{"id":2038,"date":"2019-12-16T18:49:23","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T18:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vas\/?p=2038"},"modified":"2019-06-15T18:50:10","modified_gmt":"2019-06-15T18:50:10","slug":"happy-birthday-beethoven-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vas\/2019\/12\/16\/happy-birthday-beethoven-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday Beethoven!"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/6f\/Beethoven.jpg\/220px-Beethoven.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"185\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One of the greatest composers,\u00a0<strong>Beethoven<\/strong>\u00a0was born in Germany in 1770. Read the story about how his Symphony of Friendship is played in Japan every year at Christmas:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mandala.co.jp\/B9\/P00E.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>http:\/\/www.mandala.co.jp\/B9\/P00E.html<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Enjoy music with the children<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Start by listening<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 to children\u2019s music, classical music, and even just the ticking of a clock, the rain falling, or the wind in the trees.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make rhythms<\/strong>: clap hands, stamp feet, hop and jump.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dance<\/strong>\u00a0to the rhythms of music on the radio.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make your own instruments<\/strong>: an empty milk jug is a good drum; two sticks or two lids create wonderful rhythms.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sing!<\/strong>\u00a0Don\u2019t be afraid to make up your own songs. 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