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May ​Composer of the Month: 
​​Franz Schubert 1797 – 1828

First, watch and listen to Miss Pasculli's lesson about Schubert!


Hilary Purrington composed a short work for the book Because, called "The Cold".  Because tells the story of how a young girl grows up to become a composer, and her first symphony "The Cold" is inspired by events that led her to fall in love with music.  Listen to "The Cold" below!


​Click this link to the "Classics for Kids" website to learn more about Schubert and listen to his "Marche Militaire".


​I hope you enjoyed learning about our May Composer of the Month: Franz Schubert!  


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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! 
Which video was your favorite?  I hope you enjoyed learning about our April Composer of the Month: Ludwig van Beethoven!  
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March is Women's History Month:
Let's celebrate Women Composers!
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Please listen and explore different radio shows from "Classics for Kids" about Women Composers:


​I hope you enjoyed learning about women composers!  

February ​Composer of the Month: 
​​Scott Joplin 1868 - 1917

OPTIONAL: If you would like to color a picture of Scott Joplin as you listen to his music, click the button below:
First, watch and listen to Dennis Kobray talk about Scott Joplin.  Notice how he is dressed like Scott Joplin!
Click on the buttons below to hear just a few of Joplin's most famous pieces.  Do you recognize any of these tunes?

​I hope you enjoyed learning about our February Composer of the Month: Scott Joplin!  

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!

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: 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!

October ​Composer of the Month: Camille Saint-Saëns 1835 - 1921

Camille Saint-Saëns' Carnival of the Animals movements:
Click on the movement title for a YouTube recording of the music:
1.  Aviary
2.  Kangaroos
3.  Chickens and Hens
4.  Tortoises
5.  Aquarium
6.  Wild Donkeys
7.  The Swan
8.  The Elephant
9.  March of the Lions

The Danse Macabre (Dance of Death) is one of Miss Pasculli's favorite pieces by Camille Saint-Saëns and fun to listen to around Halloween.  It's about skeletons who have a dance party every Halloween at midnight!  Can you hear the xylophone imitate the sound of their rattling bones as they dance?  We will learn more about this piece of music at the end of the month!

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?

Please answer these questions on the "Composer of the Month: Bach" Google Form in your Google Classroom

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?)

I hope you enjoyed learning about our September Composer of the Month:
Johann Sebastian Bach

Here is a fun coloring sheet of Bach with 5 of his 20 children!
Suggestion: color this sheet while you listen to the the musical examples above
Optional: if you'd like to send me a picture of your finished Bach coloring sheet, I'd love to see it: pasculli@blairstownelem.net


​Here's a few of Miss Pasculli's Favorite Composers:
​Who is your favorite composer?

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