The piano has several less known cousins which are important for us to introduce into the music classroom: the celesta, harpsichord and organ. Discuss with students the similarities and differences among keyboard instruments. The keyboard instruments are related to each other in that they are controlled by a similarly laid-out key mechanism. Technically, however, they
The piano has several less known cousins which are important for us to introduce into the music classroom: the celesta, harpsichord and organ. Show and talk about the different aspects and characteristics of the keyboard instruments. The keyboard instruments are related to each other in that they are controlled by a similarly laid-out key mechanism.
Learning about baroque music has never been as much fun as it is with these music lesson plans. These days Handel's keyboard music is most often performed on a piano. At the time that this music was performed however pianos had not yet been invented, so keyboard music was generally played on a harpsichord. Have
The piano has several less known cousins which are important for us to introduce into the music classroom: the celesta, harpsichord and organ. Show and talk about the different aspects and characteristics of the keyboard instruments. The keyboard instruments are related to each other in that they are controlled by a similarly laid-out key mechanism.
There are several other instruments which are related to the piano which are important for us to introduce to school students. They are the organ, celesta and harpsichord. These are great instruments to include in your music lesson plans. Discuss with students the similarities and differences among keyboard instruments. The instruments are mainly similar in
Want to share some Baroque Music with your music class? here are a few ideas for a music class based on J.S. Bach. This is just an excerpt of the materials found in our Great composers series of printable music lesson plans. Design a Facebook profile for J.S. Bach. You’ll want to include some basic
This is a tiny sample of the music lesson plans available from the fun music company. Here are a few ideas that you can use when discussing the orchestral keyboard instruments: The piano, celesta, harpsichord and pipe organ. Show and talk about the different aspects and characteristics of the keyboard instruments. The keyboard instruments are
Planning music lessons? here are a couple of ideas to help you create some fun music resources for your lessons. Here are a couple of ideas that you could use with your music class if you are preparing a music lesson about Joseph Haydn: Encourage the students to pretend that they are Prince Esterhazy, and
Here are a few ideas you can use if creating a music lesson plan about Baroque composer G.F. Handel. Today when you hear keyboard music by Handel played, it is usually played on a piano. However, pianos were not around in Handel's day and the music was originally written for an instrument called a harpsichord.