AGO Natinal Cnventin Ktzschmar 4 Kids: A Cllabrative Curriculum fr Schls Wednesday, June 25 9:45 am Marritt Htel A & B Saln, Furth Flr Ray Crnils, Prtland Municipal Organist, Presenter Intrductin The Friends f the Ktzschmar Organ, curatrs f America s ldest municipal rgan (built in 1912), established a gal in its lng-range planning f having a significant utreach t yuth Overseen by the Educatin Cmmittee, FOKO has develped a wide variety f in-schl experiences with the pipe rgan Our Offerings t Schls Curriculum Units Ktzschmar 4 Kids Explring Music with the Pipe Organ Intr t the Pipe Organ 2 Cmpser based Curriculum J. S. Bach Olivier Messiaen Science based curriculum Sund Wave Energy Ktz-O-Rama An Integrated Arts and Science Day Multi-statined events Music, Art, Science, Petry, Creative Writing, Listening, Mvement Meet the King f Instruments 50 minute cncert prgram with descriptins f hw a pipe rgan wrks and infrmatin abut the music Can be a fllw up t the Ktzschmar4Kids in-schl curriculum Merrill Auditrium r Lcal church r schl Use pwer-pint images Features active invlvement f students Bring students that yu have wrked with in the classrm t help teach thse in the audience hw a pipe rgan wrks r smething abut the music r cmpser Invite a student t cme up and play high r lw ntes Invite rgan r pian student t cme and play a piece Scavenger hunt identify varius cmpnents f the rgan Turs f inside f rgan Pipe chamber Universal wind-chest Turs f ther parts f the building Harriet Beecher Stwe s pew Jshua Chamberlain pew Back-stage turs Assembly Presentatin Lcated in-schl, perhaps fr multiple classes in an auditrium Interactive
Pwer-pint based Uses vide clips Uses prtable rgan, if available Keepers f the Ktzsch Schl-wide cllabratin Grade-level Pre-K t 6 th Cmpsers Intr t pipe rgan Middle Schl Intr t pipe rgan sund wave energy music/band classes High Schl Resurce fr science and physics class Intr t the pipe rgan Histry f FOKO Educatin Effrts 1990 s Lts f nice talk, n actin 2000 Attended PipeWrks wrkshp at Seattle AGO Natinal Cnventin 2000-2002 FOKO Educatin Cmmittee and Lng Range Planning Cmmittee develps a strategy t adapt AGO PipeWrks Curriculum fr FOKO use review f Maine State Learning Results and relate them t the curriculum bard adds a dedicated crdinatr f Educatin, Kathleen Grammer 2002 Ktzschmar Junir cmmissined by FOKO and built by David Wallace 2003 First Meet the King f Instruments cncert at Merrill nw an annual event 2004 1 st presentatins at Middle Schl 3 r 4 weeks (has cntinued fr 10 years) Fcus n music, scial studies and math with lives and music f Bach and Franck Wrked with language arts, scial studies, math and music teachers Fllw up cncert at a lcal church 2005-07 Fcus changes t Bach and Messiaen Cllabrated with partnered schl teachers t develp materials 2008 Added student participatin t Meet the King f Instruments 2009 Added three mre middle schls, ne became a lng-time partnered schl wrking with music teachers Increased vlunteer staffing and begin dcent prgram 2010
2011 2012 2014 OUR PROGRAMS Added art and science cmpnents as a result f ther teachers bserving ur wrk with music classes Cmmissined Casey At Bat in a cmpsitin cntest Rbin Dinda cmpser, Wayne Leupld publisher Added 50-minute Assembly Prgram frmat fr schls withut a resident instrument Began Curriculum writing, including wrk by ur partnered teachers Began publicatin f ur Curriculum Messiaen (available) Ktz--Rama (sn t be available) Bach (available 2015) Sund Wave Energy (available 2015) Intrductin t the Pipe Organ (available 2015) Intr t the Pipe Organ Hw a pipe wrks Histry f the rgan Where yu find pipe rgans Winding system Bellws and reservir Pipe types Flue principal, flute, string Reed Stps Manual and Pedals Pipe Lengths Rati f 2:1 fr an ctave Bach Cmpser life Large musical family Emplyed by church and curt Imprisned by Duke German twns where he lived Life 300 years ag Other cncurrent events Transprtatin Fd Germany Musical instruments f the time Harpsichrd nt pian Organ Mechanical r electric actin??? Listening t varius pieces Musical frms
Cantata Jesu, Jy f Man s Desiring Tccata Tccata in d minr Fugue Little Fugue in g minr Minuet dances Minuets frm Anna Magdalena Bach bk Messiaen Wildly imaginative, innvative, thughtful cmpser Life Events Lived in France Hme-schled read petry Cmpser/Organist/Teacher Wrld War II Quartet fr the End f Time Influences Debussy Discussin f Impressinism Bird Sng YuTube clips Selectins frm Pentecst Mass Stained glass and clr Clr Each stp has its wn timbre (clr) Scales Majr, minr, whle-tne, Mdes f Limited Transpsitin Frm Outbursts f Jy Respnse t music Sandpainting Wave-Frm Energy and the Pipe Organ (science) Amplitude decibels Slinkies Links t vlume Frequency Hertz Links t pitch Play find that nte n K Jr. Higher mass, lwer frequency Octave ratis 2:1 and pipe lengths Explre what is vibrating Flue pipes clumn f air Reed pipes brass tngue Cnservatin f energy pumping bellws, filling reservir, air rushing int pipes Ktzsch--rama Use f K. Jr and cntinu rgan Cmpare and cntrast Physics Slinkies Mvement
