Composers
This composer's most famous piece is the 'Hallelujah Chorus'
George Frideric Handel
Bonus Puff! Which composer was born the same year as Handel?
Name the all of the musical eras in order
Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Modern
Bonus Puff! What does the Modern Era technically combine?
Draw a whole rest and half rest and explain the difference
Hat=half
Hole=whole
Sing me the musical alphabet forwards and backwards
A, B, C, D, E, F, G
G, F, E, D, C, B, A
Point out the scroll, fingerboard, fine tuners, pegs, and bridge.
Yay!
Bonus puff: Name the parts of the bow.
This composer was also an amazing cellist, and sometimes even substituted for violin soloists during performances.
Bonus Puff! Tell me the story of Boccherini and the king...
What is program music? Include 2 examples.
Music that tells a story or is about something specific, like an animal or place.
Ex. Holst "The Planets", Saint-Saens "Carnival of the Animals", Vivaldi "The Four Seasons", Flight of the Bumblebee, The Moldau
Bonus Puff! Name 3 Modern Era composers in 10 seconds
Draw the missing bar lines
Nice!
Draw the clef for your instrument on the board
Lovely
Show me a proper bow hold and posture for your instrument.
Awesome!
What is the name of the piece we studied by our Modern Era composer, and who is the composer?
Strum by Jessie Montgomery
Bonus Puff! Which famous performance hall has her music been performed at?
In which musical era did composers care a lot about having proper form, and name a type of musical form?
The Classical Era; Minuet & Trio Form
Bonus Puff! Describe how Minuet & Trio form works?
Draw 4 full measures of 3/4
Nice
Bonus Puff! What do each of the numbers in the time signature 3/4 mean?
Draw the open strings for your instrument on the white board.
Great!
Bonus puff! Tell me the musical Italian names for very soft and very loud.
What is the difference between fine tuners and pegs?
Fine tuners are for small adjustments and pegs can be used for larger adjustments
One of Franz Schubert's famous melodies is now played all over by washing machines. What is the name of the piece that the melody comes from?
The Trout Quintet
Bonus Puff! What did his friends nickname him?
Name two defining characteristics of each musical era in 1 minute! (Not the Medieval or Renaissance)
Baroque: ornamentation, harpsichord, basso continuo, lots of constant motion, counterpoint
Classical: simple and elegant, clear melody, structure and form
Romantic: feelings more important than form, drama, big dynamic changes, program music, larger orchestras
Modern: lots of experimenting, anything goes, old meets new, unique musical voice, film scores
Clap the rhythm on the board; two tries only! (Whole team)
Great clapping
Note naming on the whiteboard
Wooooooo
What keyboard instrument is the ancestor to the piano? AND tell me how it works to make sound.
The harpsichord; when you press a key, the string inside the instrument gets plucked
Bonus puff! What is the italian musical term for plucking? (Full name!)
Name the composer we studied from each musical era AND a correct fact about them in 1 minute!
Yay!
Bonus: Who is the composer of our Minuet and Rondo music for StringTime?
Musical Eras Detective-name all 4 eras in the correct order that Miss Emera plays them
Nice listening!
How many beats is:
11 quarter notes + 4 dotted half notes + 3 half rests + 2 whole notes + 7 whole rests?
You have 3 minutes to solve!
65 beats
Note naming on the white board, but a little harder and with finger numbers!
Excellent
Name 3 instruments that were invented during the Romantic Era-you have 1 minute!
Piccolo, bass clarinet, english horn, valved trumpet, tuba, saxophone, harp, celeste
Bonus Puff! Name 2 differences between baroque violins and modern violins.