Grove: Rouse
handout from New Music Box: interview with Michael Tilson Thomas
For those who did not pick it up in class, it's in my mailbox in 420 Whitehead.

Use the questions to guide your note-taking. Do not quote verbatim from the book without putting quotes around it. When taking the quiz, try to paraphrase as much as possible, but if you have to use something verbatim, use quotation marks and cite the source.

questions:

1) With whom did Rouse study composition?

2) Summarize Rouse's musical style as described in Grove's.

3) What does Grove's say about Rouse's method of composition?

4) In Michael Tilson Thomas's (MTT) view, what can classical music do that pop and jazz cannot?

5) What does MTT say about what orchestral performers have to do in order to give an effective performance?

6) What does MTT look for in choosing new works?

7) What kind of reaction does MTT want from the audience hearing a new piece?

8) Summarize the discussion comparin the issues of modern art and modern music.

9) Discuss MTT's ideas on teaching children to appreciate a wide range of musics.

10) How does MTT feel about crossover?