Discovering Music History in your lesson Planning

Learning about Music History is a bit like learning to eat your vegetables as a child. If you approach it in an authoritative way and say “You must eat your Vegetables” - and don’t enjoy them yourself you’ll have quite a hard time! (P.S. I know this because I currently have a three year old!)

2010-04-06T11:34:27+00:00By |0 Comments

A great listening idea for learning about Beethoven

Ludwig Van Beethoven has to be one of the most unusual and interesting characters to ever compose music. Here is a listening activity to help introduce him into the music classroom, which you can include in your next music lesson plan: "Für Elise" Bagatelle in A minor http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_UOuSklNL4 Listen to the beginning of “Fur Elise”

2010-03-20T02:08:08+00:00By |0 Comments

Listening Plans for the music of Beethoven

Here is an essential list of listening for music lesson plans about Beethoven. "Für Elise" Bagatelle in A minor http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_UOuSklNL4 Listen to the beginning of “Fur Elise” and sing together the well-known opening melody (the first nine notes). Now play the whole piece, this time counting how many times melody appears. You could work individually

2010-03-19T02:06:38+00:00By |0 Comments

The most famous Deaf Musician in the classroom

Ludwig Van Beethoven has to be one of the most unusual and interesting characters to ever compose music. Here are a few ideas to help introduce him into your music lesson plans: Write a short children's story about the life of Beethoven. Include the most important parts of Beethoven's life that younger children may be

2010-03-18T02:03:48+00:00By |0 Comments

Learning about Ludwig Van Beethoven in the music class

Ludwig Van Beethoven has to be one of the most unusual and interesting characters to ever compose music. Here are a few ideas to help introduce him into the music classroom: Write a short children's story about the life of Beethoven. You can describe all the parts of Beethoven's life that children may be interested

2010-03-13T01:55:04+00:00By |0 Comments

Beethoven the Musical Genius – a Lesson Plan for music

Ludwig Van Beethoven has to be one of the most unusual and interesting characters to ever compose music. Here are a few ideas to help introduce him into the music classroom: Beethoven composed most of his most beautiful music during the last portion of his life when he was almost completely deaf. Beethoven would play

2010-03-12T01:53:03+00:00By |0 Comments
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