Purple Magic Lesson #7
Teacher Tidbits
Next week I will be recording the class for my certification. Please arrive 5 min early, we will use that time to do Alouette Showtime (I'll ask each child to play their favorite part of the song. It's just a chance for me to gage how they are doing with the skills. I'm not looking for perfection!)
Next week I will be recording the class for my certification. Please arrive 5 min early, we will use that time to do Alouette Showtime (I'll ask each child to play their favorite part of the song. It's just a chance for me to gage how they are doing with the skills. I'm not looking for perfection!)
I made 3 videos to help with this week's theory, flashcards and practice:
Today we learned...
The stem rule in note making: stem goes up when below the 3rd line, stem goes down when on or above the 3rd line.
Whole and Half rests: The whole rest hangs from the 4th line "don't fall in the whole". The half rest sits on top of the 3rd line "looks like a black top hat".
3/4 and 4/4 time: 3/4 feels like "lol-li-pop" like in Halloween Night. 4/4 is "Wa-ter-mel-on" like Alouette.
Hidden Lyrics "A slug plus a dot that equals __. A ______ _____ _____ is it's name you see". (Our Bugs are so fun"
Purpose in the Play
F Major Cadence
How exciting to play our primary chords in a new key! We will learn to strengthen and stretch our fingers in a new way. The fingerings will feel familiar, but we will also need to use our newly acquired knowledge about 'magic keys' as well as our ear training to play our chords correctly.
A Royal Problem
Like all of our puppet shows, 'A Royal Problem' (Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G minor, 3rd movement) aids in the intelligent listening of classical music. We learned to recognize major and minor tonalities, staccato and legato themes, and continued our study of classical ABA (ternary) form. I also call it "Oreo form" in class.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABA_form
Making Musicians
Our Royal Problem puppet show is really the 3rd Movement of Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This work has elicited varying interpretations from critics, but the most common perception today is that the symphony is tragic in tone and intensely emotional. Watch a full orchestra performance below ( click here if video doesn't display below). As you watch with your student, ask them to label the A (problem) and B (not a problem) section for you. This will prepare them for their homework next week.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart
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