You cannot learn to speak a language if you never hear it spoken.
Music is the most complex of all languages.
Your musical development is directly proportionate to the level of exposure you receive to quality music.
Listen while travelling to school each day or while eating your dinner. Listening multiple times each week will increase your enjoyment, as you get to know the music more intimately.
You can even draw or paint while listening.
Enjoy getting to know the work of the great masters!
WEEK ONE
This was meant for during the holidays – its technically not classical, but its fun, light piano & cello music, which moms and dads will also enjoy.
Listening to quality instrumental music helps students to think and dream in the language of music, so essential to successful performing & composing.
Try and listen hard to the piano part – sometimes its hidden in the layers of sound, but by trying to hear it you will train your ear for sound.
WEEK TWO
Born into a family of composers, Gustav Holst wanted to follow in their footsteps. His career included playing in orchestras and serving as head of music at St. Paul’s Girls’ School for almost thirty years while also composing.
He liked music by earlier English composers, folk music and poetry, especially poetry from ancient India. The success of The Planets thrust him into the spotlight and enabled him to focus more of his time on what he loved, composing.
The first in the suite, Mars, may remind you of Star Wars. If its too scary for the little ones, just skip ahead to 7:17 to listen to Venus. Details are in the description on YouTube.
Listen out for the melody that was used for The World In Union – it appears in “Jupiter”.
Close your eyes and imagine what each piece is about. Let the music paint pictures in your mind 🥰
WEEK THREE
Get creative!
WEEK FOUR
MOZART
A child prodigy, he composed so rapidly that he gifted us over 800 compositions in his short lifespan of only 35 years.