Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2017 Once you have completed the checklist, write a brief paragraph describing what you learned by practicing active listening. In the paragraph, answer the following questions: • What surprised you when filling out the active listening checklist? • How did the active listening checklist help you understand the music better? • Which musical element did you most enjoy listening for? 1

One tool that musicians use to sharpen their listening skills is an

active listening checklist. Active listening is a special type of listening that allows the listener to pay close attention to details in the music so that they can gather as much information about the music as possible.

The active listening checklist will cover the musical elements from Unit 1. You can reference this checklist throughout the rest of the course.

Listen to Antonin Dvorak's Song to the Moon, performed by Renee Fleming and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Fill in the third column of the table with your answers to the questions as you hear musical elements in the sound clip.

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Most of these questions are not an either/or. Be sure to justify your answers.

You may want to listen to the piece several times, each time focusing on a specific musical element. For example, the first time you may listen for pitch, then the next time for rhythm, and so on. Your answer may also change as you listen to the piece several times.

Explanation: