Beethven Thrugh Time Scial Studies/Art Integratin Lessn (Music) This lessn best fits in the LBUSD 2 nd grade scial studies pacing with Reflectins text unit 1, Lessn 4 Daily Life Then and Nw. It helps if students have already dne sme explring f their wn family histry. The lessn lks at changes peple have made t Beethven s 5 th Symphny. The different versins f the piece reveal preferences in musical styles in different perids f histry. It cnnects the scial studies theme f differences in the events f peple s daily lives with the music anchr standard #10, which asks students t examine hw persnal interests relate t chices when creating, perfrming, and in this case especially, respnding t music. The cmparisns in this lessn can be used as ne aspect f differences in daily life that students use in Lessn 4, r even be used as an alternate t Lessn 4. STANDARDS Califrnia State Cntent Standards fr Histry/Scial Studies 2.1 Students differentiate between things that happened lng ag and things that happened yesterday. 2. Cmpare and cntrast their daily lives with thse f their parents, grandparents, and/r guardians. 3. Place imprtant events in their lives in the rder in which they ccurred (e.g., n a time line r strybard). Natinal Cre Arts Standards General Music Prcess Cmpnent: Cnnect #10 Anchr Standard: Synthesize and relate knwledge and persnal experiences t make art. Demnstrate hw interests, knwledge, and skills relate t persnal chices and intent when creating, perfrming, and respnding t music. Califrnia State Cntent Standards fr Visual and Perfrming Arts: Music 5.0 CONNECTIONS, RELATIONSHIPS, APPLICATIONS Cnnecting and Applying What Is Learned in Music t Learning in Other Art Frms and Subject Areas and t Careers Students apply what they learn in music acrss subject areas. They develp cmpetencies and creative skills in prblem slving, cmmunicatin, and management f time and resurces that cntribute t lifelng learning and career skills. They als learn abut careers in and related t music. Beethven Thrugh Time Lng Beach Symphny Educatin, Grade 2 Kay Vanzant-Bradney, 2016
Cnnectins and Applicatins 5.1 Identify similar themes in stries, sngs, and art frms (e.g., patterns, texture). Careers and Career-Related Skills 5.2 Identify and discuss wh cmpses and perfrms music. The culminatin f this lessn is fr each student t make a general timeline f his/her family with different renditins the 5 th Symphny n the timeline representing the changes in styles acrss the generatins. It is helpful if students already have sme understanding f hw things in everyday life may be different between the time we live in nw and that f the times in which their parents, grandparents, and/r great-grandparents were children. Befre Teaching Listed belw are links t different versins (including the standard versin) f Beethven s 5 th Symphny. Pick ut a few that are likely t represent the time frame f different generatins f yur students families. Original Versin https://www.yutube.cm/watch?v=7jh-e5m01wy Ht Jazz (Frank Vignla 2011, in the style f 30 s ht jazz/gypsy jazz) https://www.yutube.cm/watch?v=woibll9phmw Big Band (Brian Setzer Orchestra - 2007, in the style f 30 s/40 s style big band) https://www.yutube.cm/watch?v=lehz5fn4gc Salsa (Hveden Scial Club/Nrwegian Radi Orchestra, 2012 -- in the style f 40 s/50 s/60 s style salsa) https://www.yutube.cm/watch?v=jafwlyfuabw Prgressive Rck (Ekseptin perfrmance frm 90 s, sng dates frm early 70 s) https://www.yutube.cm/watch?v=xfxsl1zvn1i Disc (Walter Murphy, 1976) https://www.yutube.cm/watch?v=7jahvceimbc Heavy Metal - (Yngwie Malmsteen perfrmance frm 90 s, first recrded in 1986) https://www.yutube.cm/watch?v=4fgpb0lsms Rck (David Garrett, 2011) https://www.yutube.cm/watch?v=ekm70gj-ji Beethven Thrugh Time Lng Beach Symphny Educatin, Grade 2 Kay Vanzant-Bradney, 2016
