Amerah Hashimi

Musi 4342

Listening List
Description Link Explanation
Beethoven Cycle --
Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6
Performed by Eastern
Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim-
Conductor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv2WJMVPQi
8
This classical piece is fast
paced, dramatic, and has
abrupt changes in tones. I think
this piece would be a good
piece to listen to when
teaching a PreK class about
opposites. I could show them
in movement what it looks like
to be fast paced, slow paced,
gentle, rough, to reach higher
and higher, then lower and
lower.
Zoltn Kodlys Sonata for
Solo Cello, Op. 8 and III.
Performed by Alisa
Weilerstein

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-
tpXRO_1MpI
This classical piece exclusively
has the cello. In this piece you
can hear the variety of sounds
and timbre of the cello. This
piece would be a great piece to
show to a class when
introducing them to this bowed
string musical instrument from
the violin family.
Ludwig van Beethoven's
Violin Concerto in D major
Performed by Orpheus
Chamber Orchestra
Joshua Bell -Conductor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqWl8K3svo
I
This classical, relaxing,
melodious piece is played
primarily by violins. This piece
would be a great piece to play
during a quiet time for a
Kindergarden or 1
st
grade
class. This could be played on
a low volume in the
background while students
work.
Kuch Is Tarah Doori
Album
Mithoon Sharma-
Composer
Performed by Atif Aslam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2uOCPIVNI
w
This Indain piece was
performed as an instrumental
of an Indian song played on
the piano. This piece is not
unique to the Indian culture.
By the sounds of it, one
wouldnt be able to tell this
was a foreign composed piece.
This piece would be a good
way to show students the
similarity in mainstream pop
music from all over the world.
This piece debunks the
stereotypical view of what
Indian music is.
Kal Ho Na Ho
Album Kal Ho Na Ho
Composed by Shankaar
Ehsaan Loy
Performed by Sharon &
Shane

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qb5hwTSgB7I This piece is performed with
the combination of two
instruments. One is the
keyboard and the other is the
violin. This is played in duble
meter throughout the piece.
This would be a good piece to
listen to when wanting the kids
to identify which parts are
solely played by the keyboard
and which from the violin.
This song could be used to try
to identify the two instruments
by their timbre.
Song : Teen Taal
Artist Name : Pandit Vishwa
Mohan Bhatt
Album : Maestros Mehfil
Music Director : Pandit
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKCGiEemJ4
s
This classical Indian piece is in
triple meter. This is considered
classical because of the use of
the sitar, an instrument known
to be used by Indian music
composers. The tempo of this
piece is medium-fast. This
classical Indian piece would be
great to include in a lesson
about cultural music. One
could really foster a
welcoming, multicultural
attitude to students by
including music from different
parts of the world.



Song- Just the Way You
Are
Artist Name: Bruno Mars
Performed By: The Piano
Guys




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIBRcQdzWQ
s



This pop culture song was
performed with two
instruments, the piano and the
cello. This piece has a slow
tempo to it. It is performed in
duble metre. This piece would
a good to listen to while doing
an activity the water cycle. The
students could fall lightly to
floor like rain drops since this
piece is slow, steady, and
harmonious.
Bad Romance by Lady
Gaga
Album-The Fame Monster
Performed by Vitamin
Quartet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyy1JNB7ejA
&index=4&list=PL71C74571BF189755
This pop song was performed
using a unique violin
arrangement among four
violinists. This song is in duble
metre. I would couple this
piece with the Laban
Movement of continuous flow
in an activity because the piece
fits that kind of movement.
One could just bend, twirl, and
glide with this type of music.
Teenage Dream by Katy
Dream
Album- Teenage Dream:
The Complete Confection
Performed by Trinity
Records
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl3FacZ5DC
0&index=1&list=PL71C74571BF189755
This pop song was performed
on a piano. This piece in duble
meter. The tempo for this piece
would be slow-medium.
Vasen Street by Vasen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWorsJwzycw This cultural Nordic piece of
music is performed by three
people. One whom has a
guitar, another a violin, and the
other with a nyckelharpa. This
piece is in triple metre. This
Nordic piece would also be
great to include in a lesson
about cultural music. As
mentioned before, one could
really foster a welcoming,
multicultural attitude to
students by including music
from different parts of the
world.





Additional Lists

1. Title: Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2
Composer: Frederic Chopin
Performed by: Arthur Rubinstein
This is also a soft piano solo piece, written in unusual meter. It is also a very calming
piece, so I would play it in the background while children were completing their
schoolwork, or to welcome them into the classroom for the day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGRO05WcNDk

2. Title: Suite de Danse et dappels rituels
Artist: Les Maitres- Tambours du Burundi
This is a world music piece using African drums and it is in duple meter. I would have the
children listen to this piece when I was teaching them about the different cultures in our
world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag6y6jz7bQQ

3. Title: The Gneevguillia Reel
Artist: Tabache
Album: Celtic Dance
This is a world music piece utilizing the Celtic dancing music, it is in duple meter. I would
use this piece when teaching the children about different cultures in our world. If the
children are older, I would have them come up with a simple Celtic dance to go along
with this song to show their appreciation for the different cultures.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPVYj2vtX40

4. Title: The Moon Over Wall Gate in Frontier
Artist: Wang Sheng Di
Album: Masterpieces of Chinese Traditional Music
This is also a world music piece, this time in the traditional Chinese music style. Like the
other world music pieces, I would use this music to teach the children about the Chinese
culture and what their music sounds like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XblbvrmgcM

5. Title: The Sounds of Ahh+ Little Talks
Artist: Of Monsters and Men/ Kurt Hugo Schneider
This is a recent song, and in this version the main instrument is a cello. It is in duple
meter. Along with playing this piece for the children, I would also show them this video
because most of the music is coming from Coca-Cola bottles and cans. It can show the
children that you can make music from almost anything.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osQuqFlLIcs