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Lamar Faculty Brass QuintetEducational Tour PerformancesPost-Performance Evaluation or Discussion QuestionsPurpose: The following questions may be used by you and your staff after the Lamar Faculty Brass Quintet Educational Outreach shows. They are meant as either discussion questions for you and your classes or can be used as a type of creative/writing evaluation project. Feel free to use the questions as is or alter them to fit the needs of your students and your program.Please reach out to Dr. Tim Dueppen, Lamar Faculty Brass Quintet Coordinator for additional questions and support at tdueppen@lamar.edu.High School or Middle School Level Questions1. What does it mean for music to be “Programmatic?”2. What is the role of the Trombone in a brass quintet?3. Who wrote the famous collection of poetry called “Leaves of Grass?”4. What does the poem “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” describe? How does Elam Sprenkle’s composition based on this poem enhance the imagery?5. Discuss the role of the Tuba in a brass quintet.6. Discuss the purpose of music in motion pictures and television. What does music add to certain elements of the film’s story, and in what ways can it enhance certain scenes, emotions, and characters?7. What is Antiphonal music?8. Discuss how brass instruments were used in the Renaissance period in Venice, Italy, especially at St. Mark’s Basilica by Gabrieli and others.9. Discuss the role of the French Horn in a brass quintet?10. What is Jazz Improvisation?11. Briefly describe the special way jazz music is used in New Orleans as demonstrated in the show you just watched.12. What are some of the instruments used in Jazz music?13. Describe all of the different members of the trumpet family and how they are different in terms of design and sound quality.14. What are some of the traditional instruments in a Dixieland Jazz combo?Elementary School Level Questions1. What are some of the instruments you heard in the brass quintet?2. Describe the sound and feeling of brass music.3. What was your favorite thing about each instrument, and how did they make you feel?4. What piece sounded the happiest to you and why?5. What piece sounded the saddest to you and why?6. What can you imagine seeing when you close your eyes and listen to our first piece, “Escape?” 7. What have you learned about Jazz music from our show?8. What was your favorite piece today? Your favorite instrument? ................
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