Day: December 28, 2023

This afternoon, the task was just like before but using the freestyle mode. So instead of having a guide, you have to figure all the notes yourself. I found it really challenging as it kept jumping to the wrong notes. This time, it worked better with the mouse. I played a song that I knew of, but it still took a lot of practise. After listening to it, can you figure out what song I tried to play?

Viola the Bird in Freestyle

ratS elttiL elkniwT elkniwT :rewsnA

Some detail on Beethoven Ode to Joy:

• It is also known as No. 9 (number 9).
• Originally, it was a poem written by Schiller, a German poet.
• Ode means lyric poem.
• The German name for Ode to Joy was ”An die Freude”.

What instrument is your passion?

This morning’s task was about Viola the Bird and Beethoven. First, I watched Ode to Joy Beethoven played on the piano. Then I went to Viola the Bird on Google Arts and Culture and practised playing Ode to Joy on the virtual cello. After that, I pressed record and played it again, and so this is what my Ode to Joy sounds like.

Viola the Bird

I used my iPad to do it for my chromebook kind of jammed with it and a stylus pen which is a pen for touchscreen. I found it real easy because it was only a matter of making the pen left and right.

5 Fun Facts on Beethoven:

1. His birth was not known.
2. He was nicknamed ”The Spaniard”.
3. He was not gifted for finances.
4. He was never married but was a great romantic.
5. He was Forced to into Music.

What is your favourite piece of music from Beethoven?