Music - Explorers/Trailblazers

Camille Saint-SaensUS Library of Congress ID ggbain.19050
Public Domain - first publication prior to January 1, 1923

Today we studied a Classical Composer from France. His name is Camille Saint-Saens (make sure you ask your children how to pronounce that). Camille Saint-Saens was a child prodigy who started writing music when he was just 4 years old. He wrote many, many pieces right into his later years, and he also conducted and played both piano and organ. In class we got to experience a piece that he wrote for children when he was actually 51, "The Carnival of the Animals". The children got to listen to the story and the music. The Explorers got to act out each part, and the Trailblazers drew their own pictures to go along with the music.