THE LISTENING ROOM PODCAST SERIES 3 – UPPER PRIMARY
Written and presented by Rob and Lauren Fairbairn.
Welcome to The Listening Room for upper primary – a series of musical appreciation lessons mainly for primary or elementary students aged between about 9 and 13+.
The series is sponsored by Bushfire Press and available free during the current home isolation emergency.
Each lesson provides guided listening and movement activities with links to optional follow-up activities.
Perfect to help young people stay grounded and broaden their experience and appreciation of classical music.
Find out more about the Listening Room at www.thelisteningroom.net
The Baroque Explained – Handel and Bach
This episode is from Listening Room 3, published by Bushfire Press
and written and presented by Rob and Lauren Fairbairn.
It explains the 3 prime features of The Baroque era (1600 to 1750) – Basso continuo, variation and musical texture.
Among our composers are Handel, Bach and Fairbairn 😊. The lesson is topped off with BaroqueQuiz
KIDS’ LINK
Tell your students to go to www.kidslisten.net and choose Orange No.2 – Handel – The Baroque explained.
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RESOURCES
For this unit students will need ….
sheets of paper
a pen or pencil for writing
some colours for drawing
Copy of chart: – Have You Heard of Bach?
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FOLLOWUP
I hope you enjoyed this explanation of the glorious music of the Baroque Era.
You can see videos about Musical Texture (Definition of Monophonic, Homophonic, Polyphonic, Heterophonic Textures) in the extension section of the lesson.
You can also watch an orchestras play Handel’s ‘Sarabande’ there.
You might also like to try Googling or exploring YouTube and other sites on the Internet.
ASSESSMENT
Teacher/parent/carer to student:
Please make sure to complete your pattern pictures while you are listening to this lesson.
Teacher checking in with student:
Share your pattern drawings with your music teacher.
I would love to see your pattern art. Please send me pictures so that I can see how you went with this lesson.
FOR YOUR CLASSROOM
This lesson will shortly be available through Music Room Connect.
It will include the full lesson plan and everything you need to deliver this lesson yourself in your classroom
This lesson will shortly be available through Music Room Connect
It will include the full lesson plan and everything you need to deliver this lesson yourself in your classroom
- An audio copy of this podcast (almost set and forget – great for relief teachers)
- Text of the lesson
- All audio tracks
- Full versions of all pieces used
- Evaluation and Tracking materials (Learning Outcomes, Australian Curriculum Band and Content Description, AUSVELS, IB(PYP) etc.
ABOUT THE PIECES
George Frideric Handel
Sarabande
4th movement from the Suite in D minor for Harpsichord.
First published in 1733
Handel wrote a number of suites for harpsichord. The D minor (HWV 437) was written between 1703 and 1706. ‘Sarabande’ is the French name for a dance which originated in Central America. It travelled to Spain where it was known as the zarabanda, eventually finding its way to Italy and France where it became a slow court dance.
Have You Heard of J.S. Bach? (2016)
Rob Fairbairn
Australian 1951, modern period.
Especially written for Listening Room 3
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