Mozart Resources
Posted by Cindy on March 27, 2009
We’ve just finished learning about and listening to Mozart (one of my favorites.) Next month is Chopin. You’ll find his resources in the sidebar soon.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Composer Richard Wagner
Posted by Cindy on February 26, 2009
Wagner was February’s composer. I’m making room in the sidebar for next month’s composer, Mozart. 
Did you know Renoir painted a portrait of Wagner?
Johann Sebastian Bach
Posted by Cindy on January 26, 2009
To make room for a new composer study in the sidebar, I’m transferring Bach resources into this post for future reference.
December Artist and Composer Studies
Posted by Cindy on December 1, 2008
Thanks to the ladies at the CM Artist Study group, I’ve found a wonderful site for various nativity scenes that we’ll use for art study this month.
Each week, we’ll observe ALL of the paintings noticing different things each time like:
- realism
- colors
- feelings
- which ones capture the reverence best, or the joy best, etc
- the number of people
- who is consistently in each painting and why
- what style pleases them most
- what style pleases them least
Since we’re working on a daily scrapbook page to go along with the Names of Jesus unit and we’re frequently crafting this month, I doubt we’ll do any additional art besides the picture study.
Our composer of the month is – who else – George Frederick Handel. And we’ll be listening to – what else -the “Messiah”.
The biography will come mostly from Classics for Kids, and I may choose an activity or two from Cindy Downes free unit.
As for the “Messiah”, here is a nice explanation of the musical story. We own the “Messiah” on CD, but you can listen to parts of it online here.
