2. Lesson Objectives:
• Today you will develop your....
• Knowledge by continuing to develop your
understanding of the Classical Music era
• Skills by developing your use of keyboard
skills, particularly using changes of hand
position and sharps
• Understanding by developing your
understanding of what is a good ensemble
performance
3. Classical Music
• Sometimes refers to all music that is played by
an orchestra (classical music – little ‘c’)
• Actually Classical Music (big ‘C’) is a genre of
music that was written between 1750 – 1810
• Most famous composers – Mozart, Beethoven
and Haydn
4. Practical activity
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Step 1
•Play lines 1,2 and 3 confidently and correctly
•If you can play them perfectly then find a
partner and work on putting line 1 together
•Extension – move onto lines 2 and 3
THINK ABOUT GOOD ENSEMBLE PLAYING!