Music Appreciation Links
Lesson 1
- Star Wars Opening (start at 0:50): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHsnpo8QMro
- Star Wars Opening (No Music): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUpl-OSRe5g
- What is Music?:
- Philosophic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjMsyVWtDD4
- Scientific: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyZkoOXotNA
- Personal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRjVioW3uxA
Lesson 2
- Ancient Lute Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpxN2VXPMLc
- Oxford Scholars Celebrate Ancient Greek Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAmuQBnNty8
- Make a Bolang Gu: www.giftofcuriosity.com/chinese-new-year-drum-craft-for-kids/
Lesson 3
- Andalucian Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3762QKS110k
- Ziryab Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RoV2A4_FK4 (NOTE: 8:20-9:11 quotes an historical document that relates the legend of Ziryab being inspired by a jinn—an Arabic conception of a spirit or fairy—while inebriated.)
Lesson 4
- Basic Intro to Medieval Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1ev1y3BWL4
- Advanced Intro to Medieval Music: pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ket-music-history-medieval/gregorian-chant-music-arts-toolkit
- Gregorian Chant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK5AohCMX0U
- How to Listen to Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhn_bzgplgo
Lesson 5
- Guido d’Arezzo Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-JMX7tVqog
- Hildegard von Bingen Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeP-rNlueVI
- Hildegard von Bingen Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6qFCYRQKVA
- The Musical Score explainer: www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/major-or-minor-whats-the-difference-video/class-notes/
- “Do-Re-Mi”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drnBMAEA3AM
Tasting Notes
- Cookies of Joy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa1r9O0-PEE
Lesson 6
- “Spem in alium”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmH1nZSGIyY
- Ancient Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elERNFoEf3Y
- Medieval Music 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqZ3kwdqtVY
- Medieval Music 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4HsiFR3INA
- Late Renaissance Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo8qfyK9c3c
Lesson 7
- “This Song from the 1500s Blows Me Away”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgDbj2OvSwI
- “Sicut Cervus” by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU7k-hiiVjw
- “Palestrina Saves Church Music”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrM_lawPfFE
Egg Dance Videos and Tutorials
- Beginner Level: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08r-fittsQ4
- Advanced Level: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pti0Mp_TI4A
- Group Dance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8oaz6piA54
- Music for Your Dance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrywJvtImSM
Lesson 8
- Basic Introduction to Baroque Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfhScDOZ9wU
- Advanced Introduction to Baroque Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otpFHNpC290
- Compositional Forms 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_5K8f5CZpg
- Compositional Forms 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5wTqFteQVY
- Periods of Classical Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwyenL2ZKng
Lesson 9
- Vivaldi’s Four Seasons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xcpc8VDsv3c
- Vivaldi Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skgb-floeUQ
- Concerto: https://fcsymphony.org/blog/what-is-a-concerto/ (Note: The linked article contains a podcast on the concerto that is also interesting.)
- Tempo: www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/fast-or-slow-means-tempo-video/class-notes/
Lesson 10
- Instrument Families: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqWz6g5XBHk
- Instrument Classification: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WencyslK76o
- Make a Popsicle Stick Harmonica: www.housingaforest.com/popsicle-stick-harmonica
- Music Titles Explainer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UYSi2RCN2I
Lesson 11
- Handel Ripped Off: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBKZzmyj5oI
- Major v. Minor Key: www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/major-or-minor-whats-the-difference-video/class-notes/
Lesson 12
- Bach Documentary 1: “A Passionate Life”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZVn9NZqyxs
- Bach Documentary 2: “What Made Bach Great?”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcvUHdhROrk
- How a Pipe Organ Works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzK-tYFGQx4
- Organ Performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHSm--LWcRo
Lesson 13
- Claudio Monteverdi Mini-Biography: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnBTKS1KnrY (Note: This is also a great place to watch orchestral performances of Monteverdi’s music)
- Francesca Caccini Mini-Biography: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pnUEfaHeMo
- Henry Purcell Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr6AXKibLw8
- Georg Philipp Telemann Mini-Biography: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0qlqgADoeg (Note: This is a very interesting audio lecture with no video images.)