Square dancing t Allemande Visual Arts Sand painting Water clrs in respnse t music Listen t BACH (Badinarie, Allemande, Cantata, Harpsichrd) Writing Clr tnal pems Assembly Prgrams Includes K Junir Many vide clips Where s the Organ Pipe families Cmpser intrductin Bach Hw a Pipe Organ Wrks Pumping (reservir and bellw) Pipe Lengths Use f rpes 2-64 lng Cncert at lcal church with rgan chamber explratin Review f pieces heard in classrm Musical frms Pipe families Tur f pipe chamber Types f pipes Reservir 16 Open Diapasn Scavenger hunt Wrd search Meet the King f Instruments - Merrill cncert and turs Dem cncert and explratin Often the culminatin f ther educatinal experiences listed abve Pipe families Percussin Bach Little Fugue Pedal sls Ktzschmar Leviathan March Student participatin Explanatin f hw a pipe rgan wrks Pre-tur vides Dcent led turs Pre- activities Pulling Out All the Stps, edited versin Red Bk
Bach Cmes t Call At the Cnsle Cmpser infrmatin Websites Vide lps f Ktzschmar wind chest Pst-activities Writing Presentatin t ther students (MTKOI) Keepers f the Ktzsch (Breakwater prgram) Film making Dem/Tur f lcal rgan Dem/Tur f Ktzschmar rgan Appraching a Schl Persnal cnnectin with a teacher r administratr is key Understand Natinal Cre Educatin Standards Respect the teacher Teachers are busy and have many demands Find ut what cncepts they are teaching and figure ut what appraches they take t teaching What vcabulary d they use? What tls d they use t establish rder and respect their classrm? Ntice what is in the classrm, what is imprtant in their classrm? What subjects can yu use a pipe rgan t teach? Math (age a cmpser, ctave ratis, percentage, fractins Listening Develp pre-visit materials t prepare classes and pst-visit assessments and extracredit prjects Surces f ur Curriculum AGO Pipewrks FOKO Curriculum Writers FOKO Partnered Schl Teacher and Curriculum Writers YuTube resurces Organ Builder Sites Yur imaginatin and yur wn persnal experience Resurces needed Artist in Residence (aka Organist) Curriculum Pipe Organ Cmputer, prjectr, speakers Administratr Liaisn with the schls: pre- and pst- visits Materials manager Vlunteer Crdinatr Fr cncert Team t d preparatin and presentatin f materials
Budget items Artist in Residence Printing Organ Organ cartage Rental f cncert hall r church fr cncert Funding Arts Organizatins Schls fr busing t cncerts Lcal AGO chapter FOKO AGO special prjects funds Appraching schls and teachers Start with teachers r administratrs with whm yu already have a persnal relatinship Music teachers Science teachers D presentatins t Music Educatrs Assciatins D presentatins t principals assciatins D presentatins t Gifted and Talented rganizatins Listen t their needs Wrking with Students Listen t the students Watch fr glimpses f energy and imaginatin Get them invlved Have them play Have them play high and lw ntes Have them chse the stps Have them turn a page Have them react t what yu just played Have them mve the slinkies Have them tell yu what they just learned Give the student space t be her/himself. Ask pen-ended questins What d yu knw abut What d yu think abut If a student desn t knw an answer, ask anther student t help them The ther student can t answer the questin fr the first student, rather the ther student can give a hint r suggestin f hw t find the answer Give them encuragement after they shared, and then redirect, refine, revise their respnse, if needed Bring the richness f yur experience and knwledge t the classrm Identify what yu want the students t learn and apprach it frm many angles. Draw in parallel experiences Manual man, manual labr, manicure Pedal pedestrian, bicycle pedal, pedicure
Stps pulling ut all the stps Octave Smewhere Over the Rainbw, Take Me ut the the Ballgame Curt basketball curt, fd curt, judicial curt, curtyard Use vide clips frm YuTube Play fr them Play fr them things that they knw, and things that yu wuld like them t knw Chse pieces (r prtins f pieces) that are shrt 2-3 min max. Develp fllw up materials t assess what the students have learned Have the students explain t ther students r classes what they have learned I use this technique in my Meet the King f Instruments Cncerts Fllw up Review the assessment materials that they wrked n Set up a review time with the teacher r crdinatr f the prject a week r s after yur presentatins fr their feedback. This can be the time when yu encurage a return visit next year, r can help yu redefine the prject and gals. GOALS OF THIS WORKSHOP Freely share what we have dne in Prtland Hear yur reactins Hear yur experiences Have a netwrk f flks (rganists, schls, teachers, rganizatins) arund the cuntry wh can share resurces and supprt each ther. CONTACTS Ray Crnils, Municipal Organist, Artist in Residence rcrnils@cmcast.net Kathleen Grammer, Executive Directr, Friends f the Ktzschmar Organ kgrammer@fk.rg selsa Geskus, Friends f the Ktzschmar Organ, Chair f the Educatin Cmmittee, Vlunteer Educatin Crdinatr elsa.geskus@live.kutztwn.edu David Wallace, rgan builder and creatr f Ktzschmar Jr. david.wallace623@gmail.cm