Class Materials
In the Spotlight:
TheFatRat (Born 1979)
Works:
***​ Fly Away
*** Origin
*** Mayday
*** The Storm
*** Time Lapse
Fun Facts:
*** He began producing music in 2001 under his real name (Christian Friedrich Johannes Büttner), making background music for television, radio and advertisements and producing music for DJs!
*** In 2010, he produced a song that became a #1 single in France and produced a song on a Rap Album that hit #5 on the Billboard 200!
*** His pseudonym, TheFatRat, comes from a nickname given to him in his youth!
*** He originally aspired to become a classical conductor!
*** By 2016, his music was used in over 1.5 million YouTube videos!
3rd Grade:
Concepts Covered:
Instrument Families, African Drumming/Djembes, World Music, Rhythms, Sight-Singing, Solfege, Dynamics, AB/ABA/Rondo/Themes and Variations Forms, Reading Musical Road Maps, Voice Exploration, Movement Exploration, Drums Alive!, Orff Instruments, Singing in Rounds/Partner Songs, Ostinatos, Character Pieces/Character Development in Theatrical Settings
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Congrats on a great performance!
December 12th, 2024 @ 7pm, PAC
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4th Grade:
Concepts Covered:
Treble Clef, Recorders, World Music, Rhythms, Sight-Singing, Solfege, Dynamics, 12-Bar Blues, AB/ABA/Rondo/Themes and Variations/Song Forms, Reading Musical Road Maps, Voice Exploration, Movement Exploration, Drums Alive!, Orff Instruments, Singing in Rounds/Partner Songs, Singing in Harmonies, Ostinatos, Character Pieces/Character Development in Theatrical Settings
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April 3rd, 2025 @ 7pm, PAC
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5th Grade:
Concepts Covered:
Treble Clef, Bass Clef, Ledger Lines, Ukuleles, Pianos, World Music, Rhythms, Sight-Singing, Solfege, Dynamics, AB/ABA/Rondo/Themes and Variations/Song/Sonata Forms, Reading Musical Road Maps, Singing in Harmonies, 12-Bar Blues, Voice Exploration, Movement Exploration, Drums Alive!, Found Sounds, Orff Instruments, Ostinatos, Character Pieces/Character Development in Theatrical Settings, Rock and Roll
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