Today we studied the life and music of Hildegard of Bingen. Hildegard was a nun, so we talked about life in the Medieval Convents. She saw many visions, which she recorded, and some she put into her music.
She wrote a lot of music during this time, one of which was 'Columbis aspexit'. As the kids listen to, and analyzed this piece, they drew an illumination to put at the top of their musical notation. After listening to the medieval piece, they used hand chimes to compose their own songs.
In the early Middle Ages musical notation was still being developed, so the kids came up with their own ways to record the music they composed.
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