"This series of photographs do justice to the mathematics within our universe. They merely exist to offer a whisper or a glance - to both the unsuspecting and the suspecting audience. Sublimity and gaze have long been conversation within the art world. The words are hardly used in mathematics. I...
In 2018 before and throughout the pandemic period, I commenced a series of paintings that pays homage to the guitar and accessories used in rock music. During a time when I personally felt constrained due to health problems and then as part of the community because of the stifling effect of pandemic lockdowns and mask-wearing, I turned to the noise of an electric guitar as a vehicle to be heard. I guess the electric guitar became a beacon of communication to me like the pot and pan-clanging percussion sessions in the cities across Italy during their pandemic lockdowns.
Create a sub plan so that you are good to go in the event of needing a substitute teacher as an art teacher or music teacher can make your life easier. There are many tips on putting together a sub plan and here are a few to get your started.
Learn the Winds of October song for fall; you can hear it sung in a round and played on recorder. Sheet music and lyrics, too.
Melissa McCracken grew up with a neurological condition that means she processes songs as colors—a gift that translates into paintings inspired by her favorite musicians.
Acanthus: The arts / Oats: Music / Eglantine: Poetry / Dandelion: Happiness 🎻🌾
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Classical composers are sometimes just as good at quotes as they are at music. Take a look at these amazing, inspirational quotes from some of the greatest composers of all time.
This old man, He played one, He played knick knack On my thumb.
So, have you ever had an idea that just bugged you until you sat down and got it started? Well for the last couple of months it has been PUNCH CARDS. Sounds weird, huh? I have several decorative hole punches. One punches hearts, another music notes and another a little star. I've wanted to find a way to incorporate them into my workstations rotation and I think I've done just that! These are the Instrument Family Punch Cards. Around the edge are the names of instruments. Each card asks students to punch the name of all of the instruments in a specific family. What a fun way to do student assessment! My plan is to use the Instrument Family Punchers with 3rd graders. We do a BIG unit on instruments of the orchestra. This in combination with the instruments exit tickets will be a great way to do formative assessment. With fourth grade I do a general review of instruments and add some spelling games during line-up time or if we have a few minutes left at the end of a period. I think I'll try out the Punch Out the Mistakes set with them. They have to find the five misspelled instruments, write them with correct spellings on the back of the card and punch out the incorrect spellings. I've also created some cards to help students differentiate between words that describe dynamics and words that describe tempo. These are a little bit tricky for some students. I'm looking forward to seeing if a little extra time on the topic will improve their understanding. Take a look at those HERE. You can get these punch cards at my TpT store. I'll be adding them to my other stores later. I'll be creating some for note identification, pitch identification and rhythm identification. Can't wait to get started on these! Do you have any ideas for things we can punch in the music room? Pin this idea for later:
Jacqueline du Pré is arguably the greatest talent to ever play the cello. She combined mind, heart, body and soul to produce the most expressive tones ever to emanate from the instrument.
The sobering collection of postcards, released by the University of Northern Iowa, has captured the war waged on women during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Masterful musicians can learn the origins of the piano with this music history worksheet.
Today I'm giving a glance into my first day of school lesson plans, from TK - 5th grade. In the first day of music class, students are arguably the most attentive they will be all year. This puts a unique pressure on the first day's lesson plan to set the tone for the rest of our time together.
