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	<title>Music Education Articles &#187; Classical Composers</title>
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		<title>A great listening idea for learning about Franz Joseph Haydn</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A recording of this work can be found on video at <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t3Vmo_EM8Y" rel="nofollow">You Tube </a></p>
<p>Note:  The theme from this movement became the tune for the German national anthem.  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAK23saAI1I&#038;feature=related">Listening to a recording of the anthem</a> first may assist with recognition of the theme in the listening activity. </p>
<p>Listening Activity: “The Emperor” String Quartet</p>
<p>This piece is a “Theme and Variations”, as it begins with a tune and that tune is repeated fout times with different instrumentation. Divide the class into 3 groups representing the violins, the viola and the cello.  As the class listens to the music, they stand up if their group is the instrument playing the melody. The violins and viola will be difficult to distinguish the first time.  </p>
<p>For reference, a list of the instruments playing the main theme in each variation is included below:</p>
<p>Theme:  violin 1<br />
Variation 1: Violin 2<br />
Variation 2:  Cello<br />
Variation 3: Viola<br />
Variation 4: Violin 1</p>
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		<title>The most famous Deaf Musician in the classroom</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ludwig Van Beethoven has to be one of the most unusual and interesting characters to ever compose music. Here are a few ideas to help introduce him into your music lesson plans:
Write  a short children&#8217;s story about the life of Beethoven. Include the most important parts of Beethoven&#8217;s life that younger children may be [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ludwig Van Beethoven has to be one of the most unusual and interesting characters to ever compose music. Here are a few ideas to help introduce him into your <a href="http://www.funmusicco.com/music-lesson-plans">music lesson plans</a>:</p>
<p>Write  a short children&#8217;s story about the life of Beethoven. Include the most important parts of Beethoven&#8217;s life that younger children may be interested in. Alternatively, you could write a story about one event in Beethoven&#8217;s life or a story based on one of his pieces of music. Research and Download some pictures from the internet.</p>
<p>Beethoven composed most of his most beautiful music during the last portion of his  life when he was almost completely deaf. During this time, Beethoven would also often play with a metal rod attached to the piano soundboard that he could bite with his teeth in order to feel the vibrations.</p>
<p>Hold a class discussion on deafness and share insights on it, after looking at some of the activities below.</p>
<p>Some ideas to get you started:</p>
<p>Play some musical instruments that you can touch and feel the vibrations (how do different pitches feel different?)  Have you ever felt the ground vibrate when you have been at a rock concert from the sound of the lower instruments?</p>
<p>Listen to some of the music which was written when Beethoven was deaf, including the Moonlight Sonata and the String Quartet No. 13 This piece was included on Voyager&#8217;s “Golden Record” it was considered so brilliant.</p>
<p>Experiment singing a song in your mind rather than out loud.  Can you “hear” it?</p>
<p>Watch the excerpt from the movie Mr. Holland&#8217;s Opus where he tries to communicate the idea of music to his deaf son through lights and color. </p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a more detailed extension activity:</p>
<p>Research the form of the String Quartet.  Use the following questions to get started:  What instruments play in a string quartet?  How many movements do they generally have?  Which other composers wrote string quartets?  What are some other interesting facts about string quartets?</p>
<p>Resource List</p>
<p><a href="http://lucare.com/immortal/index.html" rel="nofollow">An excellent site</a> with an overview of Beethoven&#8217;s life and music:</p>
<p><a href="http://classicsforkids.com/shows/showview.asp?ID=20" rel="nofollow">Classics for Kids</a> has short radio shows on Beethoven&#8217;s life, his symphonies and an entertaining one on musical jokes and stories related to Beethoven.</p>
<p>Art Links</p>
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Goya_Maja_ubrana2.jpg" rel="nofollow">Goya: The Clothed Maja.</a></p>
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		<title>Haydn Talk Show? What if TV shows were around in the 18th Century?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:10:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What if TV talk shows were around in the 18th Century? Create a talk show segment interviewing Joseph Haydn on the success of one of his tours to London. 
Talk about a concert, the people Haydn met, Haydn’s opinion of the current fashion trends and anything else of interest. D
Don’t forget that Haydn was known [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What if TV talk shows were around in the 18th Century? Create a talk show segment interviewing Joseph Haydn on the success of one of his tours to London. </p>
<p>Talk about a concert, the people Haydn met, Haydn’s opinion of the current fashion trends and anything else of interest. D</p>
<p>Don’t forget that Haydn was known for his great wit!  This segment could be done in groups and recorded, or completed in the form of a class discussion.</p>
<p>The Fun Music Company has a whole series of <a href=”http://www.funmusicco.com/music-lesson-plans”>lesson plans</a> available about composers, from the Baroque through to the 20th Century.<br />
Learning about the Classical Composer Joseph Haydn? &#8211; Here are a few ideas for you</p>
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		<title>J.S. Bach on a social network like facebook?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:45:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Students will love being exposed to a variety of composers, and there is none more important than J.S. Bach for learning about the Baroque Era. You will find many more ideas for  music lesson plans in our composers series of printable worksheets.