Lesson 14:
- Classical Period Resource: pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ket-music-history-mozart-haydn/the-classical-period-mozart-and-haydn-music-arts-toolkit
- Tchaikovsky Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tABgYM0Gsw
- What Conductors Do 1: https://fcsymphony.org/blog/what-does-a-conductor-do/
- What Conductors Do 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_yIn8V3UcU
- Interactive Orchestra: Be sure to click on all the instruments to hear what they sound like. https://orchestramap.carnegiehall.org/?mapType=instruments
- “Conduct Us”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_cbnBak8RI
- “Learn How to Conduct”: https://www.carnegiehall.org/Education/Programs/Link-Up/Activities-for-Families/Make-Music#become
- “Strings”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqfUm7kyj7s
Lesson 15:
- Haydn Mini-Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY1CQiz9cs4
- Woodwinds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynpeISCtZng
Lesson 16
- Joseph Bologne Mini-Documentary 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtKjWN73B_I (NOTE: Includes a brief reference to French spy and diplomat Chevalier d'Éon, a man who dressed as a woman at 9:30.)
- Joseph Bologne Mini-Documentary 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIBsCFpXuIs
- Extra Listening:
- Violin Concerto op. 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Alos7dHCbiI
- Symphony no. 2 in D Major: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxoL3BlHfBs
- Adagio in F Minor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj-mq0Ao99o
- Brass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9F20aAqXhg
Lesson 17
- Mozart Mini-Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbKNJpHL1B4
- Mozart Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nyt1asgJPZ0
- Extra Listening
- Jupiter Symphony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vfU4cmdx-s
- Overture from The Magic Flute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99VWYcapgq4
- Queen of the Night Aria from The Magic Flute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuBeBjqKSGQ
- “How Do You Compose Music?”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d18alZv1GG0
- Percussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcAWRVEIbEw
Lesson 18:
- Beethoven Documentary 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QSr_R-GECA (NOTE: Briefly mentions a time in which Beethoven had suicidal thoughts.)
- Beethoven Documentary 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5zFitBASEw
- Extra Listening
- Moonlight Sonata: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4591dCHe_sE
- Für Elise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s71I_EWJk7I
- Symphony no. 5 in C Minor:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7n0tNSFJQ34
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ug835LFixU
- Evelyn Glennie:
- Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEuZ3B9B4HA
- Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXIMELBqpd8
Lesson 19
- Classical Era Recap 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbs6EFHluBg
- Classical Era Recap 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2pdgGfjqw0
- Instruments – Beginner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6unNn5yqjo
- Instruments – Advanced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmhLU896IJ4
- Instruments – Additional: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzBOSnFks6U (This video provides a way to train your ear to distinguish between fifteen different instruments!)
- Charles Wesley Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhXqXRItJDlrjAj-lIWUXf_vlOo0gwFDD
Lesson 20
- Romantic Period Introduction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAKWm1LfSes
- Musical Texture 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teh22szdnRQ
- Musical Texture 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5Ip742VIyQ
- Test Monophony, Homophony, and Polyphony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1nBIZwe9ek
- Peter and the Wolf Option 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ueGfjBKbiE
- Peter and the Wolf Option 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va8Uz6MoKLg
Lesson 21
- Paganini Mini-Biography: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bJkh_h28xU
- Extra Listening:
- La campanella, part of Violin Concerto no. 2 in B Minor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=230RgLax-_o
- Caprice no. 24: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsJdLv38fy8
- Classical Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aL9L6C2vaZo
- Romantic Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e52mkjorLAY
Lesson 22
- Schubert Part 1: https://www.classicsforkids.com/podcast/franz-schubert-2-about-franz-schubert/
- Schubert Part 2: https://www.classicsforkids.com/podcast/franz-schubert-3-take-me-to-your-lieder/
- Extra Listening:
- “Great” Symphony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip06DEeY_U8
- Ave Maria: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpYGgtrMTYs
- Schubert’s Leider: www.classical-music.com/articles/six-best-schubert-songs
- “A Red, Red Rose”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUs-5dHFksw
- Turning Poems into Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dV-TVLakGo
Lesson 23
- Fanny Mendelssohn Mini-Biography: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOrplq_9SH8
- Extra Listening:
- String quartet in E-flat Major: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TItEWA5tnJY
- Hiob (Job): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PTn-9sVZXw
- “Swansong” by Heinrich Heine: https://oxfordsong.org/song/schwanenlied
- Swan Song Interpretation 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RThLjL-v1Ms
- Swan Song Interpretation 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51G9FJrOI9Q
- Swan Song Interpretation 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4gp5l76JIQ
- Ear Training Resource 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmhLU896IJ4&t=1s
- Ear Training Resource 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb0gHAzpQPE
- Ear Training Resource 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tXiD8kT7fA
Lesson 24
- Clara Schumann Documentary 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxuo6-JFfK0
- Clara Schumann Documentary 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4k7ioNBp7o
- Extra Listening:
- 4 Pièces fugitives Op. 15: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLWiyRU3l5I
- Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0Y1hrqcSLI
Lesson 25
- Felix Mendelssohn Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3susb6TcHG8 (NOTE: Mentions Mendelssohn’s extramarital relationship with Jenny Lind at 19:45.)
