Use the paragraph heads in each chapter with the important sentences in the paragraphs to make an outline of each lesson. This is a great help in fixing the lessons in the mind in preparing for examination.
Sum up Monteverde and his work, his relations to predecessors and successors.
Why did the centre shift from Florence to Venice?
Give a sketch of Scarlatti, his life and contributions to music.
If time will permit, some pupil should prepare a short account of such composers as Pergolesi, Porpora, Piccini and Paisiello.
Give a summary of the development of the art of Singing.
A pupil should consult Grove’s “Dictionary” and make a paper on the great singers of the olden times, their personality; also interesting anecdotes.
Compare the Italian Opera with the form developed by Lully and Rameau.
In what respects did the English Opera differ from the Italian and French form?
State the characteristics of the German Opera.