Thursday, February 13, 2020

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Justin:
*We read a chapter in Harry Potter 3-30 min.
*Layers of Learning-The Arts-one hour, 12 min.
*Layers of Learning-Science-15 min.
*Duolingo-15 min.
Daily Totals: English: 30 min.; Arts-one hour, 12 min.; Spanish: 15 min.
Daily hours: 3 hours

Timothy:
*We read a chapter in Harry Potter 3
*Layers of Learning-The Arts-one hour, 12 min.
*Silent reading - The Trials Of Apollo: The Tyrants Tomb
*Vocab book
*Spelling City
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Jacob:
*We read a chapter in Harry Potter 3
 *Layers of Learning-The Arts-one hour, 12 min.
*layers of Learning-Science videos-30 min.
*Sketching
*Brain Quest-2 p
*Silent Reading Thrones & Bones-2 chapters
*Sketching Visual
*Duolingo-12
*Spelling City-6
*Silent Reading-Napoleon-2 chapters

Lorelei:
*We read a chapter in Harry Potter 3
*Layers of Learning-The Arts-one hour, 12 min.
*Silent Reading-finished reading 6 Puppy Place books
*Sketching
*Read a poem
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The world into which Beethoven was born was a world in turmoil, a world in transition, a world of wars, revolution and counter-revolution
 If any composer deserves the name of revolutionary it is Beethoven. The word revolution derives historically from the discoveries of Copernicus, who established that the earth revolves around the sun, and thus transformed the way we look at the universe and our place in it. Similarly, Beethoven carried through what was probably the greatest single revolution in modern music. His output was vast, including nine symphonies, five piano concertos and others for violin, string quartets, piano sonatas, songs and one opera. He changed the way music was composed and listened to. Right to the end, he never ceased pushing music to its limits.

It is a rugged sound, a musical explosion, a musical revolution that accurately conveys the spirit of the times. Here there is not only variety but conflict. Beethoven frequently uses the direction sforzando – which signifies attack. This is violent music, full of movement, rapidly shifting moods, conflict, contradiction.

 Beethoven boldly swept aside all existing musical conventions, just as the French revolution cleaned out the Augean stables of the feudal past. His was a new kind of music, music that opened many doors for future composers, just as the French revolution opened the door to a new democratic society.

 Instead of pleasant and easy tunes, Beethoven confronted the listener with meaningful themes, with ideas conveyed in music. This tremendous innovation later became the basis of all Romantic music, culminating in the Leitmotifs of Wagner's vast musical dramas. The basis of all subsequent developments is Beethoven.