{"id":5313,"date":"2012-03-13T13:43:40","date_gmt":"2012-03-13T20:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/?p=5313"},"modified":"2012-03-13T13:49:19","modified_gmt":"2012-03-13T20:49:19","slug":"composers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/2012\/03\/composers\/","title":{"rendered":"Composers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The study of music is something I leave to our expert piano teacher because she can do a better job than I can. However, I have found a few supplements which have enriched our history, language, and music studies.<\/p>\n

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My friend bought this book of composers in Europe, but I’m sure it’s not exclusive. It groups musicians by period and discusses their country of origin, family life, etc. It’s a good little reference book. As we study history I like to focus on individuals, not just events. Learning about composers is a nice way to talk about culture, history, and language. This month we are focusing on German composers for a presentation the kids will give at the library.<\/p>\n

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These books on CD are popular with the kids, especially Daniel. There is a narration of the composer’s life and excerpts from his works throughout. These are an hour long and they are easy history lessons. They are also a fun introduction to the works of the great composers. I don’t know, but there is something right about a child getting excited when he hears a famous symphony on the radio and says, “I know that song!”<\/p>\n

Grieg, Schumann, Sousa, and Chopin are the favorites from this series.<\/p>\n

Our kids enter a piano composition contest each year. It’s the best exercise in music theory that I know. I love hearing what they write. Paige wrote a waltz and sarabande this year. Daniel wrote a theme and variations. Timothy wrote an A-B-A theme. We get the results from the judges this week.<\/p>\n

Now, if I can just commission a bust made of each of my own little composers, my shelf would be complete.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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