| KINDERGARTEN |
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(Themes in each grade may be taught in any order you prefer.) |
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Volume 1 - Themes To Remember |
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Vivaldi - Spring from The Four Seasons |
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9 |
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Bach - Toccata & Fugue in Dm (Theme 1) |
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25
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Haydn - Surprise Symphony |
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27
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Boccherini - Minuet |
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29
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Mozart - Symphony No. 40 |
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31
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Beethoven - Symphony No. 5, Mvt. 1 |
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32
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Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 |
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35
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Schubert - Unfinished Symphony |
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36
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Schubert - Trout Quintet |
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47
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Schumann - The Happy Farmer |
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53
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Brahms - Lullaby |
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86
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Souza - Stars and Stripes Forever |
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Volume 2 - Themes To Remember |
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76 |
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Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker - Story and Music |
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75
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Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker - Overture |
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79
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Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker - March of the Toy Soldiers |
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(Children can dance to all of The Nutcracker themes
before they are ready to learn all of the words.) |
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(If children know all of the themes above,
continue
with the Grade 1 selections.) |
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| GRADE 1 |
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(Review all the themes from Kindergarten - Play "Name
That Tune" often.) |
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Volume 1 - Themes To Remember |
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33
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Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata |
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48
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Gounod - Funeral March of a Marionette |
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51
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Strauss - Blue Danube Waltz |
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Volume 2 - Themes To Remember |
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12
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Vivaldi - Autumn from The Four Seasons |
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14
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Vivaldi - Winter from The Four Seasons |
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69
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Dvorak - Humoresque |
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Classical Karaoke for Kids |
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9
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Bach - Orchestral Suite, No. 1 - Bouree |
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10
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Bach - Minuet in G |
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37
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Mozart - Piano Sonata in C |
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39
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Beethoven - Fur Elise |
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40
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Beethoven - Turkish March from The Ruins
of Athens |
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43
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Schubert - Serenade |
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49
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Mendelssohn - Spring Song |
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51
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Chopin - Fantasie-Impromptu |
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85
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Debussy - Reverie |
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93
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Stravinsky - Petrouchka |
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71
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Brahms - Symphony No. 1, Mvt. 4 |
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77
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Tchaikovsky - Sleeping Beauty |
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(If the children know all the themes from Kindergarten
and First Grade, proceed to the next level.) |
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| GRADE 2 |
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(Review Themes from Grade One and
Kindergarten Regularly)
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Volume 1 - Themes To Remember |
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13
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Handel - Hallelujah Chorus |
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13
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Handel - He Shall Feed His Flock |
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41
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Rossini - William Tell, Trumpet Fanfare
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70
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Grieg - Peer Gynt - Morning |
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71
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Grieg - Peer Gynt - Solveig's Song |
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72
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Grieg - Peer Gynt - Hall of the Mountain King |
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89
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Elgar - Pomp and Circumstance |
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Volume 2 - Themes To Remember |
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Vivaldi - Summer from The Four Seasons |
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(Review Spring, Autumn, and Winter from The
Four Seasons) |
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Albinoni - Adagio in G Minor |
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19 |
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Bach - Air on the G String |
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37 |
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Mozart - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik |
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39 |
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Beethoven - Symphony No. 5, Movement 2 |
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40 |
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Beethoven - Fifth Symphony, Movement 3 |
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(Review the Fifth Symphony, Movement 1,
from Volume 1, page 31) |
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76 |
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Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker - Story |
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(Review The Nutcracker - Overture and March
of the Toy Soldiers.) |
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83 |
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Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker - Russian (Cossack) Dance |
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82 |
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Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy |
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84 |
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Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker - Arabian Dance |
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85 |
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Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker - Chinese Dance |
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Classical Karaoke for Kids |
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7
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Pachelbel - Canon in D |
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63
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Offenbach - Can Can |
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If children know all the themes from Kindergarten,
Grade 1 and Grade 2, proceed to the next level. Remember to review
the themes from previous grades. |
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| GRADE 3 |
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(Play "Name That Tune" with
themes from Grades 1 and 2.
Review themes they have forgotten
and sing
their favorites.)
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Volume 1 - Themes To Remember |
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10 |
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Bach - Toccata and Fugue in Dm, Theme 2 |
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12 |
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Handel - Water Music - Alla Hornpipe |
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14 |
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Handel - Fireworks - Overture |
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16 |
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Handel - Fireworks - Minuet |
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18 |
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Handel - Fireworks - La Paix |
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41 |
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Rossini - William Tell Overture, Theme 1 |
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(Review William Tell, Trumpet Fanfare) |
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55 |
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Saint-Saens - Danse Macabre |
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69 |
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Dvorak's New World Symphony, Movement 2 |
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Volume 2 - Themes To Remember |
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34 |
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Haydn - London Symphony No.104 |
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61 |
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Brahms - Hungarian Dance No.5 - Themes 1 & 2 |
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94 |
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Sibelius - Finlandia - Theme 2 |
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76 |
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Tchaikovsky - All of The Nutcracker including
the story and a review of:. |
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Overture |
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March of the Toy Soldiers |
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Russian (Cossack) Dance |
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Chinese Dance (Review) |
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86 |
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Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker - Dance of the Reed
Pipes |
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87 |
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Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker - Waltz of the Flowers |
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Classical Karaoke for Kids |
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12 |
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Bach - Orchestral Suite No. 1 Courante (verse one) |
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15 |
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Scarlatti - Sonata in E |
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17 |
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Handel - The Harmonious Blacksmith |
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41 |
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Beethoven - Symphony No. 5, Movement 4
(Review Mvts.
