Music Memory Contest Kansas State University April 20, 2016 9:00am-11:00am Teacher Liaison: Sarah Brinkley, sbrinkley@usd345.com Kansas State Contact: Ruth Gurgel, gurgel@ksu.edu Register by April 6, 2016 To register, fill out the google form here: http://goo.gl/forms/IfUOQOOedv The Music Memory Contest at Kansas State University is designed to be a celebration of 3rd through 6th grade students’ musical accomplishments in the area of listening to classical Western European music. The Contest is an extension of the Music Memory listening curriculum, published annually. The Music Memory listening curriculum provides you with lessons that can actively engage your students in listening to classical music and understanding the forms, melodies, and history within this music (addressing the National Music Standards of Responding and Connecting to Music). Music Memory is not designed to be a complete school music curriculum, as it addresses a specific area of musical learning and musical skill set. Pieces for this year’s contest: * “Sing, Sing, Sing,” by Prima * Horn Concerto No. 2: Mvt. 3 by Mozart * “Commando March” by Barber * Toccata and Fugue in d minor: “Toccata” by Bach * Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”: Mvt. 3 by Beethoven * The Barber of Seville: “Largo al factotum” by Rossini * Solomon: “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba” by Handel * West Side Story: “Dance at the Gym (Mambo)” by Bernstein * “The Entertainer” by Joplin * The Creation: “The Heavens Are Telling” by Haydn * “Variations on ‘America’” by Ives * Songs of a Wayfarer: “Ging heut’ morgen übers Feld” by Mahler * Symphony No. 5: Mvt. 2 by Shostakovich * Gloria: “Laudamus te” by Poulenc * Lohengrin: “Prelude to Act 3” by Wagner * Symphony No. 1: Mvt. 3 by Zwilich To order the Music Memory curriculum: vwww.mightymusicmemory.com