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Art, drama, and dance,
Plays, operas, ballets,
Decorate our lives,
Brighten up our days.
Firebirds, trolls, and swans,
Carmen, Toreador.
Children never tire,
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Art
- Draw While Listening
Once children learn a short classical
music theme, they may like to hear a more complete recorded
version of the selection. Since small children have a short
attention span, drawing or painting while listening can keep them focused.
The lyrics for the themes will often suggest ideas for
illustrations, or students may use their own imaginations.
- Portray the Mood
Since music is an abstract medium,
children can be instructed to use abstract art to portray the feeling
or mood of the music they hear.
Drama
- Story-Dramas, Operas, Ballets
Themes To Remember
books as well as Classical Karaoke for Kids,
include many stories that lend themselves to drama.
Swan Lake, Peer Gynt, William Tell, The Nutcracker, Danse macabre,
Petrouchka, The Firebird, Sleeping Beauty, Romeo and Juliet,and
Haydn's Clock Symphony, to name a few.
Many of the lyrics call for actions, such as marching to
Stars and Stripes
Forever,
portraying The Happy Farmer, or conducting
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.
Dance
Children love
"free expression" in
dance. The Nutcracker is
one of their favorites. Silk
scarves are wonderful for added
color. (See the Volume 2 Teacher's
Guide for
additional ideas.) For a more
structured dance, try the Minuet
from Handel's Fireworks Music.
The lyrics tell the dance
movements and the Volume 1
Teacher's Guide gives
directions. Let children
move to music whenever possible.
The more intelligences they
involve, the better they
remember.
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