Clarifications & Corrections 2007-08 Study Guide
Listening:
In numerous places throughout the study guide I have warned about how examples might be played during the contest. There is an underlined section in the general rules and regulations (what would be p. 75) but also page vi reads:
** Listen for FORM and TEXTURE. Trying to identify by timbre alone is misleading. Although the music from the guide will be played during the contest, it might not be the same performance that appears on your CDs. For instance, A composer whose work appears in ths guide on one instrument, say a harpsichord, might appear in the contest on another instrument such as a piano. Or a piece sung by a man with piano accompaniment might be sung by a woman with orchestral or guitar accompaniment. **
Testable Titles & Names:
In most instances, as per page v, the testable composer name will be the last name.
In some cases where composers did not have last names or they are so
well known by another name, the underlined name is their testable
name. Note especially the following:
Since Hildegard does not have a last name, most scholars simply
call her "Hildegard".
The testable name for Jaco Pastorius is "Jaco" (refer
also to footnote in his entry).
Ludwig van Beethoven is simply Beethoven.
Note the following testable last names: Williams (p. 61); Prokofiev (p. 64); Herrmann (p. 65); Morricone (p. 66); Ligeti (p. 67); Kumar (p. 69)
In answering questions pertaining to the featured ethnomusic during the contest, use "Culture Name" when the questions ask for "composer." The Mystery round will also have "Music From Africa" as one of the "Era" options.
The Testable Title for CD 3 Track 14 is as it is shown in the testable box (and title) on top of p. 67: Jupiter - And Beyond the Infinite
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The testable title for both CD 1:12 and CD 1:13 will be the complete title Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue. - REGARDLESS of which track is played. - [although technically track 12 is the Fantasy and track 13 is the Fugue.]
pg. 60: Erich Korngold’s birth date says May 29, 1987. It should be May 29, 1897.
pg. 60 Korngold's ballet should be spelled "Der Schneemann"
Page 68: Last Paragraph "41 years ago" should read "38 years ago" (bad math oops!)
The accepted birth year for Chevalier de Saint-Georges is 1745 (as printed in the guide) The accompanying CD states 1739 (various sources disagree, but the most up to date research seems to confirm that 1745 is his true year of birth).
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For the few of you who use the guide solely for the contest, OMIT the
sentence fragment on p. 28 which begins, "You have probably
also noticed that nations" it is obviously an unfinished thought
and therefore not testable by the severe limits of multiple-choice.
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For those of you who use the study guide as an aid to prepare students
for the various types of thought they are expected to employ in real
world college and career situations (i.e. creative, critical, inductive,
deductive, analytical, synthetic ...and their relation to supposed objective
truths and subjective experiences - all of which I blend within the
study guide itself) use my suggestion as an opportunity for learning
and discussion. Students should weave in and apply what they know from
other disciplines: math, history, language, anthropology psychology
etc. -
They will come up with diverse answers on their own. As instructors,
you can help by pointing out which type of thinking they are using to
arrive at their conclusions.
When they embark on their real world careers this is an essential skill
in team dynamics especially for anyone seeking a position of leadership.
In College it is an absolute must as all of their testing will be by
short answer or essay (I know of no one who uses multiple choice.)
So the only "answer" I will offer for the sentence fragment
on p.28 is
...if you have been paying attention to the political history thread
I had been weaving up until that point you can probably discuss what
I meant on your own.
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Also top of page 29, omit the word "went"