Ambleside Schedule 2009/2010
Term 1:
Artist:
Jan Van Eyck (1395-1441) Flemish Northern Renaissance (composer Saint-Saens and Berlioz, Early Romantic)
The Crucifixion and The Last Judgement are two of Van Eyck's most important and well-known works; however, they're gruesome, so alternatives have been suggested along with them.
1. The Crucifixion, 1425-30 OR Birth of John the Baptist, 1422
2. The Last Judgement, 1425-30 OR Madonna with Child Reading, 1433
3. Adoration of the Lamb (From the Ghent Altarpiece, 1425-30)
4. The Annunciation
5. Arnolfini Wedding, 1434
6. Man in a Red Turban, 1433
Composer:
Edvard Grieg (1890) & Jean Sibelius (nationalists)
Listening selections for this term:
Grieg Peer Gynt Suite no 1
Grieg Piano Concerto in A
Grieg Norwegian Dance no 2
Sibelius Finlandia
Sibelius Symphony 1 OR 2 (4 weeks)
Plutarch: Aristides/ Coriolanus
Shakespeare: Finish Cymbeline/ Coriolanus
Folk Song: The Old Oaken Bucket
Term 2:
Artist:
John Singer Sargeant (1856-1925) American
Composer:
Liszt, Romantic
Franz Liszt (1855) (Early Romantic)
Listening selections for this term:
Piano Concerto no 1
Hungarian Rhapsodies (esp no 2)
Les Preludes
Liebestraum for piano
Piano Sonata in B min
Mephisto Waltz
Plutarch: Cato the Censor
Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Folk Song: The Jam on Gerry's Rocks
Term 3:
Composer:
Maurice Ravel (1915) (Impressionist)
Listening selections for this term:
Daphne et Chloe - selections
Bolero
Mother Goose Suite
Pavane pour une infante dufunte
Piano Concerto in D for left hand
Rhapsody espagnole
Artist:
Claude Monet (1840-1926) French Impressionist
Plutarch: Romolus
Shakespeare: Titus Andronicus
Folk Song: Farewell to Nova Scotia, Land of the Silver Birch
Friday, September 4, 2009
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Morning Time September 2009
Artist:
Rembrandt's Self Portraits
Composer:
Bach's Mass in B Minor
Folk Song:
Working on incorporating these into our morning.
Shakespeare:
Cymbeline (Yes, leftover from last year)
Plutarch:
Aristides
Bible Time:
Proverb of the day
Psalm 100 (relearn)
Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World
Review this week:
I John 4:1-11
Proverbs 4:10-17
Proverbs 20:11
Hymns:
Review:
Great is the Lord our God (Soldiers of Christ Arise tune)
Psalm 98 (Book of Psalms for Singing) This is one we actually sound halfway decent on.
I Love Thy Church, O Lord
O, Thou in Whose Presence
Let us With a Gladsome Mind
Poetry:
Read and discuss one poem a day from 101 Famous Poems
Learn Poem from Cymbeline
Fear no more the heat o' the sun;
Nor the furious winter's rages,
Thou thy worldly task hast done,
Home art gone, and ta'en thy wages;
Golden lads and girls all must,
As chimney sweepers come to dust.
Fear no more the frown of the great,
Thou art past the tyrant's stroke:
Care no more to clothe and eat;
To thee the reed is as the oak:
The sceptre, learning, physic, must
All follow this, and come to dust.
Fear no more the lightning-flash,
Nor the all-dread thunder-stone;
Fear not slander, censure rash;
Thou hast finished joy and moan;
All lovers young, all lovers must
Consign to thee, and come to dust.
No exorciser harm thee!
Nor no witchcraft charm thee!
Ghost unlaid forbear thee!
Nothing ill come near thee!
Quiet consummation have;
And renowned be thy grave!
William Shakespeare
Review:
The Gift by Christina Rossetti
Keep a' Goin'
Be Strong Babcock
Trees Kilmer
How Did you Die?
Miscellaneous Memory:
The US Oath of Citizenship
Review:
Ambleside Creed
Presidents Bee
West Point Cadet's Prayer
Apostle's Creed
Contemplate by Sam Adams
Reading Aloud:
Mother Tongue II with all children
Little Boys:
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling (Don't let Disney rob you of this one.)
The Sword and the Circle: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
Fabulously written book, if a tiny bit blunt. Not for everyone but excellent all the same.
A History for Peter: America is born, America Grows Up, and America Moves Forward (3 volume set)
(Some object to Johnson's editorial viewpoint. I just use his opinions as a way to open discussions with the boys.)
These 3 books are all so well-written that our reading time is a joy this year. For some reason this combination of books is one of the most successful combinations I have ever employed in Morning Time.
Rembrandt's Self Portraits
Composer:
Bach's Mass in B Minor
Folk Song:
Working on incorporating these into our morning.
Shakespeare:
Cymbeline (Yes, leftover from last year)
Plutarch:
Aristides
Bible Time:
Proverb of the day
Psalm 100 (relearn)
Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World
Review this week:
I John 4:1-11
Proverbs 4:10-17
Proverbs 20:11
Hymns:
Review:
Great is the Lord our God (Soldiers of Christ Arise tune)
Psalm 98 (Book of Psalms for Singing) This is one we actually sound halfway decent on.
I Love Thy Church, O Lord
O, Thou in Whose Presence
Let us With a Gladsome Mind
Poetry:
Read and discuss one poem a day from 101 Famous Poems
Learn Poem from Cymbeline
Fear no more the heat o' the sun;
Nor the furious winter's rages,
Thou thy worldly task hast done,
Home art gone, and ta'en thy wages;
Golden lads and girls all must,
As chimney sweepers come to dust.
Fear no more the frown of the great,
Thou art past the tyrant's stroke:
Care no more to clothe and eat;
To thee the reed is as the oak:
The sceptre, learning, physic, must
All follow this, and come to dust.
Fear no more the lightning-flash,
Nor the all-dread thunder-stone;
Fear not slander, censure rash;
Thou hast finished joy and moan;
All lovers young, all lovers must
Consign to thee, and come to dust.
No exorciser harm thee!
Nor no witchcraft charm thee!
Ghost unlaid forbear thee!
Nothing ill come near thee!
Quiet consummation have;
And renowned be thy grave!
William Shakespeare
Review:
The Gift by Christina Rossetti
Keep a' Goin'
Be Strong Babcock
Trees Kilmer
How Did you Die?
Miscellaneous Memory:
The US Oath of Citizenship
Review:
Ambleside Creed
Presidents Bee
West Point Cadet's Prayer
Apostle's Creed
Contemplate by Sam Adams
Reading Aloud:
Mother Tongue II with all children
Little Boys:
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling (Don't let Disney rob you of this one.)
The Sword and the Circle: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
Fabulously written book, if a tiny bit blunt. Not for everyone but excellent all the same.A History for Peter: America is born, America Grows Up, and America Moves Forward (3 volume set)
(Some object to Johnson's editorial viewpoint. I just use his opinions as a way to open discussions with the boys.)These 3 books are all so well-written that our reading time is a joy this year. For some reason this combination of books is one of the most successful combinations I have ever employed in Morning Time.
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