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The Voices of Beethoven

Posted Aug 13, 2009 by Kimberly Spotts

Voice is distinct in writing and music.  How do students put their own voice into their writing so the reader will know who is speaking?  Students will draw connections between the voices in music and voices found in literature to increase their understanding of how to use voice in their writings.

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GRADE LEVEL
6-8
SUBJECT
Performing Arts-Music, Language Arts
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TAGS
Beethoven, Biography, Composer, Vocabulary, Voice
 
 
 

Beethoven's Thoughts

Posted Aug 13, 2009 by Sherry Matic

Students write a descriptive essay explaining their thoughts and feelings while listening to Beethoven’s 5th Symphony, learning how to describe the musical elements that cause them to feel this way, and transpose these feelings into a watercolor art piece.  The students will present their essay and art work orally, and act out their responses during a physical education exercise.

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GRADE LEVEL
3-5
SUBJECT
Performing Arts-Music, Language Arts, Performing Arts-Other
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Art, Beethoven, Composer, Reading, Vocabulary
 
 
 

Second Graders - Take Five!

Posted Aug 15, 2009 by Heidi Doyle and Joanne Sweet

Students learn that it is possible to use some of the same strategies for understanding music that we use to understand literature.  Students have an opportunity to identify a musical theme when played by in a variety of styles.

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GRADE LEVEL
PK-2
SUBJECT
Performing Arts-Music, Language Arts
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Beethoven, Biography, Reading, Story
 
 
 

Beethoven's Sixth Symphony: Pastoral

Posted Aug 16, 2009 by Sonja Rivera

Students discover how music can create a visual image in one’s mind as they listen to Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony – Pastoral.  As the image takes shape, the students create a visual representation of their image to include the aspects of nature which Beethoven included in this wonderful composition.

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GRADE LEVEL
3-5
SUBJECT
Performing Arts-Music, Language Arts, Visual Arts
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Animals, Art, Beethoven, Biography, Composer
 
 
 

The 20% of Beethoven

Posted Aug 16, 2009 by Scott Nielsen

Understanding that musical themes are the same even if they are played in different styles can help students understand that numbers maintain their same value even if they appear in different forms.

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GRADE LEVEL
6-8
SUBJECT
Performing Arts-Music, Language Arts, Math
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TAGS
Beethoven, Composer, Fractions, History
 
 
 

Earthquake Symphonies

Posted Aug 16, 2009 by Rick Carreiro

Can earthquakes write music?  Using seismograms and music score sheets, students record the earth’s movements to create Earthquake Symphonies.  Students listen to and analysis the music of Beethoven’s Eroica and how it relates to the movement of the earth.

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GRADE LEVEL
9-12
SUBJECT
Performing Arts-Music, Science
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Acoustics, Beethoven, Dynamics, Geography, Physics, Rhythm, Tempo, Vocabulary
 
 
 

Sounds of Music

Posted Aug 16, 2009 by Rebecca Cardon

Can we hear the sounds of music?  Students will predict how well they think they can detect the dynamics of music by well known composers.  Through scientific inquiry, students will create an entry for the science fair which compares predictions with data collected by a Quacker Tracker while their musical selection is played.

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GRADE LEVEL
3-5
SUBJECT
Performing Arts-Music, Science
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Acoustics, Beethoven, Composer, Copland, Dynamics, Percussion , Physics, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, Vibrations
 
 
 

Music, Emotion, Mood and Line

Posted Aug 16, 2009 by Denise Stover

Students will understand that music communicates many thing.  Students will understand that music can be represented and expressed on paper through the use of line and color.

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GRADE LEVEL
6-8
SUBJECT
Performing Arts-Music, Visual Arts
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Art, Beethoven, Copland, Dynamics, Stravinsky, Tempo
 
 
 

Beethoven's Barometer

Posted Apr 30, 2010 by Leah Nellis

Students will have made visual and numerical representations of change by making aural observations of the musical dynamics of a recorded excerpt from Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, first movement. They will record the data in a bar graph and make observations about the changes and effects, which they may apply as a storytelling device.

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GRADE LEVEL
3-5
SUBJECT
Performing Arts-Music, Math, Science
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TAGS
Beethoven, Dynamics, Poetry, Story
 
 
 

Composition in Letter and Song: Ode to Beethoven

Posted Apr 30, 2010 by Sonya Fergeson

This lesson is designed to help students gain understanding of Beethoven and his music. We will research Beethoven’s life and music and will compose a letter to him. We will discuss how Beethoven used instrumentation or timbre, dynamics and tempo, and other elements of music to evoke a large variety of emotions for those listening to his music. We will then use the book Sing My Song: A Kid’s Guide to Songwriting by Steve Seskin, to work collaboratively to compose a song with a message that we feel is important to our listeners.

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GRADE LEVEL
3-5 6-8 9-12
SUBJECT
Performing Arts-Music, Language Arts
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TAGS
Beethoven, Dynamics, Instruments, Tempo
 
 
 

Conociendo a un gran compositor (Meeting a Great Composer)

Posted Apr 30, 2010 by Monica Suyo

Through this lesson students have the opportunity to research a classical composer of their choosing. This lesson involves the use of different skills such as: reading, translation, writing, and speaking in Spanish. Furthermore, students will be able to analyze their composer's life, and present feedback and insight on what they have learned.

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GRADE LEVEL
6-8 9-12
SUBJECT
Visual Arts, Foreign Language
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Art, Beethoven, Copland, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky
 
 
 

Waltz by Three's

Posted Apr 30, 2010 by Rachel Belmon

Students will review the life of Beethoven leading to a discussion about Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata. Students will learn to waltz and will practice skip-counting by 3’s to Moonlight Sonata.

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GRADE LEVEL
3-5
SUBJECT
Performing Arts-Music, Language Arts
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TAGS
Beethoven, Composer, Dance, Tempo
 
 
 
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