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Music Appreciation Materials Copies of children’s stories about: Scott Joplin-America’s King of Ragtime Frederic Chopin-Minute Waltz Ludwig Beethoven-Moonlight Sonata CD with the following relevant tracks (Note the CHRONOLOGICAL order is not the numerical order due to the recording) The tracks for the lesson are noted: #1 Native American #3 Moonlight Sonata – Ludwig Van Beethoven; #6 Minute Waltz – Frederic Chopin ; #2 The Entertainer – Scott Joplin; #7 Little Birdie-Ralph Stanley #9 Blue on Green – Miles Davis; #6 Yellow Submarine – The Beatles; #7 Love Train – O’Jays #8 Happy – Pharrell Williams CD player Introduction / Beginning The Teachers can select other music according to their knowledge and taste. The goal here is to have a variety, an historical perspective, diversity and fun! #1 and #2 is a must choose. #6 is suggested for a danceable ending. PROCEDURE Class begins with the quieting of the class to close their eyes and listen to a short piece of music. Teacher plays #1 America’s First Music = Native American Track #1 Instruct the children to sit and take a deep breath with their eyes closed and as they listen to the music to see, in their mind, pictures and words that the music makes them think of. After the first cut, Native American, they can continue After listening to the piece hold a discussion on what type of music did they think it was. Then ask them if they know if Native Americans lived here in Carlisle and the region? You can then relate to the Carlisle Indian School as well to make them aware. Also mention about the Historical Society in town. How many have been there? How many have seen the stone markers at the Army War College with the Indian names on them? Do you think the Native Americans who lived here had music? FOR ALL PIECES PLAYED OK, now that you listened to this music here is what we are going to do! 1. Write down the words that it made you think of. & OR (depending on age) 2. Write a small story that it made you think of. 3. Draw a picture based on what it made you think of. What does listening to music without words do for you? Allow students to come up with their own answers but eventually here are some for guidance: It allows you to think your own thoughts. The emptiness of just the notes is more relaxing, especially when I am troubled or need to be more focused on what I need to do like study. Talk to the class about what music does to them and write on the board the words that came to their minds. At some point show that music can relax us, make us creative, makes us feel energized, is fun, etc… What can you learn from music? Music comes from different “genres”. Genres come from different: times, places and peoples. What does this music show us? USE the same format above for other types of music. Also find out what type of music do they like? What have they heard? With all of these pieces you, the teacher, can use the same formula of parts thereof for each piece. Let them be creative as well. If they want to dance IN PLACE that might be another possibility at times. A few games that will get them up and moving and involved could be: 1. Musical Mats (standing) / Chairs (sitting) with the last one winning the prize. 2. Dance Freeze where they dance and when the music stops they “freeze” into position, also called Musical Statue The music selected, on this cd, is to introduce them to variety of the experience of music. Most people are stuck in one genre. The goal is to at least expose them to a variety of musical styles. There are so many other possibilities and genres but this should provide some learning, exposure and fun for the kids. Select as you will but 1, 2 and 6 are highly recommended to include as essentials. Classical Composers (Choose one or none) #3 Ludwig Beethoven was a composer who lived over 200 years ago in Austria. He wrote many famous pieces of music that we hear today in movies and in concerts. When he was in his 20s he started to go deaf but he still wrote a lot of beautiful music. This piece is one of Beethoven's most popular compositions for the piano, and it was a popular favorite even in his own day.[3] Beethoven wrote the Moonlight Sonata (1802) in his early thirties. #6 Frederic Chopin was from Poland but lived most of his life in France. He also wrote music for the piano. The piano can make many types of music. This piece is called the Minute Waltz (1847) . Why do you think he called it that? Many students, even today, learn to play piano pieces by Chopin. #2 Ragtime – An American Original - 1917 Listen to another piece of piano music by Scott Joplin. This can be done without their eyes closed, their choice. Ragtime composer Scott Joplin (ca. 1868–1917) became famous through the publication of the "Maple Leaf Rag" (1899) and a string of ragtime hits such as "The Entertainer" (1902). After ragtime Jazz was born. #7 Country Traditional Bluegrass - Little Birdie-– 1925 and before Ralph Stanley, born in Virginia, USA, in 1927, is an influential and celebrated figure