Techn (Infinity String Quartet, 2010) https://www.yutube.cm/watch?v=tcox0utsjkq Hip Hp Remix (DJ Daddy Ray Z, 2008) This versin samples the disc versin and a symphnic versin all t a hip hp beat https://www.yutube.cm/watch?v=7fm8llpdvow (Krump Dance Vide Tight Eyez, dancer, 2013) https://www.yutube.cm/watch?v=lqvxiihj9ma (Thee Phantm, 2013) https://www.yutube.cm/watch?v=tlqatnk4by Cartns (Pink Panther, 1966) https://www.yutube.cm/watch?v=xia6qe5s2wu (Disney s Fantasia 2000) https://www.yutube.cm/watch?v=nmnlxykzkau Lessn Sequence Start with a quick verview f Beethven s 5 th Symphny Beethven lived frm 1770-1827 The 5 th Symphny was written 1804-1808, and first perfrmed in 1808, in Vienna. It s up t yu hw detailed yu want t get with the verview. Yu culd lk at sme aspects f daily life in the time such as fashin, transprtatin, technlgy & scientific discveries, wrld event, etc. Listen r shw vides fr the versin f the symphny that yu have selected. Yu can spread the listening ut ver several days, r just play a minute r s f the different versins all in ne lessn. Listening t all the sngs in their entirety in ne perid will prbably be verwhelming fr students. Create a timeline f the varius versins. Use the timeline included r create yur wn t plt ut the time in which the style f the versin was ppular. The eras f students, parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents have been place n the timeline included. Explain that this is a range f times fr each generatin. In sme families grandparents and parents are lder, and in sme families they are yunger. In sme families great- Beethven Thrugh Time Lng Beach Symphny Educatin, Grade 2 Kay Vanzant-Bradney, 2016
grandparents are still living, and in thers they, and maybe even parents and grandparents, have already passed away. Fr an individual student the range wuld be mre specific. Yu might want t shw an example f a particular student (r imaginary student) r even yur wn family. Make a list r table shwing the generatins and their Beethven My Great-grandparents Beethven My Grandparents Beethven My Parents Big Band Disc Heavy Metal My Beethven Techn Cmpare and Cntrast Step 1, Timeline Begin by having each student make a timeline f his/her family. Students can draw a picture and/r write the name f each family member in the bxes Beethven Thrugh Time Lng Beach Symphny Educatin, Grade 2 Kay Vanzant-Bradney, 2016
Students will add their Beethven versin in the bttm bx. The versin can be ntated with the name f the genre, artist, and/r a picture f the perfrmer frm the time perid. Cmpare and Cntrast Step 2 Whle class Play a versin f the 5 th symphny that yu have nt played fr the class. Play the riginal versin Use a duble-bubble map r a Venn diagram t cmpare the tw versins Sme pssible attributes t cmpare culd be: instruments, temp, rhythm, dynamics. If yu viewed vide perfrmances yu can als talk abut the venue, the style f the perfrmers clthes and hair, the audience behavir (if there is an audience shwn). Small grups As a whle class, play a mdern versin that mst f the students have chsen. Beethven Thrugh Time Lng Beach Symphny Educatin, Grade 2 Kay Vanzant-Bradney, 2016
If yu are ding this activity n a different day frm the, whle class cmpare/cntrast activity, play the riginal versin again. Break the class int small grups. All students in the grup shuld have chsen the same versin fr My Beethven. In the small grup students will wrk t cmpare and cntrast the riginal and their versin. The grup creates a duble-bubble map t recrd their findings Students may use wrds, phrases, sentences, drawings, and/r symbls n the map. If there are grups that chse a different versin than the ne yu played fr the whle grup play the versin fr them. As students are wrking cntinue t play snippets f the different versins t help them in their analysis. Have grups share their bubble maps with the whle class. (Optin) Recrd trends that yu see as the class shares as differences between then and nw. Beethven Thrugh Time Lng Beach Symphny Educatin, Grade 2 Kay Vanzant-Bradney, 2016