This Week: Medieval Music

This week, all grades learned about Medieval music. We learned about two instruments, the vielle and the shawm, since they will be evolving into modern instruments (oboe/basson and violin). We learned about plainchant, the Dies Irae, and a female composer named Hildegard of Bingen. Here are the videos we used, for students who wish to re-watch or finish watching:

Shawm:

Vielle:

Dies Irae:

The Concert Was Great!

What a wonderful performance! My thanks to all parents for coming and supporting the arts and their wonderful students!

The rest of the week was the performance of Ballet Etudes, a little Medieval history for 2nd grade, and instrument review for 3rd and 5th grade.

This week, we return to travels in music history! All grades filled out their note card for their History Passport, and 5th and 3rd grade were able to start learning about the Medieval Era. Next week, all grades will learn about plainchant, the Dies Irae, the shawm, and the vielle.

5th grade students may finish watching our class video here:

Lyrics for All Grades - Exam Preparation!

Here are links to posts containing the lyrics (and practice links) for our upcomimg Winter Concert!

2nd Grade Lyrics 

3rd Grade Lyrics

4th Grade Lyrics

5th Grade Lyrics