- How is Mendelssohn connected to J.S. Bach?: https://youtu.be/QW6clGWyiDE?si=MeOXU4obAYLelQUk
- Extra Listening:
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Overture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEkcP8lZvZA
- Excerpt from Elijah: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU7rEu3qqOs
Lesson 26
- Gioachino Rossini Mini-Biography: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwBAEp8m_TI
- Hector Berlioz Biography: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWi3xslzeEY
- Robert Schumann Biography 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK6HLaZ4kp4
- Robert Schumann Biography 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wSN601Iqz8
- Emilie Mayer Biography: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoY1KHkXgms
- Robert Schumann’s Rules for Young Musicians: https://www.violinist.com/blog/Chusman/201211/14170/
Lesson 27
- Strauss Biography 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiEJruLNoE4
- Strauss Biography 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvV3izf56vg
- Johannes Brahms Resource: www.classicsforkids.com/composer/johannes-brahms
- Camille Saint-Saëns’s Carnival of the Animals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z2gbvDTekc
- Sergei Rachmaninoff Podcast, Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unexUlnwAHo
- Sergei Rachmaninoff Podcast, Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrrAYbMj9tI
- Fanny Crosby Biography 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EytnROs6evk
- Fanny Crosby Biography 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceP4fZTVUYA
Lesson 28
- Musical Nationalism: https://www.vermontpublic.org/programs/2016-06-20/timeline-musical-nationalism (NOTE: Landing page features the famous painting Liberty Leading the People which has nudity.)
- Chopin Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8Q5nb0I1uM (NOTE: At one point, video quotes Chopin calling George Sand a transvestite for dressing like a man.)
- Extra Listening:
- Fantasy-impromptu in C sharp minor Op. 66: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4v4Ipl_UJI
- Nocturne op. 9 No. 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E6b3swbnWg
- Piano Concerto No. 1 e-minor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bFo65szAP0
Lesson 29
- Liszt Audio Biography: https://www.classicsforkids.com/podcast/franz-liszt-1-about-franz-liszt/
- Romani (Gypsy) Music: https://www.classicsforkids.com/podcast/franz-liszt-3-romani-or-gypsy-music/
- Extra Listening:
- Transcendental Etude No. 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ifk5Swd8WHk
- Heroic Polonaise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_iI1J0bALE
- Rhapsodies: https://www.classicsforkids.com/podcast/franz-liszt-5-what-is-a-rhapsody/
- Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdH1hSWGFGU
- Mozart Concerto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oPQ_ARlziY
Lesson 30
- Grieg Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AI1_oinF4E
- Extra Listening:
- “Morning Mood”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lKo6TYDXCQ
- “In the Hall of the Mountain King”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nMUr8Rt2AI
- Piano Concerto in A minor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwtlT1Wqir4
- Peer Gynt Dramatic Reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL6SwuO7a40 (NOTE: The last 5 minutes of the video includes images of trolls that may be frightening for some children.)
Lesson 31
- Antonin Dvorak Resource: pbslearningmedia.org/resource/antonin-dvorak-in-the-new-world-video/class-notes/
- Extra Listening:
- Symphony no. 9: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_1N6_O254g&t=50s
- Slavonic Dance, Op. 46: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIywT8fKVZA&t=53s
- Moravian Duets, Op. 38: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh2G5GHw_rw&t=75s
- New World Symphony 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2bFhqRxLpY
- New World Symphony 2: https://www.yourclassical.org/story/2023/07/07/npr-dvoraks-beloved-new-world-symphony-was-an-anthem-to-what-american-music-could-be (Click listen so you can hear all the music)
Lesson 32
- Ralph Vaughan Williams Resource 1: https://www.classicsforkids.com/podcast/ralph-vaughan-williams-1-about-ralph-vaughan-williams/
- Ralph Vaughan Williams Resource 2: https://www.classicsforkids.com/podcast/ralph-vaughan-williams-2-musical-fantasies/
- Heitor Villa-Lobos Mini-Biography: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1UV9odYIfY
- Aaron Copland Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix2xIl2XVro
- Listening Test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paSXoPlxIIA
Lesson 33
- Opera 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8x5aIx2H9YY
- Opera 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Sozi3XrCFk
- Opera 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uwvzped4Pzg
- Richard Wagner Mini-Biography: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiPGE0JjCkQ (NOTE: Wagner’s adulterous love affair is mentioned at 2:48) Richard Wagner Mini-Bio 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnwngcL7gJo
- Extra Listening:
- “Ride of the Valkyries”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeRwBiu4wfQ
- Tristan and Isolde: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4bqRlNSQQE
- Wagner’s Ring Cycle: https://youtu.be/4EYW49Ru_F4?si=pDfZQggKv26OyvU5
Lesson 34
- Verdi Mini-Biography: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLNvb5xtnX4
- Puccini Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpYAntNU-V8 (NOTE: Occasionally mentions Puccini’s multiple affairs.)