Create a pretend profile for JS Bach on your favourite social networking site [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Students will love being exposed to a variety of composers, and there is none more important than J.S. Bach for learning about the Baroque Era. You will find many more ideas for  <a href=”http://www.funmusicco.com/music-lesson-plans”>music lesson plans</a> in our composers series of printable worksheets.</p>
<p>Create a pretend profile for JS Bach on your favourite social networking site such as Facebook. Include “Basic Information” (Network, Birthday, Relationship Status, Religious Views),  “Personal Information” (Contact details, Education and Work), “Friends” (any significant people who lived at the same time as Bach) and finally you’ll want to add some “groups” that Bach may have belonged in. Find a photo on the internet to finish off the project Students not familiar with Facebook could design a passport.</p>
<p>Imagine that you could invite J.S. Bach over for coffee. Have the students write down a few questions that they would like to ask him about his music, his era or anything else. Have a class discussion on what the answers would be or choose a student to be Bach and ask them some of the questions. For an extra special addition to this activity, have the class bring in some gingerbread or other traditional German snack to share.</p>
<p>Find a work of art on the internet that was created around the same time that Bach was alive. Do some research to find some of the ways that the art work reflects the same Baroque style that Bach’s music does.  </p>
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		<title>Music Lesson ideas to share with a class about Mozart</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:58:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are numerous resources and lesson plans available from this website to help you if you are planning music lessons.
In Salzburg, Austria,  Mozart&#8217;s childhood house has been turned into a museum.  Design the front cover of a brochure advertising the Museum by briefly describing who Mozart was, what may be see in the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are numerous resources and lesson plans available from this website to help you if you are <a href=”http://www.funmusicco.com/music-lesson-plans”>planning music lessons</a>.</p>
<p>In Salzburg, Austria,  Mozart&#8217;s childhood house has been turned into a museum.  Design the front cover of a brochure advertising the Museum by briefly describing who Mozart was, what may be see in the Museum and why Mozart is still so popular today.  </p>
<p>Looking for something more challenging for your class?:  Write a wikipedia entry for one of Mozart&#8217;s famous pieces.  Don&#8217;t forget to include the date of composition, the genre (concerto, opera etc), what instrument/s it is composed for and any interesting information you can find on why it was composed or where it was performed. <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozart_clarinet_concerto” rel=”nofollow”>Here is an example</a>   <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozart_clarinet_concerto” rel=”nofollow”>This page is the sort of thing.</a> </p>
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		<title>Teaching Music Students Baroque Music</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:35:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[These days Handel&#8217;s keyboard music is most often performed on a piano. At the time that this music was performed however pianos had not yet been invented, so keyboard music was generally played on a harpsichord.  Do some research on the differences between the two, considering when each instrument was invented, how the sound [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>These days Handel&#8217;s keyboard music is most often performed on a piano. At the time that this music was performed however pianos had not yet been invented, so keyboard music was generally played on a harpsichord.  Do some research on the differences between the two, considering when each instrument was invented, how the sound is produced in each instrument (hitting versus plucking strings), and the different capabilities.</p>
<p>After reviewing the differences between the piano and the harpsichord, listen to recordings of each of these instruments and then discuss the actual differences in sound. Here are some starting points for your class discussion:</p>
<p>How would you describe the sound of each instrument?<br />
Can you think of any factors in either instrument that may influence the way the music sounds?<br />
Which instruments sound do you prefer?<br />
Do you think Handel would have liked the piano?<br />
In recent years, there has been a lot of interest in playing baroque and classical music on original instruments.  Why do you think this is so?</p>
<p>One of Handel&#8217;s best known works is the oratorio The Messiah. Pretend that you are watching the very first performance ever of this piece. Imagine that after the performance you are stopped by a reporter for the local television news.  What would you say? You could choose one student to be the reported, and videotape interviews with “audience” members.</p>
<p>These were just a few ideas you could use if creating a <a href="http://www.funmusicco.com/msuic-lesson-plans">music lesson plan</a> about this subject.</p>
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		<title>Learn about Baroque Music in a fun way</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:38:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Want to share some Baroque Music with your music class? here are a few ideas for a music class based on J.S. Bach. If you are creating a music lesson plan about baroque music then this may give you a few ideas.
