This month's composer is one of the oldest known composers of all time, dating back over 900 years ago!
Hildegard
of Bingen was an extraordinary 12th century nun, missionary, prophet
and an expert in many subjects. She is known for her work as a composer, writer,
philosopher, poet, playwright, linguist, scientist, physician, and
more. One of the most remarkable women from the Medieval era. Hildegard transcended gender, status, and social norms and restrictions to become one of the most famous people of her day and continues to inspire today. We loved learning about life in the Medieval time period and how her music differs drastically from ours today. O Aeterne Deus
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls I hope you spent the evening under the "big-tent" to watch 2nd Grade's production of Circus Circus! The audience certainly was in for a treat with creative costumes, big smiles, funny dialog, and circus tunes sprinkled throughout. Check out photos of what I call-organized chaos!
This month's composer, Johann Sebastian Bach, is considered to be one of the most influential composers of all time! Bach was born during the Baroque time period in Germany and studied violin, harpsichord, and organ. He married twice and had 20 children in all, but sadly only 9 lived past childhood. At one point in his career, Bach attempted to quit his job working for a duke and was thrown in jail for a month! He used that time to compose music. Near the end of his life he started going blind and died from a botched eye surgery. In total, Bach composed over 1200 pieces in many genres.
Kindergarten's music program, Season of Love, was a success! Students enjoyed dressing up in their finest holiday clothes and performing old and new Christmas carols. We sang, did actions, played jingle bells, and pretended to be reindeer! Hope you're all in the Christmas spirit now after watching :)
