Activity In this activity, you'll listen to audio clips and describe your observations in brief. Double-click on the audio icons to play the audio clips. Part A Listen to Dance of the Reed Flutes from Pyotr Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker. Identify Tchaikovsky's use of articulations and dynamic levels in this piece. Describe your observations in a brief essay.

The theme of social protest remained a consistent focus for jacob lawrence throughout his career. in the 1960s lawrence was inspired by news reports and photographs, including images of segregated lunch counter sit-ins and stories of the   freedom riders in the civil rights movement. from the 1970s onward, lawrence's work focused less explicitly on contemporary social issues.