4th Grade, Musical Time Machine

4th Grade, Time Machine

Let's travel through music history!

Musical Periods

Let's take a time travel through music history! We will start with the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, then Romantic periods.

Multiple Choice

How did musicians learn music in the Medieval Period?

• By learning from other people.

• Using a book.

• Buying the music at a store.

Open Ended

What was the biggest accomplishment of the Medieval period? Hint: How did they share music?

Multiple Choice

What invention in the Renaissance period made it possible to share music further than before?

• Instruments

• The printing press

• The light bulb

Multiple Choice

There was a wider range of musical _________ during the Renaissance period.

• styles

• comedians

• poets

Multiple Choice

The ___________ was developed during the Baroque period.

• String Section

• Concert Band

• Orchestra

Multiple Choice

Who were some famous composers from the Baroque period?

• Bach, Vivaldi, Handel

• Beethoven and Mozart

• Elvis, Sinatra, and Buddy Holly

Multiple Select

The __________ was invented to replace the harpsichord.

• piano

• orchestra

• clarinet

Multiple Choice

Who were the famous composers of the Classical period?

• Burt and Ernie

• Wagner and Brahms

• Hayden and Mozart

Multiple Choice

What is it called when the music is like an opera or story without the visuals?

• Vocal Music

• Program Music

• Madrigal

Multiple Choice

What characteristics describe Romantic music the best?

• Dramatic and emotional

• Unsettlng

• Always happy

What did we learn?

• Medieval and Renaissance sound more plain, some of the first music there was.

• Baroque sounds very fancy, with lots of turns and reminds us of kings and queens.

• Classical is more balanced and has recurring themes and solos.

• Romantic music had the most drama and sounds like a movie soundtrack.

• 20th century still sounds like classical, but with a modern twist.

Get a piece of paper and a pencil!

Number your paper from 1-10. Listen to the video on the next slide. After each number take a guess as to which period it may belong to. Write an M for Medieval, Ren. for Renaissance, B for Baroque, C for Classical, Rom. for Romantic, and if it doesn't sound like any of those, it would be 20th Century.

How did you do?

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