Study/learn
Get your Cultural Literacy Book out and write these onto notecards or in your CPB:
Don Giovanni
french horn
Gregorian chant
Hallelujah Chorus
Handel, George Frederick
harmony
Haydn, Franz Josef
key
Opera
Take a look at this video, here. It's a pretty good overview of how opera came to be and how it evolved. It comes in two parts so make sure to watch both. (The second video that goes with it is here. Just in case you can't find it.) She talks a lot about what operas to view. I went to her website hoping there were links to click on, but there wasn't. I'm not really sure which ones are appropriate but I know there're some parents that know some good ones. If you have suggestions please share! This is an area where I'm learning just as much as our youth.
View at least one opera.
Make a note in your CPB of what you saw and your opinion on it. We're going to discuss our opinions in class.
In your CPB, write down a quick overview of the history of opera, putting in facts as you see fit.
Handel
Read "Spiritual Lives of the Great Composers." Pages 13-34, which contains the Preface, Bach, and Handel.
Here's a link to watch Messiah here. It's super long, so I don't expect you to watch the whole thing, but if you do you'll think it was worth your time. It's beautiful.
Write your opinion of Messiah, and Handel. Do you think he was inspired to write Messiah?
Know/understand
Here're a couple of awesome videos to look at just for fun:
2 Cellos
Jenny Oaks Baker
TPG and Lindsey Sterling
TPG
Pretty much anything by The Piano Guys is amazing! I have too many favorites to post here, so just look them up.
Also keep listening to all of the classical music that I had posted on Octobers post. This class is all about listening and seeing beautiful music and amazing artists perform.
How many hours do you think it takes to become the amazing artists these people are?
Write in you CPB, about what you've heard and seen since starting this class.
Become/serve
This week I want you to share something that you've discovered while studying music this week. It could be anything that you feel like you want to share.
Two examples are: A video that you found that you love to listen/see that you want to share, or something that you've come to realize while learning and studying music.
Journeyman
Journeyman will be presented in two parts. One is the study of an artist, and the other is our work on sketching.
Study/learn
Learn about Leonardo da Vinci here.
Now that we've learned about him, here's a link with a list of facts. Right here. What a fascinating man!
Glue his picture into your CPB and write a summary of his life, and facts about him as you see fit. (If you don't have his picture go to the October post and print it from the google doc I provided.)
Sketching
I know that some of you have really good skills in drawing, and I know that some of you have just started out. The videos below I think will help with all of us no matter the skill level.
Here's one on how to get the proportions right- here.
Here's a do's and don'ts on drawing a face- here.
Draw a face! You can draw it from a picture (that's what I'm going to do) or not but draw a face. Don't expect it to be perfect. We have to sit up before we can walk. It goes the same for drawing. Just do your best! The more faces you draw and incorporate the techniques from the videos, the better you'll get.
If you're still into drawing eyes (I am!) Here's another really good video here.
Also, another thing about art; if you're not really interested in drawing faces or eyes, then draw whatever you're interested in.
The sketching I'm having you do is to stretch you're skills and add more depth to your drawings. Mainly what I've found out about art is it's hard to do anything you're not interested, so take the skills that your learn here, and add them to whatever you like to do.
Know/understand
Obviously Leonardo was a lot more than just an artist, but we're going to focus on his art. The two most famous paintings of his are the Mona Lisa, and The Last Supper.
Take a close look at these and really study them. We'll have a discussion about them in class.
Sketching
It's amazing the brain power and skill that it takes to make a beautiful picture. Take a moment to journal in your CPB about what your experience has been learning to sketch a face.
Become/serve
Come prepared to present your drawings!
Also, come prepared to discuss Leonardo da Vinci, and his paintings.
Sis. Millington is going to teach us to do a Mona Lisa with torn paper. Fun!!
Master
Study/learn
Read: "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Learn about Nathaniel Hawthorne here.
Copy and paste the image of him and print it off to put into your CPB.
Know/understand
Write a mini biography about his life under his picture.
Talk to your parents, friends, whoever about what you've read. Make notes and/or write questions down in your CPB to use in our discussion.
Become/serve
In class we're going to have a discussion about what we learned. Be ready to take notes during our discussion.
Come to Vanguard wearing "The Scarlet Letter" to class.
Bring a snack to share!
