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.
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?
