The Baroque era is the era in our music history journey for my students.  The following is the outline/notes my student took for this musical period.

Baroque Era   1600-1750     

     Baroque origially meant deformed or strange pearl but over the years has switched to mean highly complex art, architecture and music.

Composers     

Antonio Vivaldi:   composer, virtuoso violinist, teacher and priest.  Best known for violin concertos, sacred choral works and operas. His best-known work is a series of violin concertos known as The Four Seasons.

Johann Sebastian Bach (J.S.):  German composer and organist.  Known for hundreds of cantatas. 

George Frederic Handel:  Born in Germany but spent most of his career in London.  Well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems and organ concertos.

 Music Forms/ Styles

Sonata:  Large piece with 3-6 movements for 2 or more instruments

               Sample:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j69IL3QAVdg

 

Opera: Dramas with singers in costume with an instrumental accompaniament

               Sample:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qx2lMaMsl8 

I know this sample is from the wrong era...but I was simply looking fora piece that would grab their attention

Fugue:  Short melody for phrase (the subject) is introduced by one instrument and taken up by others and developed by interweaving the parts.

              Sample:     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddbxFi3-UO4

Each entry was a 10 minute mini-lesson with two days of review and a quiz.  The quiz went well!  Advanced students earning an average of 81.3% and Beginners earning an average of 82.1%!  The fugue has become a hit and students have asked for it to be played as they enter the class.  Sadly the Lakme duet did not engage students as much as I had hoped!

Mandatory state testing is going to delay my efforts to teach the Classical era...but we will somehow get through it!