Term Time (I will start with this week’s band and choral music,)
  • All-State Orchestra Terms
  • music dictionary — extensive “old” website
  • OnMusic Dictionary — hear each word pronounced

Theory Things — BPM (beats per minute) — Read words, not letters — Rhythm Matching — Transposing Instruments

Marches
  • American march music — Wikipedia article
  • Military March: The Stars and Stripes Forever (U.S. Navy Band)
  • Circus March: Thunder and Blazes (Entry of the Gladiators) by Julius Fučík | Circus March
  • John Philip Sousa (The March King) — The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa (created by the U. S. Marine Band)
  • Karl L. King Barnum & Bailey’s Favorite (The U. S. Army Field Band YouTube Channel)

The Moldau
  • SMETANA - VLTAVA / THE MOLDAU (listening guide) — YouTube video showing the “story” (You can practice your Spanish as well.)
  • Lesson Plan: The Moldau by Bedřich Smetana — quite informative
  • The Moldau (Vlatava) — includes notated music motives

Embrace all knowledge and develop your abilities as fully as possible.
  • Polymath (aka Renaissance man) — Leonardo da Vinci and Benjamin Franklin are good examples.
  • Great Books (Google “best novels”, “best non-fiction”, etc.) 100 Books to Read Before You Die 
  • Great Books Curriculum — St. John’s College reading list (Check out some of the sophomore year writers.)
  • Liberal Arts Education — South Dakota Board of Regents General Education Requirements