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Educational CONCERT SERIES Teacher Resource Guide May 13 & 14, 2015 dso.org/classroom 1 ECS Teacher Resource Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Welcome 4 Musical Tales 5 Cross Curricular Relationships 6 Language Arts 10 Technology 11 Fundamental Elements in Music 12 Timbre 14 Texture 16 Composer & Work Profiles Welcome to traditional educational works, such as experience along with any number of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition educational components. 2014-15 Educational Concert Series. and Copland’s Hoedown are juxtaposed The DSO is committed to providing with accessible contemporary works Through the study of the connections students an experience that will including music from Harry Potter and between these pieces of music, the increase their understanding of music the video game, Angry Birds. Based similarities and differences of the and the many ways that music plays a on the experiences of your students, composers and their goals, and central role in the lives of all people. these programs are designed to allow the relationships of these works to We want each audience member to for the exploration of simple and single other disciplines, students will be connect with the music through this elements of music, or multifaceted and able to engage in individual and program, designed specifically in cross-curricular components. group activities that will lead to a collaboration with an advisory board culminating event: participating in a of leading educational experts in order Many programs targeted toward live performance as an informed, to provide strategic music education school-age students are designed to intelligent listener. and be consistent with national music be entertaining with an educational education standards. component, but our aim is to We look forward to having you join create something that is first wholly us live or via webcast in this season’s The program themes selected for the educational, so that through Educational Concert Series, and hope spring performances of the DSO’s preparation, exploration and inquiry, that this will be a highlight for your Educational Concert Series, while the experience will become incredibly classroom this year. seemingly traditional, are comprised entertaining for your students. The of music that represents a blend of the flexibility afforded by these materials familiar and novel. The inclusion of will allow you to combine a live concert — The Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s WU FAMILY ACADEMY OF LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT Staff 3 ECS Teacher Resource Guide DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Educational Concert Series Michelle Merrill, conductor | Damon Gupton, host Michael Miller, baritone | Ballet Americana ABOUT THE CONCERT Ottorino Respighi I pini di Roma (The Pines of Rome) (1879-1936) I. The Pines of the Villa Borghese Throughout time stories have been reinterpreted in different artistic Aaron Copland Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo mediums. On May 13th and 14th (1900-1990) Hoe Down the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, conductor Michelle Merrill and host Claude Debussy Prélude a l’aprés-midi d’un faune (Afternoon of a Faun) Damon Gupton will bring to life the (1862-1918) musical interpretations of stories from Ari Pulkkinen Angry Birds Theme literature, the screen and the stage. (b. 1982) This interactive performance will excite arr. Andrew Skeet your students with dancing, singing and much more. Gioachino Rossini “Largo al Factotum” from Il Barbiere di Siviglia (1792-1868) John Williams Children’s Suite from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (b. 1932) Harry’s Wondrous World Modest Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (1839-1881) IX. Baba-Yaga - The Hut on Hen’s Legs orch. Maurice Ravel X. The Great Gate of Kiev 4 ECS Teacher Resource Guide Cross Curricular For this portion of the packet, two Relationships cross- curricular areas will be explored: technology and language arts. Music offers many opportunities to explore other curricular areas. The science of sound links music to technology, either in the actual creation of sound or the explanation of the physical nature of combinations of sounds and how the instruments themselves make sounds that are unique. A piece of music can also be inspired by a poem, or it can tell a story through sound, whether that story is a book, fable, or even a popular film making a connection to language arts. 5 ECS Teacher Resource Guide LANGUAGE Arts Music Tells A Story! Before considering connections to the listener with stories and images to Drawing Activity Two: language arts, it is important to consider think about while they listen. In film • Darth Vader Theme two different types of music. Absolute scores, or the music that accompanies from Star Wars music is simply music for enjoyment a movie, the music is designed to help • March from William Tell and not intended to represent anything highlight the action on the screen and • March from Sorcerer’s Apprentice specific. Created by the composer to add drama to the story. If you listen to • Morning Theme from be heard and enjoyed without any extra Darth Vader’s theme from Star Wars, or Grieg’s Peer Gynt references beyond the sounds, absolute the heroic march theme from William music is to be appreciated only because Tell your mind will likely conjure many of its beauty. specific and vivid images. WRITING ACTIVITY: Respighi had a very specific story in The opposite of absolute music is mind when composing the opening called programmatic music. All of the DRAWING ACTIVITY: to The Pines of Rome. When you listen music you will hear during the Musical Listen to the following well-known to this music, what story does it seem Tales performance is considered music examples and have students to tell you? Write a short story based programmatic, or music that is intended draw a picture of what images might on the music you hear, and be sure to to explicitly tell a story or represent come to their minds. Try and be as vivid include the mood the music creates. people or places. From Ari Pulkkinen’s as possible! Give names to any special characters in Angry Birds losing their eggs to the your story! pigs, to Claude Debussy portraying the Drawing Activity One: story of a dreaming faun, each piece Pictures at an Exhibition • Ottorino Respighi intentionally aims to transport the • Promenade The Pines of Rome Movement I, listener to a very specific place. • Castle The Pines of the Villa Borghese • Ballet of Unhatched Chicks In the case of traditional art music, • Baba Yaga programmatic works intend to provide • Great Gate of Kiev 6 ECS Teacher Resource Guide Educational CONCERT SERIES: Drawing Activity One Listen to the music and draw a picture of what images come to mind. Remember to be vivid! Educational CONCERT SERIES: Drawing Activity Two Listen to the music and draw a picture of what images come to mind. Remember to be vivid! Educational CONCERT SERIES: Writing Activity Write a short story based on the music you hear, and be sure to include the mood the music creates. Give names to any special characters in your story! TECHNOLOGY What is your favorite video Many of you probably play video game? Does the music add Do you remember our DJ composer, games, and even in the last few years excitement or drama to the Mason Bates and his Detroit inspired you might have noticed some changes Warehouse Medicine? in your favorite games. Look at these game? Try playing the video screen shots from video games game with no sound…what But just like Mason Bates uses more than 20 years old and similar technology to perform his music, games that are popular right now. is it like? composers use it to actually help them write and mix the music too. Can you describe what differences you While it is easy to see changes in the Angry Birds video see between the games? Do you think technology in video games, we don’t the old games were fun? (Explain to often think about how technology Notice how the music software on the students how advanced the technology impacts the creation and performance computer looks like a video game was compared to board games and of music. Sometimes, computer screen? The video games you enjoy, that, even though the old games seem programs that help composers write because they are exciting and let you simple now, they were just as complex music to look very much like a do lots of different things, are similar for their time) video game. to how Ari Pulkkinen is able to use the computer to quickly change his music If you remember the last ECS ideas and make them more exciting. Concert, An American Adventure, you experienced first-hand how technology can be involved in the performance of music. 10 ECS Teacher Resource Guide Fundamental Elements Depending on the age of the students, of Music or their current work in the curriculum, you can use any or all of the examples as a starting point to describe the specific musical elements. The examples are included separately in a resource index if you wish to copy for use in the classroom. There are seven fundamental elements of music: melody, harmony, rhythm, texture, timbre, dynamics and form. For this category, material will focus on two elements: texture and timbre. 11 ECS Teacher Resource Guide TIMBRE Timbre (pronounced at the example below to actually see the sound wave made by a violin while tam-bur) or tone-color is the it plays music. Notice how the sound physical property that allows waves changes when the notes get higher or lower in pitch. us to distinguish different sounds from one another. Soundwave It is the specific timbre that allows us to Make a list of your three favorite identify the difference between a violin instruments and then a list of three and a flute, or even distinguish between different sounds.