This our second installment our 5th Grade music critics. Our listenings were inspired by the musical group The Piano Guys. We listened to two very very different pieces and then watched how the Piano Guys did their own versions of the songs.
Our first listening is one of the most famous classical pieces of music ever written. Which most of us have heard again and again at weddings, it is Pachelbel's Canon in D. This piece, surprisingly to me, got many more thumb ups than thumbs down. The 5th graders used words like: flowing, relaxing, boring, repetitive, and one said it made them think of a waterfall on a snowy day. Please enjoy both the original version and the Piano Guy's version of Pachelbel's Canon in D.
The second Piano Guy's inspired listening was theme from the famous T.V show turned movie called, Mission Impossible. It is one of the most recognizable themes in TV and movies. The kids gave a huge list of other movies they have heard this theme in. Enjoy the original version along with the Piano Guy's twist on this classic theme.