Finally! The Taxonomy of my Music is complete! While I’m working on my Digital Art assignments I enjoy watching my favorite TV shows. I bring this up to help you get a sense for how long it t…
L’ange musicien (1892). Henri Pinta (1864–1901). Music is the language spoken by angels. ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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As I said in an earlier post, Maestro Classics inspired me to pull together a mini unit for my kiddos about the music of... ...Peter and the Wolf. *************************************************** Before listening to the CD, I prepared the kiddos by reading to them a short biography page about the composer... ...Sergei Prokofiev. (Click HERE for this composer biography.) (The CD also has a lovely segment about Prokofiev which I plan on using as a review with the kiddos at a later date.) ************************************************** After discussing the composer, we began listening to the CD. First up was the Introduction of the story's characters and the instrument that represent them. After discussing the reasons why we thought certain instruments were used for certain characters, I let the kiddos cut out... ...a set of Peter and the Wolf finger puppets. (Click HERE for the finger puppets.) ***************************************************** Now, I am pretty pumped about the next activity I discovered for the kiddos to work on DURING Peter and the Wolf... It is called a Listening Map. The kiddos went through a series of picture activities which essentially kept their attention drawn to the music. It even had a discussion guide for me to use... Love it, love it, LOVE IT!!! (A big shout out to the Cincinnati Orchestra for putting this material out there- y'all ROCK!!!) (Click HERE for the Listening Guide.) ***************************************************** After completing the Listening Guide and discussing the music, I though it would be fun for the kiddos to watch... ...Walt Disney's version of Peter and the Wolf. (We found it in two parts on You Tube... Click HERE for Part One Click HERE for Part Two You can also see a fun "behind the scenes" clip with Walt Disney and Sergei Prokofiev about the creation of Peter and the Wolf by clicking HERE.) ****************************************************** Some other fun activities I found but didn't get to include: Sequencing Cards Coloring Page Matching Game And THIS site has a ton of lesson plan ideas... ************************************************* I hope to INSPIRE you, too, to get into classical music with YOU kiddos...
Welcome to 31 Days of Homemade Music! Today we will be continuing to make a case for why anyone can benefit from studying music. To find other posts in this series, click here. Ever wondered if music is just as effective a brain developer as, say, math or science? If you remember my post from […]
Eric Bowman is an American artist who started his career as a commercial artist for many quite famous brands, like Coppertone, Nike, GTE, Hallmark, Kellogg’s, Nabisco. Now he is working with …
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Oh my Talia- Я тебе кохаю
Sadayakko (貞奴) was her stage name as an actress and dancer, derived from a combination of her real name, Sada Koyama, and her geisha name, Yakko. Born in 1871, the twelfth child of a Samurai family, which had fallen into poverty, she was adopted as the heir to the Hamada okiya (geisha house) in the Yoshi-cho hanamachi (geisha district) of Tokyo at the age of four. In 1893, after a successful career as a geisha, she retired at the age of twenty-two to marry Otojiro Kawakami, a ‘new wave’ actor and theatrical entrepreneur. However, after only a few years of marriage they were in severe financial difficulties when one of his major ventures failed. So, in 1899 the couple leapt at an opportunity to tour the United States of America where, at the age of twenty-eight she re-invented herself as Sadayakko (or Sada Yacco), the first female actor in Japan for two hundred and fifty years. After a tumultuous beginning, Sadayakko eventually found acclaim and they went on to tour Paris and the European capitals where Sadayakko was feted as a star, her performances influencing artistic luminaries of the time such as, Pablo Picasso, Isadora Duncan and Claude Debussy. The couple returned to Japan in August 1902 and went on to champion ‘new wave’ theatre and European-style productions at home, re-interpreting many of the Western classics for a Japanese audience. Her portrayal of Orié (Ophelia) was a triumph, her long black tresses tumbling to her waist, her face like that of a little lost child, wearing a pale water-blue dress trimmed with white lace, flowers in her hair and in her hands, singing snatches of nursery rhymes “rain is falling on his grave…no, not rain, it is tears of blood”.
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Adelemorphs - Music FAILs & WINs
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O And on his farm he had a cows, E-I-E-I-O With a moo-moo here and a moo-moo there Here a moo There a moo Everywhere moo-moo Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
[Infographie] Les études sur les liens entre l’écoute de musique et la productivité sont légions. Pas moins de sept d’entre elles ont été compilées dans une infographie plutôt funky et pleine d’enseignements. Suivez le guide.