in the history of bluegrass music. He created a unique style of banjo playing, sometimes called "Stanley Style," characterized by incredibly fast "forward rolls" (a technique in banjo playing) led by the index finger. Stanley often played with a capo to use the higher registers of the banjo. This 2003 performance by Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys demonstrates the instrumental solos and breakneck speed that characterize bluegrass music. #9 Jazz – America’s Original Music - 1959 Miles Davis plays the trumpet. Kind of Blue has been regarded by many critics as jazz's greatest record, Davis's masterpiece, and one of the best albums of all time. Its influence on music, including jazz, rock, and classical genres, has led writers to also deem it one of the most influential albums ever recorded. #10 The Beatles – British Rock-1966 The Beatles are a category of Rock music. They play Rock ‘n Roll but so much more. They were all from Liverpool, England. Here is one of the songs that is a lot of fun for kids that you can sing along to. It is called Yellow Submarine. #11 Soul Music – 1972 -"Love Train" is a hit song by The O'Jays from 1972, it reached number one on both the R&B Singles and the Billboard Hot 100. Recorded at Philadelphia's Sigma Sound Studios, the house band MFSB provided the backing. Besides its release as a single, "Love Train" was the last song on The O'Jays' album Back Stabbers. The O'Jays' "Love Train was a 2006 inductee into the Grammy Hall of Fame. [3] #12 Pop Songs – 2013/14 HAPPY is just to be HAPPY ! Sing and Dance to end the lesson / activity "Happy" is a song written, produced, and performed by American singer and record producer Pharrell Williams, from the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack album. "Happy" is a midtempo soul and neo soul song on which Williams's falsetto voice has been compared to Curtis Mayfield by critics. The song has been highly successful, peaking at No. 1 in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and 19 other countries. It was the best-selling song of 2014 in the United States with 6.45 million copies sold for the year,[3] as well as in the United Kingdom with 1.5 million copies sold for the year.[4] It reached No. 1 in the UK on a record-setting three separate occasions and became the most downloaded song of all time in the UK in September 2014 Little Birdie Little birdie, little birdie Won’t you sing to me your song Got a short time to stay here And a long time to be gone I'd rather be in some dark holler Where the sun don't never shine Than for you to be another man’s darling And to know you'll never be mine Little birdie, little birdie What makes you fly so high When you know that my true lover Is waiting in the sky Little birdie, little birdie Won’t you sing to me your song You’ve caused me lots of trouble What you’ve caused me too, too long LOVE TRAIN People all over the world (everybody) Join hands (join) Start a love train, love train People all over the world (all the world, now) Join hands (love ride) Start a love train (love ride), love train The next stop that we make will be England Tell all the folks in Russia, and China, too Don't you know that it's time to get on board And let this train keep on riding, riding on through Well, well People all over the world (you don't need no money) Join hands (come on) Start a love train, love train (don't need no ticket, come on) People all over the world (Join in, ride this train) Join in (Ride this train, y'all) Start a love train (Come on, train), love train All of you brothers over in Africa Tell all the folks in Egypt, and Israel, too Please don't miss this train at the station 'Cause if you miss it, I feel sorry, sorry for you Well People all over the world (Sisters and brothers) Join hands (join, come on) Start a love train (ride this train, y'all), love train (Come on) People all over the world (Don't need no tickets) Join hands (come on, ride) Start a love train, love train Ride, let it ride Let it ride Let it ride People, ain't no war People all over the world (on this train) Join in (ride the train) Start a love train, love train (ride the train, y'all) People all over the world (come on) Join hands (you can ride or stand, yeah) Start a love train, love train (makin' love) People all over the world ('round the world, y'all) Join hands (come on) Start a love train, love train YELLOW SUBMARINE – John Lennon & Paul McCartney In the town where I was born Lived a man who sailed to sea And he told us of his life In the land of submarines So we sailed up to the sun Till we found a sea of green And we lived beneath the waves In our yellow submarine We all live in a yellow submarine Yellow submarine, yellow submarine We all live in a yellow submarine Yellow submarine, yellow submarine And our friends are all aboard Many more of them live next door And the band begins to play We all live in a yellow submarine Yellow submarine, yellow submarine We all live in a yellow submarine Yellow submarine, yellow submarine (Full speed ahead Mr.