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INSTITUTO SUPERIOR PEDAGOGICO “JAIME ROLDOS AGUILERA”


1. - What sort of problems do you think Rob had at school?

2. - What do you think his friends thought of him? What about his teachers? 3. - Would you like to be gifted? Why or why not?

A. – Think of a famous person or someone you know has exceptional talent. What special talent

does he or she have?


What is now known as the Juilliard School was founded in 1905 as the Institute of Musical Art. In 1919, Augustus D. money for the advancement Juilliard, a wealthy textile merchant, died and left a large amount of music. In 1924, the trustees founded the Juilliard Graduate School to help worthy music student complete their education. In 1926, the Institute of Musical Art and the Juilliard Graduate School merged as the Juilliard School of Music. Since then, the school has added an Evening Division (for adults 1. want Good who to luck. continue their arts and music education), a Drama Division, a danced Division, a College Division, and a Pre-College Division to teach music to talented young people from 8 to 18 year old. It also offers a jazz program in collaboration with the Lincoln 2. Goodbye Center.


1. What kind of school is Juilliard? 2. What is Jay Greenberg´s exceptional ability? 3. Which great composer is Jay compared to?

4. What´s special about Jay´s composing talent

For Example: A: Where is Jay studying? B: At Juilliard, in New York. A: What did he write for the New Haven Symphony? B: I think it´s called The Storm.


In your notebook, write a summary for a teen

magazine

Exceptional talent.

about

Jay

and

his


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