We listened to music by Leroy Anderson, with his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to music, especially short, fun pieces for concert bands (which you might get to play if you join band in high school!). We listened to his most famous piece Sleigh Ride, which was actually written in the summer of 1948 during a heat wave. Then we listened to The Typewriter, using a real typewriter as an instrument to match the rhythms of the orchestra. We also listened to The Syncopated Clock, known for being the opening theme to The Late Show. Finally, we listened to Seventy-Six Trombones, one of the final songs from the musical The Music Man, which Leroy Anderson arranged for band.