- Extra Listening:
- Requiem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6cogix3cwQ
- La Traviata: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afhAqMeeQJk
- Rigoletto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8-vZJNY10k
- Musetta’s Waltz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP3lV-YvCYM
- “O mio babbino caro”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sf-tjXevlyQ
Lesson 35
- Brief history of ballet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEekFTj5PvU
- Tchaikovsky Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tABgYM0Gsw&t=1s (NOTE: Briefly mentions his homosexuality.)
- Tchaikovsky at Carnegie Hall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVcqOWiyqgc
- Extra Listening:
- The Nutcracker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYaIQNjAX_8
- 1812 Overture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUpuAvQQrC0
- Piano Concerto No. 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DmfJu3oNDM
Lesson 36
- Stravinsky Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr_0ve2KFuk (NOTE: Video briefly shows artwork with nudity.)
- Rite of Spring Premiere Riot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAxezGzND_c
Lesson 37
- Schoenberg Mini-Biography: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8agu-501670
- Bach’s Six-Voice Fugue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVeZAPi0GcA
- Musical Superstars: https://www.classicsforkids.com/podcast/franz-liszt-2-classical-music-superstars/
- Extra Listening:
- Verklärte Nacht: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h5Xc-rUef4&t=422s
Lesson 38
- The Music of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH8ftkFkKUY
- The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: https://www.hwlongfellow.org/poems_poem.php?pid=62
Lesson 39
- Florence Price Mini-Biography 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7bqemFJzwE
- Florence Price Mini-Biography 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ca4jSWDtw0
Lesson 40
- Gershwin Mini-Biography: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7BUfHm-KgM
- Rhapsody in Blue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vv6GcsLxMiQ
- Extra Listening:
- “Swanee”: https://youtu.be/xqGI8sSgXbE?si=-HydSuJOTXqnWkyt
- Do-Do-Do: https://youtu.be/PmfETTSEmB8?si=RCoBCZxps6j__aoL
- “I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdn1hCinBaI
Lesson 41
- Messiaen Mini-Biography: https://youtu.be/C2cIX-fwRBE?si=45eyE_PSAESI-7AB
- Messiaen Mini-Biography 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByL6HG2ZhAc
- Messiaen’s Faith: https://catholicherald.co.uk/messiaens-ecstatic-music-is-for-everyone/
- Messiaen’s Birdsong 1: https://youtu.be/9QdgUJss9BU?si=pwaZoMjh-hAQyQgr
- Messiaen’s Birdsong 2: https://youtu.be/xkKrD9knBvU?si=1bfyr8m3q5epD5Xh
Lesson 42
- Ethel Smyth Mini-Biography: https://youtu.be/MpcU6hPtOFE?si=mI8CLLJHWzXp4Vjn
- Amy Beach Mini-Biography: https://youtu.be/Xr5MaXBbOzw?si=ovW1AknD6s6gHDUY
- Amy Beach Documentary: https://youtu.be/0yXeQf4rNmE?si=L0t22TaTz_J5J8ys
- Lili Boulanger Mini-Biography: https://youtu.be/FrFIohURbi4?si=mtO80xjRA6Mlq9Da
Lesson 43
- Joplin and Rag: https://youtu.be/VCA0O2iN3xE?si=EdHtR0UMTHPsgzWK
- Syncopation Explainer: https://youtu.be/4BLXWtrC0yI?si=nsOURdBDLDc-j97X
- Sousa Mini-Biography: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjqxKp2buqw
- Best of James Sylvester Scott: https://youtu.be/LK4uHQaQNRE?si=ciqgqBO0_6cz2No1
- Learn the Charleston: https://youtu.be/W_g8rZHJEEY?si=SmugfUmmbFhOk_WD
Lesson 44
- W. C. Handy Documentary: https://youtu.be/oQkLFTcdgH4?si=RC31wACnMRHqs_kl
- Blues History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHycvbyl7qI
