The music appreciation objectives of the Music Memory Program are to expose students to great composers, their lives and music, and to encourage an in-depth study of our Western musical heritage.

 

The listening selections of our Music Memory Program were chosen to provide varied musical learning experiences for your child. Selections for orchestra, choir, keyboard, and jazz band are included to provide excellent examples of classical and American music from all periods of musical history.

 

The Music Memory program is a year round experience that climaxes in the Spring with a district wide Music Memory Competition to test each student's knowledge and understanding of the music and composer's presented.

 

If you have questions about our Music Memory Program or would like to order a Music Memory Selection CD please feel free to contact Mr. VandeWalle.

 

 

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Each year students at Kocurek participate in the AISD Music Memory Competition.

This page can prove to be a useful tool as it is updated as we learn each new selection.

Rodeo:  “Hoe-Down” by Copland

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Video Clip 2 (give it a minute...trust me it’s worth it!)

 

Four Sketches:  “In Autumn” by Beach

 

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik:  1st Movement by Mozart

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Requiem:  “Pie Jesu” by Lloyd Webber

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Symphony 1997:  “Jubilation” by Tan Dun

 

“Stars and Stripes Forever” by Sousa

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Cantata No. 147:  “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” by Bach

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The Nutcracker Suite:  “Trepak” by Tachikovsky

 

“Ricercar in the 12th Mode” by Gabrieli

 

“Für Elise” by Beethoven

 

Symphony No. 88:  4th Movement by Haydn

 

The Red Poppy:  “Russian Sailor’s Dance” by Gliére

 

Water Music Suite No. 2:  “Alla Hornpipe” by Handel

 

Hansel and Gretel:  “Brother, Please Come Dance With Me” by Humperdinck

 

“Birdland” by Zawinul

Music Memory Contest Site

Ms. Greenhaw, music teacher at Doss Elementary School, has created a website that hosts sounds clips of the music memory songs.  Students can go to this site to hear the songs for this year’s contest.  This site contains the answer to what seems to be the most popular Music Memory question…”How did this composer die?”