Happy Friday! To get us all in the Friday spirit, let’s listen to some music!
During these strange times, I have listened to lots of music to help to keep my spirits up and it has really helped!
You have got a few fun things to do today as we are going to get creative with classical music!
Listen
- Step 1: I would like you to look at the link below and pick three pieces of music to listen to. Click here!
- Step 2: Out of the three pieces that you listened to, pick your favourite.
- Step 3: before you continue, spend some time listening to this piece of music and researching the composer. Write your facts in your Home Learning Book.
- Step 4: Can you think of 3 adjectives to describe the piece of music?
Respond
Can you ‘respond’ to the piece of music?
You could write a poem that reflects the piece e.g if you chose The Little Train of the Caipira by Heitor Villa Lobos you could write a poem that reflected the train’s journey Click here to learn more!
Or you could create an animation to reflect the rhythm of the piece? Click here and look for video 2!
Or you could create a piece of art work inspired by the music (video 6)Click here and look for video 6!
Share what you have done on the blog below and please send in photos and then I can post your wonderful work!
If you are feeling active, then have a go at this workshop created by the Royal Opera House and The Royal Ballet School which shows you how to create your own original dance moves, inspired by Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker. Click here!
Have fun!
Love Miss Gorick and Mrs Healy xx
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Sergio’s Response!
Maryana’s response!
Paloma’s response 🙂
Gabriel’s response!
Jeanne’s response 🙂
Chiara’s response!
Good morning Miss Gorick and Mrs Healy,
I was really looking forward to this, though for some reason I can’t listen to the music.
I was wondering if i should pick my own music ??
Morning Lola 🙂 Ah, that’s annoying! I wonder why? Yes, that would be great if you could pick your own music.
Ok thanks ?
Hello miss! The link doesn’t work for me either, so I chose my all-time favourite piece, The Flight of the bumblebee.
I have decided to make an animation to reflect the rythm!
I hope that’s ok with you!
Of course-what a super piece of music to pick!
Good Morning Miss Gorick and Mrs Healy,
This lesson was really interesting and i have really enjoyed doing some research about the music and the composer.
That’s great to hear! How will you respond to the piece of music?
Good morning Miss Gorick and Mrs Healy!
I chose the piece Hungarian Dance No.5 by Johannes Brahms. He was a German composer, pianist and conducted of the Romantic period. He was born in Hamburg (Germany) on the 7th of May 1833
and died in Vienna (Austria) on the 3rd of April 1897.
Brahms was inspired by many other composers to begin his music career, such as: Beethoven, Mozart, Robert Schumann, Joseph Haydn and many others. Brahms began his career in Vienna and in 1863, he was named director of Singakademie (a choral group). There he concentrated on historical and modern works. Brahms enjoyed the success in Vienna and wanted to continue improving himself there.
How interesting-thank you Jada! Brahms has composed lots of beautiful pieces.
I listened to ‘Winter’ from Antonio Vivaldi’s ‘The Four Seasons’. Antonio Lucio Vivaldi was an Italian Baroque musical composer, virtuoso violinist, teacher, and Roman Catholic priest. He was born in Venice, and was regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers. His influence during his life was spread all across Europe, until he died in Vienna, Austria in 1741. His main instrument was the violin.
I think the piece represent the title well and well, the winter. It gives you a warm feel of nature, or rather cold since it’s ‘Winter’. I would describe it as naturist is, calm and smooth.
How beautiful-I love this piece of music! I can’t believe Vivaldi had so many different jobs!
Good morning!
This will be fun
Enjoy!
Hi miss I will write a poem about the Doctor Who theme son in my home learning book!
What a super idea!
Here is my poem!
The strings twang
And hearts hang
Waiting and waiting
While Delia is creating
Noise of wonder
Noise of thunder
Electro magic fills the air
For this music is most rare
As I am doctor.
Doctor Who.
Ariella, this is great! Thank you so much for sharing this. You are very creative and I’m so impressed that you have made it rhyme-well done!!
Hi Sergio 🙂 I have just received your lovely response! You have produced brilliant pieces of art recently. Thank you for completing the task-I will upload your photo to the blog.
Thank you!
Hi Miss,
I made some art to Overture
It just needs to be coloured then I will send a picture
Hi Maryana 🙂 I have just received your response! Thank you. I think it is clever how you have used different patterns to reflect the change in the music! I will upload your photo to the blog.
Thank you ????
The piece i chose is Hungarian Dance No. 5, one of Johannes Brahms’ most popular pieces. It is lively and full of fun.
I decided to re-create it using art.
Hello Miss Gorick and Mrs Healy!
I chose the piece Music for 18 Musicians (excerpt) by Steve Reich.
Steve Reich was an American composer (born in 1936) he was the creator of “phase” and “pulse” music. Reich studied philosophy at Cornell University and was particularly interested in Ludwig Wittgenstein, philosopher of language. Born in New York City on October 3, 1936, Reich spent most of his youth shuttling between the East and West coasts. His parents separated when he was very young, and although he spent most of his time with his father, an attorney in New York, Reich’s interest in music may be attributed to the influence of his mother, a singer/songwriter who appeared in several musicals during the 1950s.
I like this song because of all the different instruments forming a very nice music. I created a artwork to show the thing I mainly noticed listening to the song – the differed instruments.
Hi Jeanne! Thank you for your research-is is really interesting to learn about Reich as I do not know much about him.
I will listen to the piece now!
Good morning Miss, I chose Toccata and Fugue in D minor by Johann Sebastian Bach. I’ve written some facts about him in my Home Learning Book. I wanted to do the painting, but I didn’t understand it, so I listened to the music piece, and drew the image that was created in my head reflecting the musics pitch, movement and rhythm. I drew a garden with pencil, and coloured it grey to show the big low notes, but then I used coloring pencils to draw storm clouds with colorful rain droplets and lightning to show the in between high parts of the piece. I drew a garden, because gardens are usually calm and peaceful, and between the ‘stormy’ notes, there are gentle peaceful notes. Also, it might not seem important, but the snail is suppose to represent that even if there is a lot happening, it takes its time, and goes slowly, but with a lot of music.
I’m going to upload the picture now.
Hi Gabriel-I look forward to seeing your picture! It sounds beautiful and I’m interested to see how you have interpreted the music in your painting. Well done!
Hi Paloma 🙂 Thank you for sending in your picture and research. I love how you have chosen bold colours and strong lines to reflect the music. Well done! I have attached it above.
Hi Chiaria 🙂 I have just received your picture-thank you! Your use of ‘splashing’ paint is really effective in creating atmosphere and texture! Well done 🙂 I have uploaded your picture to the blog.
Hi Gabriel 🙂 Thank you for your response-I have just received it! I love how you have combined nature with abstract colours! I have attached your picture above, well done 🙂
Hi Jeanne 🙂 thank you for your very arty response! I love the bright colours which makes your artwork ‘pop’! Well done 🙂 I will add your picture to the blog!