His birth name is Mamoru Fujisawa, and Joe Hisaishi is his professional name. In addition to studying the violin and piano, he also worked as a music engraver, helping him develop a strong understanding of written music. Joe Hisaishi has composed music for many films, most notably through his long collaboration with animator and filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki. One of his most popular pieces is “Merry-Go-Round of Life,” the theme from Howl’s Moving Castle, which is often performed and arranged for piano. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b43b5dd3e2d09d6720098b4/e6ff5969-8011-49d2-bb65-89b8e0c8e13e/Hayato+Sumino.png Composer of the Month - Hayato Sumino (b. 1995) Hayato Sumino was born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1995. He began studying piano at age three with his mother, a classically trained piano teacher. He performed in many concerts and competitions, but ultimately did not study piano at the university level. Instead, he earned a master’s degree in engineering, specifically focusing on the intersection of music and technology. His professional career gained international attention in 2021 when he competed in the International Chopin Piano Competition. Although he did not win a prize, his performances drew 45,000 online viewers, setting a record for the competition’s livestream audience. Since then, he has performed at prestigious venues around the world. He is also known online as the YouTuber Cateen, where his creative piano videos have attracted more than 1.5 million subscribers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b43b5dd3e2d09d6720098b4/e3cd2de6-6442-4077-813d-eaab48470e63/Hayato+Sumino+melodica.png Composer of the Month - Hayato Sumino playing the cadenza from Rhapsody in Blue by Gershwin Sumino plays a melodica in the cadenza of the piece to the surprise and delight of the audience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b43b5dd3e2d09d6720098b4/2363cdca-0899-454b-892b-28c3f1032b0b/Yuja+Wang.png Composer of the Month - Yuja Wang planning the cadenza from Rhapsody in Blue by Gershwin Wang plays the same cadenza without the melodica. Both pianist add their own special touch to the piece.