Kinder
Every week I have a little thing called a Composer Of the Week. At the end of class we will either listen to their music, move to the music, or both. I will also tell the students a little bit about him/her.
I will post 1 or 2 each week while we are out of school. Feel free to read about them, listen, dance to the music, or try to keep a beat to the music.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
(1770-1827) From the Classical and Romantic Eras
He began piano lessons at 4 years old. His father tried to make him a successful performer and advertised that he was younger than he actually was. He didn't succeed like his father had hoped, but he was still a great musician. He met Mozart at 17 who said that Beethoven would be great at music. In his twenties he moved to Austria and took music writing lessons from Handel. He eventually was a successful composer. He fell in love several times, but never married.
Composing was difficult for him because he started losing his hearing as a young adult. In his forties he gave up performing permanently and devoted himself to writing music.
He was known as being temperamental and moody, getting angry at small things. I personally do not blame him, it must have been frustrating to write music you cannot hear.
Grade K Remote 1.pdfLittle Einsteins episodes are GREAT! They feature a composer and one of their famous works in each episode. They are very interactive and use different musical concepts like keeping a steady beat or show instruments. Many can be found on Youtube, or just on your regular television.
Every week I have a little thing called a Composer Of the Week. At the end of class we will either listen to their music, move to the music, or both. I will also tell the students a little bit about him/her.
I will post 1 or 2 each week while we are out of school. Feel free to read about them, listen, dance to the music, or try to keep a beat to the music.
Hildegard Von Bingen
(1098-1179) From the Medieval Era
Both of her parents were nobles, and being the tenth child she was dedicated to the church like tradition said too at the time. She became a nun at the age of 15. Popes, kings, dukes, archbishops, and politicians all wrote to her and asked for her advice. She wrote at least 77 poems that she set to music, but there may have been more. Her music is known as chant, but is unique because she wrote for female voices (unheard of at the time).