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​Lesson Extensions
for Kindergarten, 1st, & 2nd Grade
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Music of Leroy Anderson
Leroy Anderson (1908-1975) was an American composer, conductor, and Intelligence Officer for the U.S. Army.  He composed his first piece of music when he was 12 years old!
​^ These people perform The Syncopated Clock on pop bottles! ^
​The Syncopated Clock is your beat motion song this week.
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​Anderson featured unusual ​instruments
 in some of his music!
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<-- What is a BUGLE??
Anderson liked to use instruments in different ways. 

<--Plink, Plank, Plunk was written for strings . They play the whole thing pizzicato, which is when you pluck the strings!

​                                              Lullaby of the Drums  -->
           Would you ever think to write a lullaby for drums??


​You probably know this one! -->
Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saens
In the Hall of the Mountain King​ by Edvard Grieg
Close your eyes and try to picture the story we read about Peer as you listen to In the Hall of the Mountain King by Edvard Grieg.

​Listen to In the Hall of the Mountain King by Edvard Grieg and watch Line Rider move to the music!
Bugs and Daffy's Carnival of the Animals- Parts 1 & 2




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Read more about Edvard Grieg and Peer Gynt here:
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Did you know that Grieg's In the Hall of the Mountain King was used in the movie Trolls? Grab an instrument and play along with this remix!
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702 South 5th Street
Brainerd, MN 56401
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Brainerd, MN 56401
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Baxter, MN 56245
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