How does the music

make you feel when

you listen to it?

Why was it so hard for Florence to get accepted as a composer?

What instruments did you see

being played by the orchestra?

Symphony 1 in E Minor composed by Florence Price

This is a picture of Florence Price

As an African-American woman, Florence Price combined the traditions of classical music with the sound of spirituals and West African rhythms and dance from her own culture.



In 1933 she overcame prejudice to become the first black female composer to have her work performed by a major orchestra.

What did the slaves of West Africa use to make rhythms?

Can you make rhythms like this?