Home Calendar Newsletter Teachers Policies Links Tools Student Gallery Articles American Composers Classic Period
Here are some tools you can use at home for different projects. Tools are marked by Unit, so scroll down to find what you need. There are things for Classic, Baroque, American, The Nutcracker, and Medieval/Renaissance
For web sites for music and homework help, browse the Tips and Links page.
As you enter the studios, you will see various comic strips around the room with more information on these times. Answer the following questions based on the comics and you can earn yourself a cup of hot chocolate during this chilly month! Parents, we are counting on you to participate too! Here are a few...four questions qualifies you for the hot coco reward, or a trip to the treasure box!
1. How old was Mozart when he started composing? What was his first opera?
2. What new business became an important part in spreading classical music? b) Why was it important?
3. Who were the big 3 classical composers? Which composer's music bridged the classical and romantic periods?
4. How did the style of the classical composer differ from that of the baroque? What about the art and architecture?
5. What city did the big three live and work in during their maturity?
6. What are 2 similarities between Mozart and Beethoven?
7. What was occurring in the U.S. during the classical period?
8. What was the surprise in the Surprise Symphony, and what was the farewell in the Farewell Symphony?
Go to the American Music page and read about the 4 composers for this unit. There are also Meet the Composer Books in the studio that you can read for treasure. When you are ready, NAME THAT TUNE with your teacher! All musical samples are on the American Composer page.
Musicals to view on Youtube
Guys and Dolls -
Adelaide’s Lament http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLnCS-E7a-s&feature=related
Sit Down You're Rocking the Boat http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7kzsZreG0o&feature=related
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Jacob and Sons http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB8KZcLbOxI&feature=related
Poor Poor Pharaoh and Pharaoh’s song (second song starts at about 2:15) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vIpSHJWWes&feature=related
Kiss Me Kate - Brush Up Your Shakespeare http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-CSb3Xe06s&feature=related
Hello Dolly http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-CSb3Xe06s&feature=related
South Pacific – Honey Bun http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYEdezKgbrk
Pippin-
Corner of the Sky http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GWHGDBI5N4
Magic To Do http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4ArVxKgJyc
Wicked -
Popular http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKY0RejvuoQ
Defying Gravity http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRUeEJQSKbs&feature=related
Annie Get Your Gun - Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY7Hh5PzELo
Cats - Jellicle cats http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaHbZqqxUQg&feature=related
Fiddler on the Roof - If I Were a Rich Man http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qs8hNG4mss
Chorus Line - One http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyZeGOsR9IA&feature=related
Oklahoma! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IJYDPxLzNE&feature=related
Les Miserables – One Day More http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq6_NWyvwD4
Bring Him Home http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFbsZu7ZN7A&feature=related
Own My Own http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuS1cCnG8xc
**You can read a story close to the original fairy tale interactively at http://www.nycballet.com/nycb/flash/post_storybook/nuts/storybook_nuts8.htm
1. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vH9vYiqDX5o&feature=related or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQBFhaRFPIk&feature=related
2. Chinese Dance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3kdY2vMO0w&feature=related
3. Russian Dance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzSGBGWO3r4 or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTJ3SSIw-xU&feature=related with Ramón flowers
4. Battle between the nutcracker and the mouse king http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp7wWCIWQVE
5. Arabian Dance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx8cCLumV10
6. Spanish Dance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0nuGa7-QpU&feature=related
7. Waltz of the Flowers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZD_ZzubDxs&feature=related
8. Clara getting the nutcracker/ it getting broken. In this production, an older brother breaks it, although in most her younger brother is guilty! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE774oOBEcM&feature=related
**There are a few interactive games at: http://www.nutcrackergame.com/music games/
Medieval and Renaissance Treasures
Treasure one - http://www.petoskeyschools.org:80/leavy.ld.t/compare3/medieval_quests1.htm Take this quest and bring your results to your teacher. Let us know about all the choices you had to make! EMAIL your teachers with the results.Treasure two - http://library.thinkquest.org/J002390/myths.html - EMAIL your favorite myth to your teachers. Do you like Robin Hood or King Arthur? Which dragon is your favorite?
Treasure three - EMAIL us 5 facts you learned about the Renaissance for a trip to the treasure box!
http://www.mrdowling.com/704renaissance.html
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/worldhistory/leonardo1.htm
the Vivaldi Vote - Antonio Vivaldi wrote a famous piece called the 4 Seasons. He named each section after a season. We are voting to see if his music reflects the seasons. Go to the Voting Page to listen and submit your vote. We will email you your results! have your friends vote too for extra credit.
the composer interviews - Make your Bach Book- read this interview, and send your favorite facts to your teacher. Include 3 questions you would ask Bach. EMAIL results. Read the interview at http://pianoeducation.org/pnojbach.html
Scarlatti- the interview! read this interview, and list 5 things you learned, and two things you wanted to know and send them to your teachers. EMAIL Read the interview here http://pianoeducation.org/pnoscarl.html
Handel and Vivaldi were some of the most famous Baroque composers. Read this info and make your own interview with Handel or Vivaldi. We will hang them in the studio for everyone to read.
Vivaldi -- http://www.artsalive.ca/en/mus/greatcomposers/vivaldi/vivaldi.html
Handel -- http://www.artsalive.ca/en/mus/greatcomposers/handel.html