Week of April 27-May 1, 2020
Music Class
A long time ago, in 1936 to be exact, 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 (main events of the story) 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 musicians who play instruments. Orchestras usually 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 video below to hear the story of Peter and the Wolf For your assignment this week, I would like you to think about how the story will be effected by music. Will music make the story better? How? Will music make the story more interesting? Will music help the story to move along?
After you listen to the story, please draw a picture of your favorite part of the story.
All of the characters are represented by an instrument of the orchestra. What is an orchestra? An orchestra is a group of musicians who play instruments. Orchestras usually 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 video below to hear the story of Peter and the Wolf For your assignment this week, I would like you to think about how the story will be effected by music. Will music make the story better? How? Will music make the story more interesting? Will music help the story to move along?
After you listen to the story, please draw a picture of your favorite part of the story.
Art Class
Happy Earth Week! (A few days late...Earth Day is April 22nd)
Activity-
Please have students watch the video below that talks about Earth Day. There are many ways that we can celebrate Earth Day. Some ways include turning off lights when we leave a room, not allowing the water to run while we brush our teeth, or even making sure we put our bottles, cans, and newspaper in the proper recycling cans. After the students watch the video, please have students draw a picture of one way that they can celebrate Earth Day! The student should do their best to write one simple sentence that tells what they are doing in their picture. For example, the student can draw a picture of themselves brushing their teeth with the water off. The student would write, "I brush my teeth with the water off". Or "I can save water".
Activity-
Please have students watch the video below that talks about Earth Day. There are many ways that we can celebrate Earth Day. Some ways include turning off lights when we leave a room, not allowing the water to run while we brush our teeth, or even making sure we put our bottles, cans, and newspaper in the proper recycling cans. After the students watch the video, please have students draw a picture of one way that they can celebrate Earth Day! The student should do their best to write one simple sentence that tells what they are doing in their picture. For example, the student can draw a picture of themselves brushing their teeth with the water off. The student would write, "I brush my teeth with the water off". Or "I can save water".
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