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movement from “Eine kleine Nachtmusik.” Mozart was a
smart composer. He thought up a crisp, bright melody and
repeated it several times throughout this movement so we
would always recognize it. Mozart was also an imaginative

composer. He thought up new melodies to contrast with the
crisp, bright melody. He knew this would give variety to this
movement of “Eine kleine Nachtmusik.”

Day 4: This week’s feature composer is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
The feature composition is the fourth movement from “Eine
kleine Nachtmusik.” Mozart used his imagination to make
his music interesting to listen to. He composed a crisp, bright
melody. He also composed contrasting melodies. The crisp,
bright melody keeps coming back after each new contrasting

melody is heard. This type of composition is called a rondo.

Day 5: This week’s feature composition is the fourth movement from
“Eine kleine Nachtmusik.” Do you remember the name of the
composer? (short pause) If you are thinking of Mozart, good for
you. Mozart composed a crisp, bright melody that he brought
back many times—a rondo. Mozart loved writing rondos. He
knew we would like them too because we can easily follow
the changes in the musical ideas.

As one grade three teacher reported, “Listening to music every day,
and making the connection with the composers and the times they
lived, has helped them with their own experiences and to make sense
of their own world. Last week we were studying the Saguaro cactus,
which lives to be very old, more than 200 years. One student said,
‘That cactus is as old as Schubert’s music,’ which we had listened to a
few weeks ago.”

Other teacher testimonials reflect changes in classroom climate. This
soothing, peaceful five minutes allows students to settle down and
further develop their listening skills--similar to the way reading aloud
helps with reading development.

The objective is for students to gain a familiarity with a rich range of
great music. For music educators and arts organizations like the Phil,
the long term goal is to instill an appreciation for music. Whether that
leads to a love for classical music or not, is for each individual listener
to decide for oneself.

The Phil’s mission takes music and education into the community.
Each issue of Connections will explore these programs which are
made possible by our generous education and outreach sponsors.
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