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Elementary Music Class
Composer of the Month
Grades 3 and 4
February
Various
Musicians
Facts:
Scott Joplin
He was 6 feet, 1 inch tall
Wyatt
He was known as the "King of Ragtime"
Wyatt
Prince
He is 5 feet and 2 inches tall
Levi Johnson
His favorite color was purple
Wyatt
He ran away from home
Isaac
He was born on June 7th, 1958, and died on April 21st, 2016
Cole Schaeffer
Louis Armstrong
Born: August 4th, 1901
Reese
His nickname was "Satchmo"
Ella Fitzgerald
She was 5 feet 5 inches tall
Wyatt Lancaster
Max
He was known for playing and singing Jazz music
Isaac Lor
A Jewish immigrant family helped him buy his first horn
Ellis Robinson
He was 5 feet 6 inches tall
Wyatt Lancaster
Bob Marley
His full name is Robert Nesta Marley
Eli Daigle
He was 5 feet 7 inches tall
Wyatt Lancaster
Beyoncé
Her full name is Beyonce Giselle Knowles
Von, Ileana Kaiser
Born on September 4th, 1981
Zoey Hartung, Jayda Leckey
She was in a singing group called "Destiny's Child" and their most famous song was called "Survivor"
Annie, Nora Geenwold
She is married to rapper, Jay-Z, and they have 3 kids. Their oldest kid is named Blue Ivy
Annie, Shirley
Other Musicians
Alicia Keys
Michael Jackson
SZA
Marvin Gaye
Aretha Franklin
Ray Charles
Jill Scott
James Brown
Rihanna
Mariah Carey
Nicki Minaj
Aaliyah
Jarad Higgins
Jay Z
Lizzo
Whitney Houston
Dr Dre
Brandy
Facts:
He died in the same town he was born in - Bergen Norway
Madison Underdahl
He married Nina Greig and had a daughter named Alexandra
Hudson Chilson
Kyndall Lamia
Madison Underdahl
He spoke Norwegian
Kyndall Lamia
His main instrument is piano
Madison Underdahl
October
Edvard
Greig
Born: June 15, 1843
Died: Sep. 4, 1907
Madison Underdahl
Jasmine Uzpen
Grayson Myer
He was 64 when he died
Hudson Chilson
He was 5 feet tall
Kyndall Lamia
Madison Underdahl
His middle name is "Hagrup"
Madison Underdahl
He got really sick and was hospitalized in his hometown where he ended up dying of "Chronic Exhaustion"
Kendall Tackmann
September - Ludwig van Beethoven
Facts:
He was from Germany
Bryce Thompson
He played the piano
Bryce Thompson
Jaxson Doornink
He got a liver transplant
Gunnar Hanson
He was thrown in jail because he looked like a tramp
Nola Miller
His friends would sneak into his house to wash his cloths
Maggie Collins
He wrote nine symphonies. His 5th and 9th symphony were the most famous
Gunnar Hanson
His father would hit his hands whenever Beethoven made a mistake
Jaxon Doornink
He was only 5' 4" tall
Savannah Jones
Zoey Hartung
Von Leavens
He didn't think paintings of himself were accurate and would get upset with the painters
Miller Gryga
His dad would come home late at night with friends and wake Beethoven up to perform for them
Miller Gryga
His grandfather and his father were both musicians
Bentley Greenwold
Beethoven and Mozart ended up taking lessons from the same teacher
Bryce Thompson
His last words were thought to be "Pity pity, too late"
Gunnar Hanson
Bryce Thompson
Ludwig van Beethoven
Born: Dec. 16th, 1770
Died: Mar. 26, 1827
Eli Daigle
He is still one of the most famous composers in the world
Bryce Thompson
He was almost completely deaf (couldn't hear), but still wrote music
Miller Gryga
Isaac Hebard
Julian Swen
He wrote "Ode to Joy". It was his last symphony
Gunnar Hanson
His father wanted him to be more like Mozart
Gunnar Hanson
Beethoven died because his liver stopped working
Piper Goetsch
Nate Coffey
His most famous piano song is called "Fur Elise"
Eddie Carstens
He died during a thunderstorm at the age of 56, and kept writing music until the day he died
Bryce Thompson
Kyndall Lamia
Olivia Kenall
His dad's name was Johann
Elsa Schneider
He never got married
Gunnar Hanson
He had 4 brothers and 2 sisters, his brothers names were Nickolaus, Johann, Franz, and Kasper
Lainey Schraufnagel
Eli Robinson
He lived over 250 years ago
Ileana Kaiser
Norah Coone
He didn't like math class
Bryce Thompson
His father was a singer and played the violin and the zither
Gunnar Hanson
He also inspired another composer to write a piece of music called "Symphony Fantastique"
Jasmine Uzpen
Research Levels
Student Scout
level 1
Research Rover
Level 2
Investigative Reporter
Level 3
Direct Detective
Level 4
Knowledgeable Newscaster
Level 5
Expert Explorer
Level 6
Curious Curator
Level 7
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