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January/February Birthdays
Crista Kempton on January 15
composer Muzio Clementi on January 23 (1752)
composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on January 27 (1756)
Danielle Johnson on January 31
composer Franz Joseph Haydn on January 31 (1732)
composer Felix Mendelssohn on February 3 (1809)
Benjamin Birchall on February 10
Jonathan Chang on February 13
Courtney Johnson on February 19
composer George Frederick Handel on February 23 (1685)


The composer of the month for November and December was Frederick Chopin.

 Mcrae Bird guessed correctly and received a prize!
CONGRATULATIONS Mcrae! 
January/February Composer of the Month
Guess the composer of the month and win a prize!!
Let's get THREE winners this time!

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I am an Austrian composer and pianist.  I was born in 1756. I was a child prodigy. I was taught how to play the harpsichord and the violin by my father. By the age of five I was composing my own pieces. When I was six I was performing concerts all over Europe displaying my remarkable musical ability. I could compose an entire symphony in a very short time. I could write out an entire score of music after only hearing it once. During my brief life I wrote numerous symphonies, operas, concertos, songs, church music, chamber music and keyboard music. I was only 35 years old when I died. Who Am I?

If you know who this composer is, e-mail me the answer and win a prize!! 

MORE CHANCES TO WIN PRIZES!
 
To beginners I say to thee,
a prize you want for free? 
then answer these questions three! 
(advanced students skip these questions and go further!) 
1. What does Allegro mean?
2. True or False...A slur connects two identical notes together as if they were one note.
3. What language has been adopted as the official "musical language" ? 
 
So you are advanced and want more!
YOU can answer THESE questions FOUR! 
 
1. What TWO composers BOTH wrote a "Symphony No. 5" ?
2. In what musical period can you find Muzio Clementi?
3. Who is credited for inventing the first piano?
4. What common song played by my students comes from the opera "Orpheus in the Underworld" ? 

Here is a puzzle for you to print out and solve!

There will be a different one next month!

Good Luck!

Here is another fun illusion for you to look at and figure out!

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