Enrichment consists of the following subjects:
- Composer
- Poet
- Artist
- Handicrafts
The Cycle 1 Composers are:
- Johannes Brahms
- Piotr Ilyich Tchaicovsky
- Richard Wagner
- Franz Joseph Hadyn
The Cycle 1 Artists are:
- Jan Van Eyck
- Titian
- Raphael
- John Constable
The Cycle 1 Poets are:
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Carl Sandburg
- Walt Whitman
- Robert Browning
- Shel Silverstein (Form 1+, all four terms)
The Cycle 1 Handicrafts are:
- Beading
- Woodworking
- Embroidery
- Finger Painting
- Pencil Sketching
- Acrylic Painting
- Kite Making
- Leather Tooling
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Composers
Links are to Spotify.
Term 1 Composer: Johannes Brahms
Week 1:
16 Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 15 in A Flat Major
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Wiegenleid, Op. 49, No. 4 (for Cello and Piano) (Brahms’ Lullaby)
Week 4:
Cello Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op: 38 II. Allegretto quasi menuetto
Week 5:
Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 114: I Allegro
Week 6:
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83: II. Allegro appassionato
Week 7:
21 Hungarian Dances No. 1 in G Minor
Term 2 Composer: Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Week 8:
Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act 2: No. 10, Scene. Moderato
Week 9:
Six Pieces, Op 51, TH 143: VI.Valse sentimentale. Temp di Valse
Week 10:
The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2: No. 14a Pas de deux. Andante maestoso
Week 11:
Album for the Young, Op. 39: No. 3. Mamma (Maman)
Week 12:
Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a: I. Scene “Swan Theme”. Moderato
Week 13:
The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2: No. 13, Waltz of the Flowers
Week 14:
Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33, TH 57: Var: VI. Andante
Consider listening to all of Tchaicovsky’s Nutcracker Suite (like this album from the 2010 movie).
Term 3 Composer: Richard Wagner
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Die Walkure/Ditter Aufzug: “Hojotoho! Heiaha!”
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Wesendock Lieder: WWV91 (Orch. Modl) IV. Schmerzen
Week 20:
Tristan un Isolde, Act I: Enleightung (Orchester)
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Term 4 Composer: Franz Joseph Hadyn
Week 22:
Sonata No. 13, Hob. XVI:6: Adagio
Week 23:
String Quartet No. 62 in C Major, Op. 76, No. 3 Hob. III:77, “Emperor” Poco adagio, cantabile
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Violin Concerto in C Major, Hob. VIIa:1: II. Adagio
Week 26:
Symphony No. 94 in G Major “Surprise”: II. Andante
Week 27:
Fantasia in C Major Hob. XVII:4
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Artists
Term 1 Artist: Jan van Eyck
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St. Francis Receiving the Stigmata
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Madonna and Child with Chancellor Nicolas Rolin
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Also, be sure to look at The Ghent Altarpiece, or “Adoration of the Lamb.” This is a very famous piece! I chose not to add it to a week because it is so large and could take longer than one week to study, and, there is nudity.
Optional Resources:
Simply Charlotte Mason Picture Portfolio: Van Eyck
Term 2 Artist: Titian
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The Virgin and Child with St. John the Baptist and an Unidentified Saint
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Optional Resources:
Simply Charlotte Mason Picture Study Portfolio: Titian
Term 3 Artist: Raphael
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An Allegory (“Vision of a Knight”)
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Optional Resources:
Simply Charlotte Mason Picture Study Portfolio: Raphael
Other Resources:
Simply Charlotte Mason Picture Study Portfolios: Raphael
Term 4 Artist: John Constable
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Seascape Study with Rain Cloud
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Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop’s Garden
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Optional Resources:
Simply Charlotte Mason Picture Study Portfolio: Constable
Form 1+ Poetry
Poet: Shel Silverstein, A Light in the Attic
Term 1
Week 1:
A Light in the Attic
Week 2:
Mooon-Catchin’ Net
Week 3:
How Not to Have to Dry the Dishes
Week 4:
The Sitter
Week 5:
What Did?
Week 6:
Signals
Week 7:
Put Something In
Term 2
Week 8:
Rock ‘n’ Roll Band
Week 9:
Memorizin’ Mo
Week 10:
Reflection
Week 11:
Here Comes
Week 12:
Blame
Week 13:
Never
Week 14:
Wavy
Term 3
Week 15:
Backward Bill
Week 16:
Bear in There
Week 17:
The Pirate
Week 18:
Unscratched Itch
Week 19:
Important?
Week 20:
Homework Machine
Week 21:
Ations
Term 4
Week 22:
Buckin’ Bronco
Week 23:
Wild Strawberries
Adventures of a Frisbee
Week 25:
Tryin’ On Clothes
Week 26:
Prehistoric
Week 27:
Always Sprinkle Pepper
Week 28:
Hippo’s Hope
Form 2+ Poetry
Term 1 Poet: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Term 2 Poet: Carl Sandburg
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Term 3 Poet: Walt Whitman
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Term 4 Poet: Robert Browning
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How Do I Love Thee? (Sonnet 43)
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