Roanoke - Benson 4th Grade General Music Great Composers

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Great Composers
Sowers Elementary School
4th Grade General Music

Throughout the year, forth graders will learn about some famous composers.

General Music Classes Study Jazz Legend Duke Ellington

The 2006-2007 fourth grade general music students at Sowers Elementary School studied the life and music of Duke Ellington. Students did research on Duke Ellington and then created podcasts on the life and music of one of America’s greatest composers – Duke Ellington. At the end of the unit on Duke Ellington, each student created a Flat Stanley to send to relatives inviting them to listen to their podcast.

Please check back in the future to see where our Flat Stanley’s have traveled.

To learn more about Duke Ellington visit the official Duke Ellington website at www.dukeellington.com.

4th Grade Music Students'Podcasts On Duke Ellington

Click on the links below to open podcasts. The podcast should open with your default mp3 player.

How to Listen to our Podcast

You do not need an ipod or an mp3 player to listen online to our podcasts.

Option 1: Click on the link and your browser will open up the mp3 file using the program (i.e. Windows Media or Quick Time) or plugin associated with mp3 files.

Option 2: Right click on the file and select “Save Target As” option. You will then be able to download the file to your computer to listen the podcast offline or with your mp3 player.

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General Music Classes Celebrated Mozart's 250th Birthday

In the 2005-2006 school year, fourth grade general music students at Sowers Elementary School celebrated the 250th birthday of Johannes Chrisostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart - better known as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart was born on January 27, 1756. The students learned about Mozart's life and his music. While they learned about Mozart, they created a "Flat Stanley" that "looked" like Mozart. The students mailed their "Flat Stanley" ala Mozart to a friend or family member who took their picture with "Flat Stanley". To learn more on how students use "Flat Stanley" in school visit the Official Flat Stanley Project website.

Click here to see where our
"Mozart" Flat Stanleys have traveled!
new pictures added - Tuesday, May 16^th

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