Today I will introduce you with some of the most famous composer in time. Like Beethoven, since we are basically back in school, I thing it is a great idea to start introducing some great book for the kids to start recognizing this great composers. I found this great book and I must say that Mike Venezia did a great job by writing and illustrating all this books. The kids would love it and is also a great way to introduce some of the greatest sonatas from different composers. Is never to early to teach your kids about this great musician and their lives. You are also introducing them to really good classical music.
If you are a parent that wish to have a little Beethoven in your family or Mozart, this books are great for you to start doing that with your little musician, specially if they are already in the music field. Each book talk about the life of each musician and also show great pictures!
Age range: 7+
Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn Germany in 1770. He came up with a new, ways of putting musical sounds together that let people feel the joy, sadness, and stress of life. Beethoven began to lose his hearing, just as he was starting to do his greatest work.
Here is a video of one of my little Rascal favorite song from Beethoven's Wig . (is Beethoven Symphony No.5 with lyrics for kids!)
To extend a little more this book can ask question after to the kids like who knows.
1- What is a concert? A concert is a musical composition, usually in tree movements, in which a solo instrument performs a solo part accompanied by a full orchestra.
2-What is a movement? A movement is the largest, unified division of a musical composition, separated by pauses.
3-What is a Sonata? A sonata is a piece of music, usually in tree or four movements for a solo instrument or a solo instrument accompanied by a piano, for example a flute and a piano.
4-What is a Symphony? A symphony is a long, highly organized composition for full orchestra, usually in four movements.
5- What are the name of some instruments in a orchestra?
Strings: Violins, violas, cellos and double basses
Woodwinds: Flutes, oboes, clarinets and bassoons
Brass: Trumpet, French horns, trombones and tubas.
Percussion: Timpani
After that you can have a dramatic play with the kids take out some instrument and try to make a orchestra using all the instrument that you might have in class or at the house.
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