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ELEMENTARY LEVELS
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About the MP3 Backing Tracks.......................3
Multimedia Kit...............................................................4
Teacher Resources...............................................5
Student Resources................................................6
About the Student Exploration Pages.....12
Ode to Joy........................................................................13
Swan Lake........................................................................17
Can-Can.............................................................................21
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring................................25
Wild Horseman...........................................................29
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ELEMENTARY LEVELS
CONTENTS
by Carol Matz
Teacher & Student Resources
Elementary Levels
MULTIMEDIA KIT
"Ode to Joy,” is a song fromBeethoven's NinthSymphony, which he wrotefor orchestra plus an entirechorus of singers! That's aLOT of people playing andsinging at the same time!
ODE TO JOY (from Symphony No. 9) by Ludwig van Beethoven
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Beethoven is mostfamous for his ninesymphonies, whichare long pieces ofmusic played by bigorchestras.
chorus
conductor
orchestra
Mask of BeethovenThis cool mask ofBeethoven was madefrom a cast put directlyon his face. It was madewhile Beethoven wasstill alive...see the holeat his mouth? That helda straw for him tobreathe while theymade the mask!
Most orchestras havedozens of musiciansled by a conductor.(See the photo above.)
Click for a video
"Ode to Joy!"visualization of
Johann Sebastian Bach was a Germanchurch musician who composed (wrote)all kinds of pieces for church services,keyboard instruments, orchestras, andmore. Bach had 20 children! Four of hischildren grew up to become famouscomposers themselves.
For almost 200 years, the Bach family wasimportant to the music world, since thefamily had over 50 musicians and severalcomposers. There were so many greatmusicians in the Bach family that ALLmusicians in central Germany were called"Bachs," even if they weren't related!
JESU, JOY OF MAN'S DESIRING by J. S. Bach
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Click Bach's picture for a video of"Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring!"
Map of Western Europe with Germany highlighted.
Click the map of Germany to explore!(View photos, zoom in/out on the regional map.)
Besides being one of the greatestcomposers in the world, Bach wasalso an amazing performer on organand violin. Click below to hear abeautiful piece Bach wrote for twoviolins. Listen carefully to hear themelodies of the two violins weavingaround each other.
Click to hearBach's "Double
Violin Concerto"(2nd Mvmt.)
Student EXPLORATION PAGES
WARM-UP
LISTEN
DISCOVER
CREATE
The Student Exploration Pages aredesigned for students to dig deeper intotheir assigned piece, discover, and create!
About the
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With younger students, I recommend thatteachers go through the activities with thestudent during the lesson.
The activities on these pages are designedto familiarize the student with variousmusical concepts, rhythmic figures,and/or patterns highlighted in each piece.To get the most out of the activities, Irecommend having the student do thembefore learning the piece.
Activities INCLUDE:
• Listen as your teacher plays the above measures. Does this music sound happy or sad? (Teacher: play as written.)
• Listen as your teacher plays again. Does the music sound happy or sad this time? (Teacher: play all E's as E-flats.)
• Listen closely to hear the difference! (Teacher: switch between major and minor with happy/sad verbal cues.)
Which hand plays the first line of music? Write L (left) or R (right) at the beginning of the first line.Do the same for the second line of music.
Student EXPLORATION PageODE TO JOY
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Below is the first line of "Ode to Joy." Continue underlining all of the repeated notes.
LISTEN
DISCOVER 1.
2.
What is an ode? A poem or music "in honor of" something.What is joy? How would YOU describe a day filled with joy?
E
(from Symphony No. 9)
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Ode to Joy
(Your name):
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Student EXPLORATIONS, cont.ODE TO JOY
CREATE
After Learning the PieceBONUS ACTIVITY
If you wrote your own "ode to joy" (a piece of music "in honor of joy"),what would it sound like? Let's find out!
• Choose notes from the C-major 5-finger Pattern: C D E F G Write the letter names of each note you choose.
• Write your name below and play your new piece! (LH pinky on low C, RH thumb on middle C.)
write here
's Ode to Joy
Teacher: you may help the student choose notes and/or writenote names for the student.
write here
