From Ms. Turgeon-
Hi
SPARK parents!
I
hope you had a frightfully good weekend (with the extra hour, and all).
Below
are some items I wanted to reiterate about the ASO Composer Project.
·
During
the year students should spend 30-40 minutes weekly on Music work (for projects
or for studying)
·
Students
should be prepared to show me their progress on their ASO Project Sheet every
week until the project is completed. [This is worth
2-5 points of their daily grade.]
·
Fourth
and Fifth Graders must choose their due date this week (the
week BEFORE Thanksgiving or the week AFTER Thanksgiving on their Music day)
·
Students
who wish to work with a partner must bring a note from parents. EACH partner must complete his/her own Project Sheet, and the sheets should NOT contain the same 5
Fascinating Facts or exact wording as their partner. [Each partner
should complete Step 1 and Step 2 separately, then complete Step 3 together. I
have seen several partnerships whose work in Step 1& 2 is identical. This
means there are 5 Facts for 2 students, which is not fair to the students who
are working individually. ]
·
Students
may NOT choose Beethoven as their composer, because we are studying him in
class.
·
Please
let me know if your child would like to stay after school to use my resources
(Monday 11/10, 11/17; Wednesday 11/5, 11/12, 11/19; Thursday 11/13, 11/20)
I
have seen some excellent work from kids in 3rd-5th so
far, but some kids did not have progress to show last week. Please encourage
your child to do their weekly work so they don’t feel stressed when the due dates
approach. I have found that many kids are finishing way ahead of schedule
because they’re working consistently!
Have
a great week!
Brianne
Turgeon
Composer
List/ suggested (not required) pieces
1. Gustav Holst
The Planets: Jupiter & Mars
2.
Johann Strauss
Also Sprach Zarathustra
3.
Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart: Twinkle, Twinkle: Theme and Variation
4.
Sean
O’Boyle Twinkle, Twinkle for strings
5.
Antonio
Vivaldi Winter from Four Seasons
6.
Mason
Johnston Dominus (he goes to Grady High School!! We may be
able to ask him about his work in person!)
7.
Dimitri
Shostakovich: Festive Overture & Symphony No. 5
8.
Vincent
Ludwig Persichetti: Lincoln Address
9.
Pyotr
Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Marche Slav
10.
Bedrich
Smetana The Moldau The Bartered Bride
11.
Bela
Bartok Mikrocosmos
12.
Charles
Ives Country Band March
13.
George
Frederick Handel Hornpipe from Water Music
14.
Zoltan
Kodaly Háry János
15.
Gustav
Mahler Symphony No. 2 Movement 4
16.
Jean
Sibelius Finlandia
17.
Johann
Sebastian Bach Brandenberg Concerto No. 2
18.
Margaret
Bonds Dream Variations
19.
Ruth
Crawford Seeger Rat Riddles
20.
Scott
Joplin Maple Leaf Rag, the Entertainer
21.
*Guido
d'Arezzo (developed notation and scales)
22.
*Create a detailed, illustrated history of the Symphony Orchestra (including
instrumentation, orchestral sizes throughout history, seating charts, etc.)
Other composers may be chosen BY
APPROVAL by November 6th
(student must explain WHY they want to
do the composer)
Students who wish to work together
Students who wish to work together
must bring in a signed note or email
from each parent/guardians set.
Non-classical composers will NOT be
approved (jazz, pop, rock, movie composers, etc)
