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All about Music: Bach
Module
Entertainment and Leisure
Unit:
Appreciation of Music
Programme outline
Johann Sebastian Bach was a great man of music. He was a German composer, a
conductor and an organist. He was famous for playing organ and teaching music.
Interestingly, he was a father of twenty children. Some of them became musicians as
well. Did you know? A recording of Bach’s music was brought to space in 1977.
Some of his greatest works such as Brandenburg Concertos are still very popular
nowadays. Come and watch the story of Bach’s life and find out what his music
sounds like.
Key Stage 2 Learning Targets
To develop an ever-improving capability to use English
~ to identify ideas in simple spoken and written texts, form opinions and express
them (K.S.c)
~ to respond to characters and events in imaginative and other narrative texts through
oral, written and performative means such as describing one’s feelings towards
characters and events (E.S.b)
Communicative Functions
1. Give a simple description of the famous German organist Johann Sebastian Bach
in terms of name, nationality, occupation, personal characteristics, habits and
abilities, etc.
2. Draw others’ attention to Bach’s music and describe his work briefly
3. Develop an interest in appreciating and talking about classical music
Suggested Activities
1. Print out the pictures of Johann Sebastian Bach and an organ in COPYMASTER 1.
Tell pupils that Bach was famous for his organ music. Organ music was often heard
in churches.
2. Introduce briefly the programme before watching.
3. After watching the programme, distribute COPYMASTER 2 to class.
4. To check pupils’ understanding of Bach’s life and achievements, ask pupils to fill in
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the blanks with the words provided.
Suggested answers:
a. Johann Sebastian Bach was a famous German composer.
b. His parents died when he was young.
c. He had to live with his brother then.
d. He loved playing the organ after school when he was young.
e. When he turned 18, he got a job as an organist in a church.
f. He was a father of twenty children. He had to work very hard.
g. He wrote music, conducted choirs, and taught in the church’s school.
h. He was famous for his organ music.
i. He died at the age of 65 in 1750.
5. For pupils who are interested in classical music, they are encouraged to do some
research on Bach’s music with a list in COPYMASTER 3.
Note: The music samples are extracted from the TV programme so there are some
background noises and human reaction sounds.
6. For those who are interested in reading biographies, they should be encouraged to
borrow books about Bach from the library. Teachers can ask them to hand in a
piece of writing, a book report or a mini project about Johann Sebastian Bach or
Bach’s organ music or Bach’s famous quotes or Bach’s family, etc., depending on
pupils’ interests.
For children who learn music are invited to play a piece of music in class and give
a short oral presentation about Bach’s music or his life.
Teachers can plan various after- watching activities relating to the four skills that
best suit pupils’ abilities and interests.
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COPYMASTER 1
All about Music: Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750
The organ of Leipzig's St John's Church. Photo: Jens Volz
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COPYMASTER 2
All about Music: Bach
Choose and fill in the blanks.
British
sister
drum
organ music
fifteen
guitarist
pop music
taught
German
cousins
75
played
55
organ
organist
parents
brother
twenty
65
a. Johann Sebastian Bach was a famous __________________composer.
b. His __________________ died when he was young.
c. He had to live with his __________________ then.
d. He loved playing the__________________ after school when he was
young.
e. When he turned 18, he got a job as an__________________ in a
church.
f. He was a father of __________________ children. He had to work very
hard.
g. He wrote music, conducted choirs, and __________________ in the
church’s school.
h. He was famous for his__________________.
i. He died at the age of __________________ in 1750.
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COPYMASTER 3
All about Music: Bach
Do you like Bach’s music? Listen.
1. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major
Brandenburg Concerto No.2 in F Major.mp3
2. Prelude and Fugue in C Major
Prelude and Fugue in C Major.mp3
3. Jesus, Joy of Man’s Desiring
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring.mp3
4. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
Toccata and Fug ue in D Minor .mp3
5. Air on the G string
Air on the G String from Orchestral Suite.mp3
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