- Trumpet History: https://lrobinsontrumpetqat.weebly.com/history-of-the-trumpet.html
Lesson 45
- Muddy Waters Mini-Biography:https://youtu.be/H9BgPbdRr8c?si=QMwpsNCxVgNTGjeJ
- Acoustic v. Electric Guitar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3vjSbzyYjM
Lesson 46
- Duke Ellington Mini-Biography: https://youtu.be/iIp0SDrlYQc?si=psYlBeVi32K_K2Y4
- “Mood Indigo”: https://youtu.be/Yr23OC2yYHY?si=AdtHdMhw_mpTaHzy
- Ken Burns’s Jazz: https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/jazz/
Lesson 47
- How Miles Davis Became the Face of Jazz: https://youtu.be/Je_ibLuqDkQ?si=qg0ny1cHLzyH6CqX
- How Miles Davis Changed Jazz: https://youtu.be/nfroW6KaXXc?si=fp5pcuZWJrN4aqzQ
- Jelly Roll Morton Original Recordings: https://youtu.be/L9kfPeTgOX4?si=aCh_GkBZezsmb_cB
- Billly Taylor on Jelly Roll Morton: https://youtu.be/w05fajFAwBU?si=5rhoVmRRME7vnaN3
- John Coltrane for Kids: https://youtu.be/ttXHY9FMQQs?si=p4W7B0QmFMr16hOm
- John Coltrane Live: https://youtu.be/ehYM_cg2DHI?si=Yl2QBr1cRJI7U8cd
- The History and Making of the Saxophone: https://youtu.be/z-GDrCxcV80?si=sEffdaUxHSsXGAIv
- Why is there no saxophone in the orchestra?: https://youtu.be/BsfPS7pXg1E?si=-4N2EGK-S98QIspa (NOTE: Includes a historical representation of blackface at 7:06.)
Lesson 48
- “Dream a Little Dream of Me”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAZ82CkLzKs
- “Strange Fruit”: https://youtu.be/-DGY9HvChXk?si=xRt2UDai5kI7g5hk (NOTE: Portrays lynchings of Black people in the South.)
- “New Orleans”: https://youtu.be/m4jU8IQK5b0?si=5ze6evi1FTF7bkH7
- Billie Holiday Sings the Blues: https://youtu.be/TaPIyo51cr4?si=xsBap9JUUutI2aPq
- Duke Ellington, Ray Charles, and Louis Armstrong Live: https://youtu.be/7EYJkD3pkNE?si=hNm1bxrBz2aB5_BW
- “Georgia on My Mind”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIp9TwSEgFg
Lesson 49
- History of Rock and Roll: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOZvxoPGoCM
Lesson 52
- Andrew Lloyd Webber Interview: https://youtu.be/_Pd22yOcqdQ?si=kXlZZ9xUNn8g77hC
- Lin-Manuel Miranda Interview: https://youtu.be/GhKXBra7J5g?si=umYnx3jZHuqbNJyh
- Companies that provide musical scripts:
- ArtReach: https://www.childrenstheatreplays.com/_a-list_of_plays_for_kids.htm
- Play Scripts for Kids: http://www.playscriptsforkids.net/browse-play-scripts-for-kids/free-scripts/
- Drama Notebook: https://www.dramanotebook.com/scripts-based-on-childrens-books/
Lesson 53
- A World without Beethoven?: https://youtu.be/Ls5XWu4PhSs?si=hT9tUyMGPg6nGZ-8
- John Williams Conducting: https://youtu.be/rqErQ1sn74k?si=HHeSCAP8wlAhW4Rz (NOTE: Include scenes from classic movies like Psycho that could be scary for children.)
- John Williams on Composing: https://youtu.be/cG9Z_5FzMCo?si=CxDut2v_2gmIDfqG
- Philip Glass on Composing: https://youtu.be/_fbp8-5sE9U?si=5NDWdWYMrSgoglHa
- Live Choir Performance of A. R. Rahman’s Music 1: https://youtu.be/Thw9Mnjyxl8?si=Jq8ky8nadj8rN9PY
- Live Choir Performance of A. R. Rahman’s Music 2: https://youtu.be/Qg01hadmMEM?si=iu0PrV3hooUW9s32
- Check out the choir that sings the above songs. It’s part of the St. Joseph University in Beirut and it is a wonderful example of how classical music is still bringing people from around the world together in joy-filled ways! “Meet the USJ Choir” on the Chœur USJ YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/Sot5OY2VMhk?si=wJ66ZyaIC5fMvyeQ
- Hans Zimmer’s Career: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGs_NT4iL2c (NOTE: This includes scenes from movies that may be frightening for children, please preview. This can also be appreciated without the video, so you can choose to just listen to the audio.)
- Hans Zimmer Live: https://youtu.be/7YFJ3JSFubU?si=ZciBQWuIe9a_1Cnx