Pupil outcome: I can read and play from a simple graphic score. Key learning points: - Composers can create music that helps us imagine animals, characters or stories. - Moving to music can help us imagine the stories the composer is...

Pupil outcome: I can use pictures to help me play a rhythm accurately. Key learning points: - We warm up before singing so that our bodies, minds and voices are ready to sing. - We play instruments on the beat and to the rhythm as we...

Discover the powerful music and inspiring story of Ludwig van Beethoven, one of the greatest composers in history. Beethoven began playing piano as a young boy and grew into a musical genius, writing beautiful symphonies, sonatas, and...

All musicians can and should write music, here's an exercise to help you get started

All musicians can and should write music, here's an exercise to help you get started

Fanny Mendelssohn was a german composer and pianist of the early romantic era. Born in 1805, she was the eldest of four children of Abraham and Lea Mendelssohn. Her father was a very successful banker which meant that the family was...

Today we begin a series called "Building Music" looking at how composers construct music starting with the smallest element: The Motif. Music Examples Used: Beethoven - 5th Symphony, Movement 1 Brahms - Wiegenlieder, Op. 49, No. 4 Ravel...

A look at the life and works of composer Fanny Mendelssohn.

This music composition lesson unpacks Bach’s Sinfonia in B minor, drawing attention to the three motifs used to compose this piece. The three motifs are unpacked and we explore both the differences and the common ground between them. We...

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Suzy Klein talks about who Vivaldi was and his fascinating involvement with the priesthood.

Today we take a look at a piece of music that you have probably heard many times - Beethoven's 5th symphony. Why is it so recognizable and how did it become so popular?