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The Classical Magic® objective is for children
to learn classical
music themes so they will listen intelligently and
with pleasure
to complete, fully orchestrated works by the most famous composers.
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Antonin Dvorák, From The New World With Lyrics
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Classical Magic's most recent volume,
Antonin Dvorák, From The New World with
Lyrics is a celebration of Dvorák's Centennial. He died in 1904.
His visit to our country is preserved in the beautiful music he wrote
for us while here.
The CD includes a recording of the complete symphony.
- This volume includes an illustrated, kid-friendly biography of Dvorák,
first in prose, then in the lyrics. There are three lyrics in
each movement for a
total of twelve. Also included is a listening guide for the orchestrated recording.
- Children recognize themes they know throughout the Symphony and they often erupt
into singing! They really enjoy this one.
- One teacher taught a movement per week. After the children knew the lyrics, she
had them listen to the orchestrated recording of the movement while they drew pictures
illustrating the lyrics. When they finished all four movements, they bound the
booklets.
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Beethoven's Fifth Symphony |
- All four movements of Beethoven's Fifth are included in the Classical
Magic® books. The first movement theme is in Volume 1 of Themes
To Remember. The second and third movement themes are in Volume
2 of Themes To Remember. The last movement can be found
in Classical Karaoke for Kids.
- Beethoven's Fifth is easy for children to listen to. It is only
35 minutes long and the themes are easy to distinguish. The orchestrated
recording is not on the Classical Magic® CD, but any classical music
store can supply it for you.
- Listen with your children and see how many different instruments
you can identify.
- Describe what is happening to the themes you hear.
- Check the Teacher's Guides for other ideas.
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Haydn's Clock Symphony |
- You will find themes for all four movements of The Clock Symphony
in Classical Karaoke for Kids.
- The musical story in The Clock is about a
mean cat named Adagio who is trying to catch Allegro, a little
mouse. Of course, Adagio will never catch Allegro, because
Allegro is faster than Adagio!
- The illustrations are humorous and children love to follow
along in the book.
- The orchestrated symphony is less than a half hour long.
It is not on the Classical Magic® CD, but can be found in
music stores. It is very easy for children to hear the themes
they know. This is a good one to illustrate while listening.
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This page was last updated on 4/1/2006 |
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