Any clarifications or corrections to the Study Guide will be listed here.  You may also contact Gary Zwack, Program Coordinator, with any questions.

9/29/09 

The voice-over on the recording of Johann Strauss II's Kaiserwalzter (CD 1, Track 8) erroneously states that the Viennese off-beats arrive a hair late. The Study Guide (pg. 10) correctly states that these off-beats arrive a hair early.

11/4/09

1. The Wagner piece Traüme has the umlaut over the a in one place.  Just checking, but it should be over the u, correct? 

The umlaut goes above the A (Träume).  The umlaut marking is incorrect on pp. v & viii, however umlauts and other diacritical markings are not considered for the purposes of correct spelling.

2. For Mozart and Bach this year do we need the full name or is W.A. and J.S. okay? 

Either is acceptable. 

3. On Haydn the Study Guide makes no mention of the name Franz. If  Franz is not part of the testable title this year, is it wrong if you include it (in addition to Joseph Haydn)? 
 
As far as scholars know, Haydn did not use the name "Franz" himself while he was alive and went, rather, by Joseph Haydn. "Franz" was part of his given name, but like many people with multiple names only some were used commonly. (Mozart's baptismal name, "Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus" is an example.) Including "Franz," however, should not be marked wrong.

11/7/09

On the Table of Contents (page iv), the dates listed should be:

Medieval Music (476-1450), Renaissance Music (1450-1600). (They are listed correctly on pp. 1 & 3.)

1. Will Russian Music be included in the Mystery Round?

The Russian composers in this year's Study Guide will not be included in the Mystery and Tie-Breaker Rounds on the regional and state tests.

12/4/09

The voice-over at the beginning of CD 2, Track 8 —"This lied exhibits a modified strophic form..." — is also included, erroneously, in the voice-over on CD 2, Track 7 (Clara Wieck Schumann's Liebst du um Schonheit). Ignore this portion of the Track 7 voice-over.

12/22/09

The reference to "gavotte" at the beginning of CD 1, Track 5 is a mistake. The piece is a "bourée." The voice-over for that track should begin with: "Bach's bourée," not "Bach's gavotte."

1/13/10

On page 61 (Contest Format and Rules), it should state:

Round 5: Identification of ten music examples (twenty at state) by era and composer. (NOT title and composer).

1/19/10

All mystery-round questions will ask for composer's name and musical era, as follows:

 A) Medieval/Renaissance B) Baroque C) Classical D) 19th Century E) 20th Century (Wagner would be 19th century.)

Students will not be asked to identify "dance music" other than by the era to which it belongs.