ODE TO JOY Ode to Joy Fun Facts

ODE TO JOY

“Ode to Joy” Fun Facts! ◦ “Ode to Joy” was created by a German writer named Friedrich Schiller in the late 18 th century. ◦ Shortly thereafter, and thanks to Ludwig van Beethoven, the ode became musical when he composed his Ninth Symphony and added “Ode to Joy” at the end. ◦ Today, thanks to North Carolina musician Terry Mizesko, we have an updated arrangement of the popular tune. ◦ Some folks recognize “Ode to Joy” because it is sung at many churches. The tune remains the same but the title is “Joyful, We Adore Thee. ” Joyful? How appropriate! ◦ Terry Mizesko was born at the beach (COOL) and has played with the North Carolina symphony for many years. He is a very talented composer!

FUNDAMENTAL OF MUSIC TO EXPLORE: MELODY

So…what is a “melody” anyway? ◦ The melody can be described as the main part of a piece of music, or the part that gets stuck in your head the most! ◦ So, who in this room is brave? ◦ I’ll start. Join me if you dare!

WELL HEY! CONGRATULATIONS!! ◦ Good for you! You just sang the melody from “Ode to Joy” on what we call a neutral syllable (nonsense sound or word). Now, let’s take a closer look to check our work on this popular melody!

What kind of motion do the notes have? Uh oh…it seems that our music got cut off at the bottom. Maybe you can help me figure out the ending? Hmmm?

Two verses to learn in two languages! ◦ 1. Come and sing a joy-ful cho-rus, Lift your voic-es to the sky. Help-ing hands now join in friend-ship, Keep-ing hearts and spir-its high. Sis-ter, broth-er, care for each oth-er, Care for the world and keep it free. Come to-geth-er, sing to-geth-er, As a peace-ful fam-i-ly. 2. Freu-de, schÖn-er GÖt-ter-fun-ken, Tochter aus E-ly-si-um, Wir be-tre-ten feu-er-trunken, Himm-li-sche, dein Hei-lig-tum! Dei-ne Zau-ber bin-den wie-der, Was die Mo-de streng ge-teilt; Al-le Men-schen wer-den BrÜder, Wo dein sanf-ter FlÜ-gel weilt. [German] ◦ [English]

I don’t know about you, but I need help with the German pronunciation! ◦ This handy dandy website can help us with that! ◦ https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=QBLDAz. E 5 jk. Y ◦ Phew! ◦ Gesundheit!

Now…how about we develop our own words? ◦ It will be fun to take the melody we now know and change the words to make the message special to ourselves and our own schools. ◦ In small groups, take a few minutes to look at the English verse and come up with your own words as a parody! ◦ Would any group(s) like to share what they came up with? ◦ What if you could make your text come to life in a FLASH MOB setting at school? How cool!!

A guide to an awesome f. La. Sh Mo. B! ◦ Get permission from your school administrators ◦ Pick a date/time ◦ Practice in secret in your music classroom using the melody of “Ode to Joy” and your newly written words! ◦ On the date and time, spread out in the area. Decide which person(s) will start singing. Others will join in randomly. If you’re feeling extra excited and you have the time/permission, print out lyric sheets to hand to other students. Sing a few times through until others know how to sing along with the melody! You’ve just become a teacher yourself! ◦ Proudly hang a poster of your school’s verse(s) text(s) and continue to teach others about what you learned! ◦ Enjoy this video of a flash mob: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=kb. Jc. QYVt. ZMo

Images: © creativecommons Karoline Lewis © Finale “Practicing my German: Ode to Joy” published on You. Tube in 2016 by Language Rush. https: //www. youtube. com/ watch? v=QBLDAz. E 5 jk. Y “Flash Mob – Ode an die Freude” published on You. Tube in 2012 by cd tube. https: //www. youtube. com/ watch? v=kb. Jc. QYVt. ZMo