Each month our students will focus on one specific composer. Students will learn historical and significant facts about our composer, and will be exposed to different listening examples.
September- Johann Sebastian Bach
Toccata and Fugue in D minor
Little Fugue in G minor
October- Edvard Greig
Elfin Dance
March of the Trolls
In the Hall of the Mountain King
November- Aaron Copland
Rodeo- Hoe Down
Appalachian Spring- Variations on a Shaker Tune
Fanfare of the Common Man
Of Mice and Men- soundtrack clip
December- Ludwig Van Beethoven
Fur Elise
Moonlight Sonata
Symphony No.9 "Ode to Joy"
January- Rodgers and Hammerstein
Oklahoma- Oh What a Beautiful Morning
Sound of Music- Overture
The King and I- Whistle a Happy Tune
February- African American Composers, Musicians, and Performers:
Scott Joplin- Entertainer, Maple Leaf Rag
Duke Ellington- Take the A Train
Ella Fitzgerald- It Don't Mean a Thing, Tisket a Tasket
Diana Ross-Stop in the Name of Love
March- Women's Month: Carole King
One Fine Day- 1963
I fell the Earth Move-1971
Beautiful -1971
April- Sir Paul McCartney and John Lenon
Yesterday
Hey Jude
May-John Phillip Sousa
" The Stars and Stripes Forever
Semper Fidelis
The Liberty Bell
The Washington Post
June-John Williams
Movie and Soundtrack composer
We will be listening to excerpts from the following movies:
Star Wars
Indiana Jones
Home Alone
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