- MYSELF
- Me, my family, my people
- My house, my new town, my new school
- Strolling around
- Granpa's stories
- Experiments in the kitchen
- The scientist I have inside
- Me, a reporter
- My creative corner
- Feeling blue
- Funny things
- CRÉDITOS
- ACLARACIÓNS DE USO
- For teachers

| MUSIC IS LIFE I always think that music is a part of life. WHy? Because you can listen to music when you feel good, when you feel bad, when you are happy, or sad. It always helps. Then it is good for creating. When I draw, I usually listen to music, because images come to my mind more quickly. There is some tradition in my family for music. I love it.

MUSIC INSIDE ME
We know what happens in our heart when we listen to music. But do we know what happens in our ear and our brain?
TRAVELLING WITH MUSIC
Can you imagine travelling around the world---with music?
THere is a group of people go do this. Their name is PLAYING FOR CHANGE. They play and sing songs with people from all over the world. Different countries, different cultures, languages. And then they mix it all.
You can visit their site here: www.playingforchange.com
Watch this video, and then do this:
1. Write the names of all the places they visit.
2. Make a list of all the LANGUAGES and NATIONALITITIES of the places they visit.
3. Sin the song, better in group, with your fiends in class.
"When the night has come and the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we seeNo, I won't be afraid, oh, I won't be afraidJust as long as you stand, stand by me
So darling, darling, stand by me, oh, stand by me
Oh, stand, stand by me, stand by me
If the sky that we look upon should tumble and fall
Or the mountain should crumble to the seaI won't cry, I won't cry, no, I won't shed a tearJust as long as you stand, stand by me
And darling, darling, stand by meDarling, darling, stand by meWhenever you're in troubleWon't you stand by me, oh, stand by me"
LET'S PLAY A GAME!
We have three elements:
1. A PHOTOGRAPH
2. A MELODY
3. A TEXT (we have to write it)
Write different stories inspired by the images, but listening to different melodies. You may mak 9 COMBINATIONS of pictures and melodies. You will see that the effect is totally different when you hear some music or another.

| AN INCREDIBLE CASE: WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART My teacher told me he was one of the most incredible musicians. His capacity to create and compose was extraordinary. His mind was especial for music. And then, in normal life, was a normal person.

Mozart was born in Austria in 1756.
People speak German in Austria.
He was an incredible boy. He could play harpsichord at the age of 3. When he was 5, he was writing tunes.
He seemed to have music in his head. He could pick up a violin and play it for the first time!!!
Mozart, well Wolfgang, had a siter, Maria Anna. She was good at music too. He called her Nanerl.
On e day their father Leopold took them to play to the Emperor of Austria at his palace. Everybody was surprised. How is it possible he can play so well? He is only a child!!!
From that day, the Emperor used to call him the “little magician”.
Mozart gave piano lessons, but he was always poor.
Mozart never stopped writing music. He wrote music for piano and violin. He wrote for orchestras and singers. He wrote for a quartet (4 players). He wrote church music too. He never stopped!!!
In 1787, Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro was a hit, a total success But then his father Leopold died. Happiness became very sad. And he composed a Requiem, a sad work dedicated to his father.
Mozart was special. He could write music very quickly. He once wrote an opera in 3 weeks.
He wrote 41 symphonies, funny operas, and serious ones (like The Magic Flute). He wrote solemn church music, and shorter, cheerful pieces such as Eine Kleine Nachtmusik ('A Little Night Music').
Mozart was very poor, and he died in 1791.
IS THIS TRUE OR FALS E?:

- He was German
- At the age of 5 he learnt to play the harpsichord
- Her sister didn't like music very much
- Mozart had a big fortune
- He was fast when composing
- He was 45 years old when he died

| FREDDIE MERCURY Last year I discovered a fantastic artist. I like his voice, his songs, and his shows. It was a pity that he died, because I think he was one of the best singers in the world.

His life:
Freddie Mercury was born in Stone Town, in Zanzibar. Did you know he was African? I didn't. His parents were Jer and Romi Bulsara, Persian.
When he was eight, they sent him to a boarding shool in India.
He grew up, and he became an important artist, and also sportsman. When he was ten, he became the school champion of table tennis.
But his real passion was music, so he decided to join a choir, and he learned to play the piano. he had a very interesting quality: his voice could go up and down further than most people.
In 1964 he moved to London with his family, and there he went to an art college. he became very famous with his band QUEEN.
Mercury was ill with AIDS, and died of it on 24 November 1991.
One of his famous songs was I WANT TO BREAK FREE. Would you like to listen to it? You can watch this video:

| I WANT TO BREAK FREE FROM HOMEWORK I WANT TO BREAK FREE FROM UNJUSTICE I WANT TO BREAK FROM HATE I WANT TO BREAK FREE FROM INTOLLERANCE I WANT TO BREAK FREE FROM EXAMS I WANT TO BREAK FREE FROM IGNORANCE I WANT TO BREAK FREE FROM... NOW YOU!!! TRY, IT'S VERY RELAXING!!!!

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SING THE SONG?: I want to break free I want to break free I want to break free from your lies You're so self satisfied I don't need you I've got to break free God knows God knows I want to break free | I've fallen in love I've fallen in love for the first time And this time I know it's for real I've fallen in love yeah God knows God knows I've fallen in love
It's strange but it's true I can't get over the way you love me like you do But I have to be sure When I walk out that door Oh how I want to be free baby Oh how I want to be free Oh how I want to break free | But life still goes on I can't get used to living without living without Living without you by my side I don't want to live alone hey God knows got to make it on my own So baby can't you see I've got to break free I've got to break free I want to break free yeah I want I want I want I want to break free...

INSTRUMENTS FROM LITHUANIA
My friend Jolanta, from Lithuania, told us in class that there are traditional instruments in her country, like in Galicia, or in Ireland.
Then she suggested a game:
We don't know these instruments, they are new for us.
So what we did was MAKE DESCRIPTIONS OF THEM.
For example:
It is a wind instrument. It has got two straps. it is made of metal, wood and leather. It is not very big. I like its colour, because it looks old.
THESE ARE THE INSTRUMENTS OF AN ORCHESTRA
You can see their position and their names.
COULD SAY THE FAMILY THEY BELONG TO?
If you want to learn more, visit this site:
http://www.classicsforkids.com/music/orchestra.asp

| DID YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE DIFFERENT TYPES OF VOICES? SOME ARE HIGH, SOME ARE LOW, AND SOME ARE IN THE MIDDLE. And they are different for men and for women. Let's play a game. If you want to learn and understand the different types of voices, here you have some examples. CLICK ON THEIR NAMES TO HEAR THEM SING.

- WOMAN'S VOICE - SOPRANO - BRITNEY SPEARS
- WOMAN'S VOICE - CONTRALTO - AMY WHINEHOUSE
- MAN'S VOICE - TENOR - TOM JONES
- MAN'S VOICE - BARITONE - ELVIS PRESLEY
- MAN'S VOICE - BASS - BARRY WHITE

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