http://www.oercommons.org/browse/keyword/classical-music daily 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.oercommons.org/courses/the-irving-fine-collection-2 This first online release presents a selection of 57 photographs, a sketchbook that includes sketches for the woodwind Partita and a string quartet, a manuscript score for the String Quartet (1952), a recorded performance of the Quartet, and the finding aid for the collection. Arts Humanities 2013-05-16T16:48:11 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/teaching-the-children-of-willesden-lane These resources provide teachers of history, literature, social studies, and music with background, lessons, and ideas for studying and discussing the book The Children of Willesden Lane. This is the true story of pianist Lisa Jura, who traveled to London through the Kindertransport to escape Nazi persecution on the eve of WWII. A Web site provides access to all the resources including video programs featuring real classrooms and documentary background on the book and its author, Lisa JuraŐs daughter, Mona Golabek; information on the classrooms where lessons were filmed; a downloadable curriculum guide to help teachers build lessons around issues raised in the book; and classical musical selections that play a pivotal role in the book. Arts Humanities Social Sciences 2012-09-05T11:23:57 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/artsedge-media-collection-great-composers Get inside the mind of a composer-- from a popular song, to a Broadway musical, to a symphony, how does a composer write music? Arts Humanities 2012-07-26T16:04:47 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/viva-la-diva ItŐs no secret that opera would be really boring without its incredibly dynamic women. Why else would we use the word ŇdivaÓ (Italian for ŇgoddessÓ) when we describe the lovely ladies of the operatic stage? HereŐs a beginnerŐs guide to some of operaŐs most challenging female roles and a unique look at how opera does girl power. Arts Humanities 2012-07-26T16:04:45 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/beethoven-listening-to-symphony-no-5 Part 2 of the Beethoven Rocks series: The Riff Heard 'Round the World. Arts Humanities 2012-07-26T16:04:44 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/beethoven-listening-to-symphony-no-6 Part 3 of the Beethoven Rocks series: The Pastoral. Arts Humanities 2012-07-26T16:04:44 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/beethoven-listening-to-symphony-no-9 Part 4 of the Beethoven Rocks series: Ode to Joy. Arts Humanities 2012-07-26T16:04:44 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/spooky-sounds-and-scary-tales Dust off the cobwebs and warm up your imagtination to hear composers tell stories about supernatural creatures and events. Arts Humanities 2012-07-26T16:04:43 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/beethoven-rocks Part 1 of the Beethoven Rocks series: Get to know Classical music's biggest star. Arts Humanities 2012-07-26T16:04:41 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/instrument-spotter-s-guide Learn to identify the strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion instruments that make up an orchestra Arts Humanities 2012-07-26T16:04:40 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/classical-music-in-america Follow the course of classical music in America from colonial times to the present in a series of NPR podcasts. Arts Humanities 2012-07-26T16:04:38 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/balkan-quartet Specializing in Gypsy music, these versatile musicians from the heart of the Balkans perform music from the region. Arts 2012-07-26T16:04:38 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/sounds-historic Explore the relationship between history and music with the pieces and activities from the Sounds Historic concert, performed by the National Symphony Orchestra. Learn how music can be inspired by history, capture history, or even make history. Arts Humanities 2012-07-26T16:04:37 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/el-alto-strings The Bolivian musicians may practice Bach and other classical music at home, but they were eager to share their interpretation of traditional Bolivian music during their performance at the Kennedy Center. Arts 2012-07-26T16:04:34 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/perfect-pitch Batter up! This multimedia exploration introduces students to the most enduring all-stars of the orchestra: the instruments. Arts Humanities 2012-07-26T16:04:32 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/in-performance-babar-the-elephant Malta's St. James Cavalier Centre for Creativity presents the interactive musical tale, "The Story of Babar the Elephant". Arts 2012-07-26T16:04:32 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/a-world-of-music We're off on a Musical Tour of Europe! The invention of the orchestra hundreds of years ago meant bigger musical possibilities, and composers all across Europe were inspired to try their hand at pushing classical music to new limits Arts Humanities 2012-07-26T16:04:32 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/ballet-and-classical-music This lesson will introduce students to both conceptual and practical elements of classical ballet. Amy Lotierzo Jen Westmoreland Bouchard Arts 2012-07-23T12:13:39 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/writing-in-tonal-forms-i-spring-2009 " Written and analytic exercises based on 18th- and 19th-century small forms and harmonic practice found in music such as the chorale preludes of Bach; minuets and trios of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven; and the songs and character pieces of Schubert and Schumann. Musicianship laboratory is required." Child, Peter Arts 2010-10-07T04:39:16 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/writing-in-tonal-forms-ii-spring-2009 " This course builds on the composition techniques practiced in 21M.303 Writing in Tonal Forms I. Students undertake further written and analytic exercises in tonal music, including a sonata-form movement for string quartet. Students will also have the opportunity to write short works that experiment with the expanded tonal techniques of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Musicianship laboratory is required." Shadle, Charles Arts 2010-10-07T04:39:16 Course Related Materials