Third Grade

Third Grade News:

May 29, 2014-
 But my little chicks did an AMAZING job in the music listening competition. I'm one #proudmotherhen! 

April 14th, 2014-

Here are some links to the songs so you can practice recognizing them at home!

Pachelbel...Canon in D...Baroque

Mozart....A Little Night Music....Classical

Mozart...Twinkle Variations....Classical

Beethoven....Moonlight Sonata.....Romantic

Moussorgsky......A Night on Bald Mountain....Romantic

Tchaikovsky....Swan Lake: Dance of the Swans...Romantic

Bizet....Carmen....Romantic

Prokofiev....Peter and the Wolf....1936

Rimsky-Korsakov   ...... Flight of the BumbleBees....ROMANTIC

Respeghi.....Pines of Rome.... 1924

Grofe....Grande Canyon Suite.....Contemporary

Copland......John Henry....Contempory

Handel......Water Music..... BAROQUE

The Girl with the Flaxen Hair, Debussy, Impressionism

Raindrop Prelude, Chopin, Romantic

Nutcracker Suite, Tchaikovsky, Romantic

Four Season's: Spring, Vivaldi, Baroque

Air, Bach, Baroque

Presentations will be due THIS week: March 31st-April 4th

Grand Canyon Suite Assignment: This can be bullet points, does not need to be complete sentences.
Write a 30 second introduction for the piece that includes...

1. 3 facts about the grand canyon
2. 2 facts about composer Ferde Groff
3. Some feelings or things you noticed while listening to the piece. What did the music sound like? What instruments did you hear? Was there a picture in your mind about what was happening, or a story that was being told? 
4. Click HERE if you can't see link.

March 6th:

John Henry Assignment (due March 10-14)
Write an introduction for the piece that includes... only 30 seconds long

1. Include two facts about composer Aaron Copland
2. Include a few details from the "story of John Henry"
3. Include some feelings or things you noticed while listening to the piece. What did the music sound like? What instruments did you hear? Were there any surprises in the music? What did it sound like? How did the music tell the story?

Remember BE CREATIVE. Draw a picture, make a poster, act out a character (can be fictional), you can think of SOMETHING fun.

February 19:

Study, study! We will be playing the matching game this week.

Composer      Title              Era

1.    Pachelbel          Canon in D                 BAROQUE
2.    Vivaldi           4 Seasons: Spring          BAROQUE
3.    Bach                         Air                        BAROQUE
 
4.    Mozart        A little Night Music         CLASSICAL
 
5.    Mozart          Twinkle Variations        CLASSICAL
6.    Beethoven          Moonlight               ROMANTIC
                                     Sonata
7.    Chopin           Raindrop Prelude         ROMANTIC
8.    Mussorgsky           A Night on            ROMANTIC
                                 Bald Mountain 

9.    Tchaikovsky         Nutcracker             ROMANTIC
10. Tchaikovsky         Swan Lake:            ROMANTIC
                             Dance of the Swans
11.  Bizet                     Carmen                  ROMANTIC
12.  Debussy           Girl with the      IMPRESSIONISM                          
                                 Flaxen Hair
13.  Prokofiev            Peter and the Wolf           1936

14. Rimsky-Korsekov       Flight of the    ROMANTIC
                                           BumbleBees

15. Respighi        The Pines of Rome       1924
16. Grofe             Grand Canyon Suite   CONTEMPORARY
17. Copland         John Henry              CONTEMPORARY
18.   Handel                 Water Music                         BAROQUE
                          

February 3-7:
If you bring in completed flashcards you will receive 5 bonus points!

New Piece: Rimsky-Korsekov, Flight of the Bumblebees, ROMANTIC

January 22, 2014
- Don't forget NEXT WEEK we are having a listening test on our composers, and a review quiz on the composers and their eras. So study up!!

Playing our Coomposer/Era/Song Title matching game.