Class Materials
In the Spotlight:
Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Works:
*** Hungarian Rhapsody #2
*** Liebestraum No.3 in A-Flat Major
*** Piano Sonata in B-minor
*** Un Sospiro
*** La Campanella
Fun Facts:
*** Franz Liszt was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor and teacher of the Romantic period.
*** He was the inventor of the recital, where he sat alone on the stage and played piano.
*** He was a child prodigy who started to play piano for the public at only 9 years old.
*** He was very generous. He gave away many of his concert earnings to charities and hospitals.
*** He was a wild performer, often breaking the strings on the pianos he was playing.
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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March 11th, 2027 @ 7pm, PAC
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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December 10th, 2026 @ 7pm, PAC
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