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American Music Mavericks Activities
Elementary Students:
1. Go to American Music Mavericks and listen to Aaron Copland's The Cat and the Mouse. Here's how you do this:
2. Click on the link above.
3. Find Aaron Copland's name (it will be on the far right, about halfway down).
4. Find The Cat and the Mouse and click on it.
5. Now answer these questions:
How long is the piece?
Does it sound like the cat and mouse are sleeping or chasing each other?
What did the composer do to make it sound this way? (For example, "They sound like they are sleeping because the music is legato and slow."--By the way, this is not the right answer!)
Intermediate to Advanced Students:
1. Go to American Music Mavericks and listen to Aaron Copland's The Cat and the Mouse. Here's how you do this:
2. Click on the link above.
3. Find Aaron Copland's name (it will be on the far right, about halfway down).
Find The Cat and the Mouse and click on it.
4. Answer these questions: What kind of compositional devises did Copland use to get his point across? To help you get started...What activities did you hear the animals do (chasing, running, sleeping, etc)? What compositional devises did Copland use to depict these things?
Classics for Kids Before you complete your composer worksheet, you need to listen to both programs under the composer's name. These are pretty fun programs! Listen with your brother or sister so you can both talk about the answers. Take a minute to print you worksheet before you get started:
Composer Worksheet Level 1-Andrew, Sean, Chloe
Composer Worksheet Level 2-Haley, Sarah, Matthew, Rachel, Elaina, Megan
Composer Worksheet Level 3-Josh, Jake, Alissa, Erika, Nathan
Johann Sebastian Bach
Listen to About Johann
Listen to his music (Choose Johann Sebastian Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 2)
Print and complete the Worksheet (Make sure you do all the activities) Georges Bizet
Listen to About Georges Bizet
Listen to his music (Choose Georges Bizet, L'Arlésienne Suite) Johannes Brahms
Listen to About Johannes Brahms
Listen to his music (Choose Johannes Brahms, Hungarian Dance No. 5) Edvard Grieg
Listen to About Edvard Grieg
Listen to The Story of Peer Gynt-This is pretty fun! It tells the story of the music and plays the music as well, so this counts as your listening) John Phillip Sousa
Listen to About John Philip Sousa
Listen to About The Stars and Stripes Forever...this counts as your listening)
Print and Complete the Worksheet Dmitri Kabalevsky
Listen to About Dmitri Kabalevsky
Listen to his music (Choose Dmitri Kabalevsky, The Comedians, Galop)
Print and Complete the Worksheet (Use the 2nd page to guide you as you listen to the music. Don't forget to draw a picture or write a story-instructions on 2nd page)) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Listen to About Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Listen to his music (Choose Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Variations on "Ah vous dirai-je, maman") Aaron Copland
Listen to About Aaron Copland
Listen to Rodeo--this counts as your listening...you'll like the story!
Answer these questions:
1. When the Cowgirl gets thrown from the horse, what do the Cowboys do?
2. What kind of dance are the people dancing on Saturday night?
3. What kind of instruments play the actual Hoe-Down part of the piece?
4. When the Cowboy finally asks the Cowgirl to dance, does she do it with him?
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