Feast of Ideas Week 9 - Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt….the famous pianist. The first words to Beethoven’s Wig Hungarian Rhapsody #2 summarize this week’s composer perfectly. Franz was a child prodigy, performing and composing his own music by the age of 9. He and his father toured all over Europe, giving performances for both musicians and kings. Besides being an amazing pianist, Liszt had an unbelievable ability to create music on the spot, often using melody suggestions from audience members!
Liszt’s life was filled with highs and lows. At age 15, he lost his father (low) which devastated Franz so much, he contemplated giving up music as a career. He did return to music, using his music and performances to raise money for charity and humanitarian causes (high). His love life was tumultuous, being involved with and influenced by a variety of women (low). But his musical genius influenced fellow musicians, students, and future generations (high).
Please check out the following resources to learn more about this roller coaster of a composer…
Activity Packet: (CLICK HERE)
Click HERE to read more about Liszt
German RECIPE: Hungarian Poppy Seed Bread Pudding
Books: Hungarian Folk Tales
Music: check out the following Liszt pieces
Another favorite Victor Borge performance, this time a duet playing Franz Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody #2.
Looking to integrate your Music lesson with Science, Art, Literature, and History into your Homeschool week? Follow these steps
The Composer Study Activity Packet (CLICK HERE)
2) Gather needed materials such as books, food, artwork, computer links, music (This week’s recipe: Hungarian RECIPE: Hungarian Poppy Seed Bread Pudding)
Beethoven’s Wig CD’s
3) Complete activities throughout the week (can do as many or as few as you want). Open up YouTube and search for Liszt, have the music playing in the background as you complete the activities each day.
Day 1
Listen to Song while coloring the doodle page
Eat the food from their country while reading the living book
Discuss & cut out the concurrent people, places, inventions, and events that occurred during the composer’s lifetime. Paste onto Map page.
Day 2
Complete the Sequencing worksheet
Geography
Locate Germany on a map; draw Hungary, color in the Hungarian Flag
Research Hungary at National Geographic for Kids
Draw the countries of the European continent
Day 3
Complete the Copywork Worksheet
Literature
Read Oliver Twist
Elementary Age: Oliver Twist Easy Reader
Middle Schoolers: Put on a Play about Oliver Twist (BOOK)
Read a variety of Hungarian Fairy Tales
Website of stories: https://fairytalez.com/region/hungarian/
Videos of Hungarian Folk Tales
Day 4
Complete Braille Decoding worksheet
Science - learn more about Morse Code (invented by Samuel Morse in 1837)
Day 5