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April Composer of the Month:
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
First, watch and listen to Miss Pasculli's lesson about Beethoven!
Please watch and enjoy the videos below: It's a "Line Riders" extravaganza!!
Four different "Line Riders" animated listening videos, set to the music of Beethoven!
Four different "Line Riders" animated listening videos, set to the music of Beethoven!
Which video was your favorite? I hope you enjoyed learning about our April Composer of the Month: Ludwig van Beethoven!
March is Women's History Month:
Composer of the Month: Fanny Mendelssohn 1805-1847
February Composer of the Month:
John Legend
Born: December 28, 1978
John Legend is a composer, singer, actor, and pianist. His debut album as a solo performer was Get Lifted featuring the hit singles “Ordinary People” and “Used To Love U.” Get Lifted earned John Legend eight Grammy nominations!
John Legend is not only a Coach on The Voice: He is the first Black man to have earned an EGOT, which is an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award!
Legend has released nine full-length studio albums, five live albums, two video albums, three extended plays, 39 singles and two promotional singles. He has made appearances on many other artists' records such as Black Eyed Peas, Eve, Lauryn Hill, Janet Jackson, Jay-Z, and Alicia Keys. John Legend has also written many songs for other artists (such as Estelle, Fergie, and Carrie Underwood) including regular collaborations with Kanye West.
I hope you enjoy learning about our February Composer of the Month: John Legend
John Legend is not only a Coach on The Voice: He is the first Black man to have earned an EGOT, which is an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award!
Legend has released nine full-length studio albums, five live albums, two video albums, three extended plays, 39 singles and two promotional singles. He has made appearances on many other artists' records such as Black Eyed Peas, Eve, Lauryn Hill, Janet Jackson, Jay-Z, and Alicia Keys. John Legend has also written many songs for other artists (such as Estelle, Fergie, and Carrie Underwood) including regular collaborations with Kanye West.
I hope you enjoy learning about our February Composer of the Month: John Legend
January Composer of the Month:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791
Please watch and enjoy the videos below: first, your favorite "Line Riders" animated listening videos and second, socially distant orchestral performances of the same piece by Mozart.
December Composer of the Month:
George Frideric Handel 1685 - 1759
Handel's most famous work was the Messiah which is performed all over Europe and the United States during the Christmas season. Please click the buttons below to listen to "For Unto Us A Child Is Born" and the "Hallelujah Chorus" from the Messiah.
"At the first performance of Handel's Messiah, the king stood up on the first note of the "Hallelujah Chorus." This practice has been continued by audiences ever since." So please stand up as you listen to the "Hallelujah Chorus." Does it sound familiar to you? Have you heard it before? I think you have!
"At the first performance of Handel's Messiah, the king stood up on the first note of the "Hallelujah Chorus." This practice has been continued by audiences ever since." So please stand up as you listen to the "Hallelujah Chorus." Does it sound familiar to you? Have you heard it before? I think you have!
Here are more famous works by Handel:
I hope you enjoyed learning about our December Composer of the Month: George Frideric Handel!
November Composer of the Month: Amy Beach 1867 - 1944
Here is Amy Beach's biography from the "Classics for Kids" website:
October Composer of the Month: Edvard Grieg 1843 - 1907
- Edvard Grieg was born in Bergen, Norway, in 1843.
- He showed great musical ability at an early age and began piano lessons at age 6.
- His first piano teacher was his mother.
- He started composing music at age 9!
- He studied music as he grew up and knew that writing and composing music was what he wanted to do in life.
- What inspired Grieg most in his composing was nature. He loved to take long walks in his home country and write music that reflected what he saw, felt, and experienced. His hope was to paint a musical picture of the beautiful country in which he lived, Norway!
Welcome BACH to school!
September Composer of the Month: Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750
Take a minute to read some fun facts about Bach:
What did you learn?
1) Who is our September Composer of the Month?
2) Was Bach born in Germany or Italy?
3) How many total children did Bach have?
4) While Bach was imprisoned by the Duke, how many pieces of music did he write?
5) You listened to five musical pieces by Bach. Which was your favorite?
We will discuss your answers in Music Class.
Click on the buttons below to hear just a few of Bach's most famous pieces. (Bach wrote MANY famous, well-known pieces of music! Do you recognize any of these tunes?)
1) Who is our September Composer of the Month?
2) Was Bach born in Germany or Italy?
3) How many total children did Bach have?
4) While Bach was imprisoned by the Duke, how many pieces of music did he write?
5) You listened to five musical pieces by Bach. Which was your favorite?
We will discuss your answers in Music Class.
Click on the buttons below to hear just a few of Bach's most famous pieces. (Bach wrote MANY famous, well-known pieces of music! Do you recognize any of these tunes?)