Bach Trivia/Information Day #7

Today, Bach is considered to be one of the most famous and influential composers of all time. In 1977, a spacecraft was sent into space carrying recordings of some of Bach's pieces.
During his life, however, Bach was considered just a normal working musician. Not many people knew much about his music until 100 years after his death.

Bach Piece Day #7

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I11wVtn74Rk&feature=related - string quartet playing Bach's "Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring"

Tutti Day - An STE Event!

Hello to all members of Team Tempo!!

Most of your private lesson teachers have probably already told you about Tutti Day on Saturday, November 17. On this special day, the Advanced Chamber Ensemble orchestra will provide the accompaniment for the Junior level students. Everyone on Team Tempo (in my 6:10 group) is invited to attend. Students are expected to arrive for tuning at 2:10 p.m. in the Suzuki gym. Once everyone is tuned, you will play until 4:00 p.m. You will be playing songs from Suzuki Books One and Two. 

So get practicing all your Book One and Two review and get ready for a wonderful day of music-making!!! 

Bach Trivia/Information Day #6

- When Bach tried to quit his job working for a duke, the duke put him in jail for a month. Bach continued to write music while he was in jail. He wrote 46 pieces of music before he was released.

- Bach wrote most of his music to be performed only once, in church services, and then thrown out. As a result, very little of his music was published during his lifetime. Because of this, Bach composed more music than most composers.

(taken from DSO Kids, http://www.dsokids.com/listen/composerdetail.aspx?composerid=8)

Bach Piece Day #6

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho9rZjlsyYY - Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" on organ - It's nine minutes long, so feel free to listen to it in the background as you do something else!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rmFleYqNxw - Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" on "glass organ" - super creative and neat - definitely worth a short watch!

Bach Trivia/Information Day #5

Both of J. S. Bach's parents died, so at the age of ten he moved in with his oldest brother, who continued to raise him. J. S. Bach's oldest brother was a church organist, and he helped J. S. Bach become a very good organist as well.

Bach Piece Day #5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clvfdVwyjR4 - Bach's Largo, from Suzuki Violin Book 8 - a beautiful piece!