1. + North Island concert Teachers’ resource NZSO Education Programme These resources are © New Zealand Symphony Orchestra 2013 Resources prepared by Celia Stewart

2. + About the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra NZSO is the national orchestra of New Zealand It is owned and funded by the NZ government There are 90 full-time players The orchestra was formed in 1946 and was originally called the NZBC orchestra The orchestra has a busy schedule touring in NZ and sometimes travels overseas.

3. + Instruments of the orchestra In the concert you are going to, you will see lots of different kinds of instruments played by musicians of the NZSO. You can find out more about all these instruments and the families they come from by looking at the NZSO education resources about instruments.NZSO education resources

4. + The layout of the orchestra Can you name all the instruments?

5. + Timeline Before we get started learning about this fantastic concert here’s a task for the whole class:  Clear a space on your classroom wall and create a timeline that starts at 1750 and finishes at today.  Each time you come across a date, mark it on your timeline with a colourful illustration- this way you can start to get a sense of where all this fabulous music fits into history.  Add other important historical events that occurred around these dates.  Here’s an example of a timeline about George Washington. Do a google search on “timelines for kids” to get lots of other ideas for timelines.

6. + Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 5 First movement

7. + Ludwig van Beethoven Born in Bonn, Germany in 1770 His father, who was a singer, was his first teacher. While he was still young he became a travelling performer In his early twenties, Beethoven moved to Vienna in Austria where he spent the rest of his life. Beethoven was one of the first composers to make a living without being employed by the church or a member of the nobility. At the age of 30, he became deaf but continued to write some of his best music

8. + Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 Op 67 Written between 1804 and 1808 One of the most popular and best-known compositions of all time. First performed in Vienna’s Theater an der Wein in 1808Theater an der Wein The symphony has four movements: 1. Allegro con brio 2. Andante con moto 3. Scherzo. Allegro 4. Allegro  In the NZSO concert you will hear the first movement, Allegro con brio.  Listen to and watch the Allegro con Brio being played by the Berlin Philharmonic.Allegro con Brio

9. + Motifs Here is the famous opening motif from the Allegro con briomotif  Why does this motif have such a strong impact?  Listen to the first 45 seconds of this music again and write down how many times you think you hear this motif. Share your answers with your neighbour. Listen again and see if your answer changes.music

10. + Listen again and follow this graphic animation of the music.graphic animation Can you recognise the motif when you see it visually?

11. + Activity-create Using a tuned percussion instrument, for example a xylophone, glockenspiel or chime bars, see if you can work out how to play this famous motif.tuned percussion instrument Now, using the same instruments, work with a partner to make up a very simple motif of your own using the notes of a C pentatonic scale (CDEGA).pentatonic scale Incorporate your motif into a simple pentatonic composition about 30 seconds long.

12. + Beethoven’s 5 th Symphony in contemporary music Trans-Siberian Orchestra with Metallica Trans-Siberian Orchestra with Metallica Walter Murphy’s A Fifth of Beethoven from Saturday Night Fever in 1976 Walter Murphy’s A Fifth of Beethoven Famous western classical music is often used in popular culture. Check out these two clips:

13. + by Paul Patterson Little Red Riding Hood

14. + Paul Patterson Born in England in 1947 Learned the trombone before becoming a composer He enjoys using unusual combinations of sounds and rhythms in his compositions As well as writing music for Little Red Riding Hood, he also wrote the music for Roald Dahl’s version of The Three Little Pigs.

15. + Little Red Riding Hood Written for three narrators and orchestra in 1992 Based on Roald Dahl’s Revolting RhymesRoald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes Hear Roald Dahl talk about these rhymes and read the words of this very funny poem.talkread Just like Peter and the Wolf, there are motifs to match each of the characters and scenes. Look on Paul Patterson’s website and listen to some of these motifs.website

16. + Activity-create Pg 1 Choose your favourite fairy tale. For example it might be Snow White, Hansel and Gretel or The Three Little Pigs. Decide who or what are the main characters in your story Work with a friend and describe your characters using great adjectives. For example, your main character might be scary, sinister, frightening, mean, gnarled or sweet, kind, thoughtful, soft, generous, trusting and naïve.

17. + Activity-create Pg 2 Choose your two most contrasting characters and compose a motif that represents your character. Use a variety of tuned, untuned and body percussion and found sounds such as paper, leaves, sticks, chair legs, water bottles etc.tuneduntuned Play your two short motifs to the class and see if they can tell from your compositions what kind of characters your music describes and what is happening to them.

18. + Johannes Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 5

19. + Johannes Brahms Born in 1833 in Germany Had his first lessons from his father. When he was young he gave concerts and played in restaurants to help support his family. Like Beethoven, he was able to earn a living from his music. In 1889 Thomas Edison invited Brahms to perform for an experimental recording. This performance of Hungarian Dance No. 1 is one of the earliest recordings ever made.Thomas Edison Johannes Brahms Thomas Edison with his first phonograph

20. + Hungarian Dance No. 5 Brahms was inspired to write the Hungarian Dances while travelling to Hungary to accompany a violinist. He loved the music he heard, especially the gypsy bands He wrote 21 Hungarian dances in total and No. 5 is the most famous.

21. + Activity-listen/categorise Watch and listen to the Berlin Philharmonic playing Hungarian Dance No. 5Hungarian Dance No. 5 As you watch, write down all the instruments you recognise. Group all the instruments into the four families: strings, woodwind, brass and percussion. Strings Woodwind Brass Percussion

22. + Activity-tell a story If this music was music to a movie scene what can you imagine might be happening? Jot down your ideas and create a story board. Illustrate.story board This music has lots of contrasts in tempo (fast and slow) and dynamics (loud and soft). This creates different moods in the music