Prepara la melodía

'Quien serve Santa Maria'

Let's play baroque music

‘Transforming Food Systems for Sustainable Healthy Habits’

 Let's discuss about Global Food Waste:

- First watch these videos about the topic

- Second start a quick moderated caucus explaining your first impressions

- and Third: prepare a 90 seconds speech on behalf of your country or delegation detailing how your country is going to tackle the problem

Welcome to the Baroque period

Baroque is the period that goes from the beginning of the 17th century through mid 18th. The three main composers were Haendel, Vivaldi and foremost Bach. The Baroque period begun with the invention of the opera around the year 1600.

   Baroque music is quite different from that of the Renaissance. It is usually more stormy and attractive

    The piece you just listened to is the 'Aria' from the suite in D',by Johann Sebastian Bach. 

   The word 'aria' refers to a short piece where one voice or instrument outstands over the rest. It is very common in the world of opera. 

   This aria is part of a 'suite', which is a musical work made of the succesion of a number of short pieces, each with a different rhythm. The 'suite' was originaly intended to dance. The word comes from French, meaning succesion or series. 

Global Classrooms: Points and motions

 Today we will delve into points and motions, will explain what they are and also will watch this video with tips to improve your public speaking.

Afinando

Deberes para estas vacaciones

 

Practica el lenguaje musical

 

A las tres

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What is Global Classrooms?

 

We are glad to announce that GC is at full swing this year. Our first lesson will delve into the history of the programme, present in many countries around the world -sometimes under the name 'Model UN'.

Aquí está mi nueva música

 Os invito a escucharla tranquilamente. No es para ir con prisas:

Pepe Santos: Hilo Rojo (altafonte.com)

... y luego me contáis qué os parece

Practica el lenguaje musical!

En tres días estaremos de estreno

Ya tenemos piano

Canto gregoriano

 

Con mucho ritmo

Hey, este soy yo tocando el piano!!!

Las cualidades del sonido

Dos músicas apasionantes para empezar el curso. Mucho ánimo !!

 

Concierto a la vista!!!

 

Una película deliciosa para poner fin a este curso un poco amargo. Disfrútenla!

 

Eurovision 2021. Resultados

 3er puesto:

 

 2º puesto:

   

 1er puesto:

   

 ... Y España entre las 3 últimas:

 

Six-minute English, from the BBC

 

First story: 

US and China vs climate change

Second story:

Covid: One year on

Music for film!

 These days we will speak about music made for movies. Listen to this astonishing example from the film 'Psyco', music by Bernard Herrmann, with its amazing use of the string section of the orchestra:

The wealthiest pollute more!

The richest people in the world are also the most polluters. Find out more in this report from the BBC

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-56723560

And put yourself to the test with these questions about the report:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/englishinthenews/ep-210415 

The big big big problem of plastic waste

Nuclear energy explained. The perfect future source of energy?

 

Impressionism artworks by my students!

 

Con mucho ritmo

The vaccination debate around the world. Should vaccines be compulsory?

 

Preciosa adaptación de 'El pájaro de fuego', de Stravinsky para la película Fantasía 2000

 

Igor Stravinsky (1882- 1971) 

The Firebird

   The firebird is one of the first ballet works composed by russian genious Igor Stravinsky. He wrote this music when he was in his 20s and its immediate success made him become one of the most important composers of the whole 20th century. He also wrote other ballet works like 'Petrushka' and 'The rite of spring'.

   Stravinsky was a very prolific composer who experienced many different styles: impressionism, expressionism, jazz, neoclassicism,… and he was really talented in orchestrating music (writing for a whole symphonic orchestra).

   The 20th century doesn't have a specific music style. Instead, many different features emerged at the same time. It is said that every composer had his own personal style with specific characteristics.

'Eroica' a really interesting view of Beethoven's third symphony premiere.

Let's discuss about planned obsolescence

 

The Indian Chief writes to the American President

 Don't miss this rare document: a letter written by Native Indian Chief Seattle to the American President in 1852. Read it carefully, it's an outstanding declaration of love for Nature:

Chief Seattle's Letter to the American President, 1852 - Ascension Now

Global Classrooms procedure: The Moderated Caucus

 

The swan lake, by Tchaikovsky

 

 'The Swan Lake' is one of the most important ballet works by Russian composer Tchaikovsky (1840-1893).

   Tchaikovsky belongs to the Romantic period, which evolved throughout the 19th Century. The most important composers of this period were Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Berlioz, Brahms and Chopin. The composers in this period tried to reflect their feelings through his music.

   Other important ballet works by Tchaikovsky were 'The sleeping beauty' and 'The nutcracker'. Ballet became really trendy along the 19th Century.

   Tchaikovsky underwent a life of pain and disgrace partly because homosexuality was punished in Russia at that time.

Let's play Oceania music

Feliz San Valentín

 Ponle esta música a la persona que amas:

En la prensa de hoy:

 

 

 

 

Environment improvement due to Covid 19, seen from space

 

Joe Biden inaugural speech

 This fantastic webpage offers the audio and transcription of the whole speech. You can also change the speed if it is too fast for you.

http://esl-bits.net/advanced.listening/Media/2021-01/Biden.Speech/01/design.html

Mozartiada

 Hoy haremos una práctica sobre esta música inspirada en el clasicismo y en Mozart:

Joe Biden swears in as POTUS

 

Some hints about the Classical Period

Classical period goes from mid 18th century to early 19th century. It is the age of Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven. Classical music seeks balance and proportion, in contrast with the previous Baroque music, ornated and virtuosistic. do anterior, el Barroco.  

https://mister-santos.blogspot.com/2021/01/bienvenidos-al-clasicismo.html

 The music you just listened to belongs to the 'Requiem', or mass for the dead, by Mozart. It was written at the end of his life, at 35. He could not finish it and it is surrounded by mistery. Requiem is a work for orchestra and choir and it is based in the prayers in latin from the Catholic church. The piece we listened to is 'Dies irae', or 'Day of wrath'.

Bienvenidos al Clasicismo

 Espeluznante música de Mozart para su misa de difuntos, o 'Requiem', escrito al final de su vida

Utilizada en el cine muchas veces, aquí os dejo un ejemplo de la escena inicial de la película 'X-men 2'

In tune- Afinando