After listening to Webern's Im Sommerwind and Children's Piece for Piano, please answer the following questions...

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After listening to Webern's Im Sommerwind and Children's Piece for Piano, please answer the following questions in one to two paragraphs total: 1. Use Your Imagination: Close your eyes and listen to at least a minute or two of each piece. An alternative option would be keeping your eyes open and drawing whatever comes to mind while you listen. In either case, what color, image, scene, and/or story did you picture? If you decide to doodle while listening, please describe your artwork. 2. Listen Critically: What musical qualities do you hear when listening to Webern's Im Sommerwind and Children's Piece for Piano (Kinderstück)? Please include two to three musical elements for each piece. Below are examples of elements that you may choose to discuss: Tempo- Is the piece fast or slow? Articulation - Do you hear abrupt, short notes or held, long notes? Melody - Can your ear latch onto a clear melody? In other words, is the plece tuneful or fragmented? Character/mood-How does the piece make you feel? • Timbre-How does the timbre/tone quality of the chosen instruments affect the overall "feeling of the piece? . . . 3. Decipher the Relationship: How are your answers from Questions 1 and 2 related? Do you think that certain musical qualities (tempo, articulation, melody, character, etc.) influenced your imagination? Please provide specific examples, such as "In Children's Piece for Piano, the abrupt, short notes that were separated by leaping intervals caused me to picture a jumping bunny. After listening to Webern's Im Sommerwind and Children's Piece for Piano, please answer the following questions in one to two paragraphs total: 1. Use Your Imagination: Close your eyes and listen to at least a minute or two of each piece. An alternative option would be keeping your eyes open and drawing whatever comes to mind while you listen. In either case, what color, image, scene, and/or story did you picture? If you decide to doodle while listening, please describe your artwork. 2. Listen Critically: What musical qualities do you hear when listening to Webern's Im Sommerwind and Children's Piece for Piano (Kinderstück)? Please include two to three musical elements for each piece. Below are examples of elements that you may choose to discuss: Tempo- Is the piece fast or slow? Articulation - Do you hear abrupt, short notes or held, long notes? Melody - Can your ear latch onto a clear melody? In other words, is the plece tuneful or fragmented? Character/mood-How does the piece make you feel? • Timbre-How does the timbre/tone quality of the chosen instruments affect the overall "feeling of the piece? . . . 3. Decipher the Relationship: How are your answers from Questions 1 and 2 related? Do you think that certain musical qualities (tempo, articulation, melody, character, etc.) influenced your imagination? Please provide specific examples, such as "In Children's Piece for Piano, the abrupt, short notes that were separated by leaping intervals caused me to picture a jumping bunny.

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