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Dear Reader, First, I want to thank you for purchasing this ebook. It has been a dream of mine for a long time to write and share my own visions and help those who teach and homeschool their own children. Second, I want to welcome you to In All You Do. I don't take my little corner of the web lightly and I am so grateful for each and every reader who visits my site. This musical study is one that has been on my heart and in my head for a while, but only recently came to fruition with these Christmas tunes. I hope this will be the first of several in a series that will release throughout the year in 2016. This unit is not meant to fulfill any credit, but could be used as part of a Music Appreciation course or as a stand alone unit. In this unit you will find a brief history of each song, a listening guide for that song with a variety of styles to listen and compare as well as a Venn Diagram. Feel free to print as many of those diagrams as you need to compare and contrast the different styles for each song. I have also included some general notebooking pages for students to use when listening and/or doing research on a song. There are several notebooking pages to record information on the composers of the pieces, should you choose to do so with older students. Lastly, you will find blank notebooking pages that can be used in a variety of ways. Again, I want to thank you for your purchase. Please feel free to email me if you have ideas of something you would like to see in the future. Blessings
History of "Angels We Have Heard on High" This beloved Christmas carol is French in origin, written by an unknown author. It is based on a traditional French carol, Les Anges dans nos campagnes, literally translated "Angels in our countryside." The song celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Luke, where Luke writes that shepherds were out in their field and shown a multitude of angels singing and praising the newborn King. The song has received many adjustments and variations through the years, but the most common English version was translated in 1862 by James Chadwick, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle in northeast England.
Listening Exercise: There are several variations of this piece. Listen to all of them separately and record what you hear for each piece. Do not tell them what they are going to hear. Allow them to listen and decide what they hear - instruments, rhythm, voices, etc. Then, listen to them back to back and use the Venn Diagram to compare and contrast what you hear. Click on the links below to hear the different versions. I recommend listening to the pieces without the video (at first). Videos can be distracting, so just allow them to listen and soak up the music. Some of these videos are amateurs, but they show different styles and rhythms that I felt was important to compare and contrast. Pentatonix Trans-Siberian Orchestra Home Free The Piano Guys (be sure to let the kids watch this video!) Andrea Bocelli Chris Tomlin Mandisa Paul Bloche Choral Society of Durham
History of "Carol of the Bells" This song is a popular tune composed by Mykola Leontovych in 1904. The song is based on a tradtional folk chant known in Ukrainian as "Shchedryk". It was first performed in the United States by the Ukrainian National Chorus on October 5, 1921 at Carnegie Hall. Later a copyrighted text was created by Peter Wilhousky in the 1930's. The original work was intended to be sung acapella by a mixed, fourvoice choir. There are two other versions created by Leontovych: one for women's choir (unaccompanied) and one for children's choir with piano accompaniment. Both are rarely performed or recorded.
Listening Exercise: There are several variations of this piece. Listen to all of them separately and record what you hear for each piece. Do not tell them what they are going to hear. Allow them to listen and decide what they hear - instruments, rhythm, voices, etc. Then, listen to them back to back and use the Venn Diagram to compare and contrast what you hear. Click on the links below to hear the different versions. I recommend listening to the pieces without the video (at first). Videos can be distracting, so just allow them to listen and soak up the music. Some of these videos are amateurs, but they show different styles and rhythms that I felt was important to compare and contrast. Piano Guys Pentatonix Trans-Siberian Orchestra David Hicken Celtic Woman Mannheim Steamroller Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir Hammered Dulcimer Morman Tabernacle Choir Carol of the Bells (orchestral version) One Man Barbershop Quartet (piano)
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