1, 2, & 3) |
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(Listen to a complete recording of the Fifth Symphony.
It is about 35 minutes long) |
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37 |
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Mozart - Minuet from Don Juan |
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69 |
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Strauss - Die Fledermaus, Waltz |
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73 |
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Ponchielli - Dance of the Hours |
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Prokofiev - The Love for Three Oranges |
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25 |
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Haydn - The Clock Symphony (4 movements
-9 themes) |
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Movement One |
Movement Three |
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Adagio the Cat
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Be Still Little Mouse |
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Tickety Tock |
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Movement Two |
Movement Four |
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Hear the Clock Tick |
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Cat's Going Home |
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Mean Old Cat |
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Cat is Waiting |
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Ears for Breakfast |
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Watch Out |
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(If the children know all the themes for K, Grades
1, 2, and 3, proceed to the next level.) |
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| GRADE 4 |
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(Play "Name That Tune" with themes
from Grades 1-3 to determine which themes children know. Sing
the ones they love! Teach those they have forgotten.) |
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Volume 1 - Themes To Remember |
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29 |
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Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 21 |
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43 |
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Mendelssohn - Wedding March |
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58 |
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Bizet - Carmen, Habanera |
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59 |
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Bizet - Carmen, Toreador |
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61 |
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Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake - Waltz |
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67 |
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Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake - Theme 2 |
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Volume 2 - Themes To Remember |
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21 |
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Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 |
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25 |
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Mouret - Rondeau |
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32 |
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Haydn - Serenade |
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51 |
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Mussorgsky - Great Gate of Kiev |
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57 |
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Suppe - Light Cavalry Overture |
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98 |
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Stravinsky - The Firebird |
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99 |
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Stravinsky - Infernal Dance |
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Classical Karaoke for Kids |
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34 |
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Haydn - Drum Roll Symphony |
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Antonin Dvorak - From the New World with
Lyrics
(12 themes) |
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Movement One
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Movement Three
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Play for the People |
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Welcome to Spillville |
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With the Gypsies I Want to Stay |
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Antonin, Happy Again |
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Music Calls Me |
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It's Back to New York |
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Movement Two
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Movement Four |
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Antonin Dvorak |
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Chief Big Moon |
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I Miss You So, My Country |
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Antonin, Baby |
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Antonin, Darling, Speed It Up |
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How I Love the Woods |
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(If the children know all the themes from K, Grade
1, 2, 3, and 4, proceed to the next level.) |
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GRADE 5 |
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(Play "Name That Tune" with
all selections from Grades K-4 to see what the children have
retained. Learn those they don't know and enjoy singing their
favorites). |
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Page
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Volume 1 - Themes To Remember |
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45
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Chopin - Grand Valse Brillante |
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81
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Debussy - Clair de Lune |
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83
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Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 2 |
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87
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Souza - Semper Fidelis |
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Volume 2 - Themes To Remember |
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59
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Offenbach - Barcarolle |
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43 |
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Schubert - Ave Maria |
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49 |
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Chopin - Minute Waltz |
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50 |
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Chopin - Funeral March |
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53 |
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Listz - Liebestrauim |
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55 |
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Verdi - Rigoletto |
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63 |
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Borodin - Prince Igor |
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65 |
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Delibes - Lakme - Flower Duet Song |
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71 |
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Grieg - Piano Concerto in A Minor |
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73 |
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Faure - Pavane |
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93 |
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Sibelius - Valse Triste |
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94 |
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Sibelius - Finlandia - Themes 1 and 2 |
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Classical Karaoke for Kids |
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52 |
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Chopin - Tristesse Etude |
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55 |
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Wagner - Ride of the Valkyries |
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65 |
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Offenbach - Orpheus in the Underworld |
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59 |
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Verdi - Nabucco, Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves |
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61 |
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Verdi - Aida, Triumphal March |
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67 |
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Smetana - The Moldau |
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75 |
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Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1, Movement 1 |
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79 |
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Tchaikovsky - Romeo and Juliet |
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87 |
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Satie - Gymnopedie |
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89
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Joplin - The Entertainer |
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By the Fifth Grade, children can listen intelligently
and joyfully to fully orchestrated symphonies whose themes they
have learned: |
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Beethoven's Fifth Symphony |
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Haydn's Clock Symphony |
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Dvorak's New World Symphony |
