Music class Assignment: Video Activity: Bach, Air (on the G string)

1) Listen to a performance of Bach’s famous Air (“on the G String”) as you follow both the musical score and a visual animation of the music. https://youtu.be/E2j-frfK-yg

Between the score and the animation, which is more useful to you? Which do you find yourself following more often—and why?

2) What do you imagine has made this music a favorite of listeners over the centuries?

3) How might the ebb and flow (highs and lows; louds and softs) of the two “dialoguing violins” play a role in the creation of the beauty of this piece?