Week of April 27-May 1, 2020
Music Class
In 1936, Sergei Prokofiev wrote both the story and the music for his famous composition, Peter and the Wolf. He was contacted by the Central Children's Theater in Moscow to create a piece that was intended for young audiences. This story uses instruments of the orchestra to help tell the story. Each character has their own unique "theme" that is played by various orchestral instruments. Why was this done? The answer is simple. Sergei Prokofiev used this method to introduce children to the various instruments found in the orchestra. There have been many versions of this story produced over the years. One popular version of Peter and the Wolf was a cartoon created by Walt Disney. In this version, many of the characters are given names. This was not the case in the original story. Even though there are slight differences in various versions of the story, the plot remains the same.
All of the characters are represented by an instrument of the orchestra. What is an orchestra? An orchestra is a group of instrumentalists ( musicians who play instruments) that play classical music. An orchestra usually combines instruments from the four families of musical instruments. The four instrument families are:
String
Woodwind
Brass
Percussion
Please Click Here for more information on the instrument families of the orchestra.
The characters of the story and their instruments are as follows:
Peter - Played by a string quartet. A quartet is a group of four musicians playing at the same time.
The Bird - Played on the flute. The flute is a member of the woodwind family of instruments.
The Cat - Played on the clarinet. The clarinet is a member of the woodwind family of instruments.
The Duck - Played on the oboe. The oboe is a member of the woodwind family of instruments.
The Grandfather- Played on the bassoon. The bassoon is a member of the woodwind family of instruments.
The Wolf - Played on the French Horn. The French Horn is a member of the brass family of instruments.
Please click the link below to hear the story of Peter and the Wolf (If using an iPhone or iPad, please click the link and then click VIEW to read the story. You will not be able to hear the audio on an Apple device). Please note, this is a reading of the story only. For your assignment this week, I would like you to write a paragraph explaining how you think the story will be effected by music. Will music enhance the story? How? Will music make the story more interesting? Will music help the story to move along? Please answers your questions in paragraph form. Your paragraph should be 5 sentences. Please keep your paragraph in a safe place.
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Art Class
Happy Earth Week! (A few days late...Earth Day was April 22nd)
(Reading taken from https://www.ducksters.com/holidays/earth_day.php)
When was Earth Day first celebrated?
Earth Day was first celebrated on April 22, in 1970. It began when the Senator from Wisconsin, Gaylord Nelson, suggested that April 22 be used for an environment education day. It's estimated that around 20 million people in the United States participated that first day. Many people consider this day to mark the beginning of the modern environmental movement.
Earth Day Goes World Wide
Twenty years after the first Earth Day, on April 22, 1990, the entire world joined in on the environmental activity. Around 200 million people from 141 different countries participated in some way.
Activity-
In recognition of Earth day, you will be drawing a cartoon picture of the Earth. The instructional video is found below. In the video, you will be guided step by step in your drawing. Please pause the video as you need in order to see the steps. When you begin your drawing, please use a pencil. I know that sometimes we see people drawing with markers, but I prefer you to start with a pencil in case you make a mistake. It is much easier to erase a mistake made with a pencil than it is starting over again with a marker. You will begin by drawing a circle for the shape of the Earth. You will then draw two trees on each side of the Earth. Continue to follow the directions to draw the land areas and the face of your cartoon Earth. Once all of your drawing is finished, you should outline your drawing using a black marker if you have one available. After your drawing is outlined using a marker, you should erase any pencil lines that you can see. Please feel free to write different ways to be kind to the Earth in the trees. You can follow the example or you can come up with your own ideas. Please color your drawing appropriately.
(Reading taken from https://www.ducksters.com/holidays/earth_day.php)
When was Earth Day first celebrated?
Earth Day was first celebrated on April 22, in 1970. It began when the Senator from Wisconsin, Gaylord Nelson, suggested that April 22 be used for an environment education day. It's estimated that around 20 million people in the United States participated that first day. Many people consider this day to mark the beginning of the modern environmental movement.
Earth Day Goes World Wide
Twenty years after the first Earth Day, on April 22, 1990, the entire world joined in on the environmental activity. Around 200 million people from 141 different countries participated in some way.
Activity-
In recognition of Earth day, you will be drawing a cartoon picture of the Earth. The instructional video is found below. In the video, you will be guided step by step in your drawing. Please pause the video as you need in order to see the steps. When you begin your drawing, please use a pencil. I know that sometimes we see people drawing with markers, but I prefer you to start with a pencil in case you make a mistake. It is much easier to erase a mistake made with a pencil than it is starting over again with a marker. You will begin by drawing a circle for the shape of the Earth. You will then draw two trees on each side of the Earth. Continue to follow the directions to draw the land areas and the face of your cartoon Earth. Once all of your drawing is finished, you should outline your drawing using a black marker if you have one available. After your drawing is outlined using a marker, you should erase any pencil lines that you can see. Please feel free to write different ways to be kind to the Earth in the trees. You can follow the example or you can come up with your own ideas. Please color your drawing appropriately.
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*Please note not all work submitted can be featured each week!
*Please note not all work submitted can be featured each week!