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On this day in American History, January 7, 1924, famous American composer George Gershwin completed Rhapsody in Blue.
This image uses the original front cover of the sheet music of Rhapsody in Blue.
Image is in the public domain.
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January 7 – George Gershwin Completes Rhapsody in Blue
At the young age of twenty-six, American composer George Gershwin completed his composition Rhapsody in Blue on January 7, 1924.
To do:
1.) Listen to the full version of Rhapsody in Blue. This version was performed by Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic in 1976. Are you able to identify each instrument featured? Which do you find the most enjoyable in which to listen? Do you play any of the instruments that you see?
2.) If you had to choose only one word to describe this whole piece of music, what would it be? Why? Write your answer and reasoning in your notebook.
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If you are new to On This Day in American History, Welcome!
Each day, I share an interesting event that occurred in our nation’s past. You will learn about famous Americans, interesting inventions and their patents, American art and music, and more.
You will also find suggested activities – labeled “To do” – if you would like to research this during your homeschool’s group time in the morning, or you can assign the activities for your children to work on independently.
If you think you will do more than one day of On This Day in American History, I would encourage you to have your child keep what I call a Notebook of Knowledge. A spiral notebook or sheets of paper stapled together is more than adequate!
Have your child write the day’s event and the date at the top of his paper. If there are writing activities, have him use his best composition, grammar, and penmanship as he completes the answers. After just a few weeks or even a month, he will have an excellent resource to read through!
If you would like to use this resource throughout the month, you might be interested in purchasing the full January Calendar. It contains:
- Access to the webpage with all of the January events listed, including all suggested activities for each daily event.
- A .pdf of the January Calendar, listed in chronological order with all suggested activities
- All necessary downloads to complete the assigned activities. These same downloads are linked on the webpage, however, they are also included here for easy access.
- The answers to any questions asked in the daily activities.
You can purchase that here:
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