*misquote from **Startrek... 'it's life, Jim, but not as we know it'.
**Actually, it's not from Startrek, but from the parody song 'Star trekkin'
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I used to spend nearly a whole term on Beethoven's 5th symphony some years with the year 5/6 children - 10 and 11 year olds - with the help of listening and composition activities, and learning to play it on ocarinas. It kept me amused, and I think the children enjoyed it. I'd also cover morse code:
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so it fitted in nicely with V for victory as well!
The two videos I especially enjoyed playing were this one, with a graphic score (now compose your own piece on squared paper...)
and, towards the end of the series when they were familiar with the movement, this Peter Schikerle comedy version. As a spoof on family friendly concerts, when classics are presented in a more relaxed style, he does a commentary on the symphony as though it was a baseball game...
I don't know much about baseball, but the commentary is musically accurate. And it is worth knowing that the strings on a bass guitar and a double bass are tuned to the same notes...
Music
That is great fun.
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