Create a pretend profile for JS Bach on your favourite social networking site such [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Want to share some Baroque Music with your music class? here are a few ideas for a music class based on J.S. Bach. If you are creating a <a href=”http://www.funmusicco.com/music-lesson-plans”>music lesson plan</a> about baroque music then this may give you a few ideas.</p>
<p>Create a pretend profile for JS Bach on your favourite social networking site such as Facebook. Include “Basic Information” (Network, Birthday, Relationship Status, Religious Views),  More “personal information” like work and education backround, And think about who Bach may have been connected with as “Friends” and finally you’ll want to add some “groups” that Bach may have belonged in.  Finish it off with a photo found on the internet. If you don’t want to use Facebook you could always design a passport or other similar document for Bach.</p>
<p>Have a class discussion about what you would say if you could invite J.S. Bach to your house for a cup of tea. Make a list of three questions you would like to ask him about his life or the time in history that he lived. You could even choose a student to be J.S. Bach and answer questions from the rest of the class. For an extra special addition to this activity, have the class bring in some gingerbread or other traditional German snack to share.</p>
<p>Have the class do some research to find a art work on the internet that was painted in J.S. Bach’s era. You could discuss as a class the ways that the painting shows the Baroque styling of Bach’s music.  </p>
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		<title>Learning about 18th Century composer Haydn in the music classroom</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:05:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are numerous resources and lesson plans available from this website to help you if you are planning music lessons.
One activity is to have the students research the 18th Century ‘Symphony’.  There are a lot of interesting facts to learn like the number of movements, the standard instruments used at the time and the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are numerous resources and lesson plans available from this website to help you if you are <a href=”http://www.funmusicco.com/music-lesson-plans”>planning music lessons</a>.</p>
<p>One activity is to have the students research the 18th Century ‘Symphony’.  There are a lot of interesting facts to learn like the number of movements, the standard instruments used at the time and the size of the orchestras. Have them find out which other composers wrote symphonies.</p>
<p>A LIstening Idea: String Quartet in C major “The Emperor”:  2nd movement.</p>
<p>This piece is a “Theme and Variations”, as it begins with a tune and that tune is repeated fout times with different instrumentation. You can split the class up into 3 groups, representing the cello, the viola and the violins.  As the class listens to the music, they stand up if their group is the instrument playing the melody. The violins and viola will be difficult to distinguish the first time.  here is a list of the variations:</p>
<p>Theme:  violin 1<br />
Variation 1: Violin 2<br />
Variation 2:  Cello<br />
Variation 3: Viola<br />
Variation 4: Violin 1</p>
<p>A recording of this work can be found on  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t3Vmo_EM8" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a></p>
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		<title>Lesson Plan ideas to teach your class about Haydn</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is an excerpt from our Printable Music Lesson Plans series on great composers. These are just a couple of the ideas found in the Lesson Plans.
A couple of ideas for a lesson plan about Franz Joseph Haydn:
Have the students Imagine that they are Prince Esterhazy looking for a new Kapellmeister for their court. Ask [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is an excerpt from our <a href=”http://www.funmusicco.com/music-lesson-plans”>Printable Music Lesson Plans</a> series on great composers. These are just a couple of the ideas found in the Lesson Plans.</p>
<p>A couple of ideas for a lesson plan about Franz Joseph Haydn:</p>
<p>Have the students Imagine that they are Prince Esterhazy looking for a new Kapellmeister for their court. Ask them to write a job advertisement outlining the duties of the position and the type of person you are looking for. Ask them to include details for the applicant of the Esterhaza palace where the job will be based.</p>
<p>What if TV talk shows were around in the 18th Century? Create a talk show segment interviewing Haydn on the success of one of his tours to London. Talk about a concert, the people Haydn met, Haydn’s opinion of the current fashion trends and anything else of interest. Don’t forget that Haydn was known for his great wit!  This could be done as a class discussion, or you could break off into small groups to do the activity.</p>
<p>Another activity is to have the students research the 18th Century ‘Symphony’.  Include information on the standard instrumentation (instruments used), the number of movements and any other interesting facts. Ask them to research other composers who wrote symphonies.</p>
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		<title>Learning about J.S. Bach? Here are a few ideas</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Want to share some Baroque Music with your music class? here are a few ideas for a music class based on J.S. Bach. This is just an excerpt of the materials found in our Great composers series of printable music lesson plans.
Design a Facebook profile for J.S. Bach. You’ll want to include some basic information [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Want to share some Baroque Music with your music class? here are a few ideas for a music class based on J.S. Bach. This is just an excerpt of the materials found in our Great composers series of printable <a href=”http://www.funmusicco.com/music-lesson-plans”>music lesson plans</a>.</p>
<p>Design a Facebook profile for J.S. Bach. You’ll want to include some basic information like when his birthday is, his relationship status and Relgious Views, More “personal information” like work and education backround, “Friends” (any significant people who lived at the same time as Bach) and create some “Groups” that Bach may have belonged to.  Finish it off with a photo found on the internet. Students not familiar with Facebook could design a passport.</p>
<p>Have a class discussion about what you would say if you could invite J.S. Bach to your house for a cup of tea. Have the students write down a few questions that they would like to ask him about his music, his era or anything else. Have a class discussion on what the answers would be or choose a student to be Bach and ask them some of the questions. The class could even bring in some traditional german food such as gingerbread to share to complete this activity.</p>
<p>Have the class do some research to find a art work on the internet that was painted in J.S. Bach’s era. You could discuss as a class the ways that the painting shows the Baroque styling of Bach’s music.  </p>
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