THE BAROQUE EXPEDITION – A SCHOOL PROJECT
Concerto Copenhagen and the SMK offer a unique educational program that blends music, visual arts, and storytelling. Drawing on the museum’s collection of 17th-century art, children work alongside professional musicians to create new narratives—in words and music—for selected works. The highlight is the final concert, where the musicians accompany the students’ stories in the galleries in front of the artworks. In addition to the students’ contributions, Concerto Copenhagen performs short pieces from the 17th century on period instruments.
PROGRESS TRACKER
Part 1: The students are divided into 5 groups, and each group is assigned a musical guide—a musician from Concerto Copenhagen. Together, the students and musicians create a short story based on a selected image, set to music.
Lunch break
Part 2: After lunch, there will be a concert. The students will perform their musical stories together with all the musicians from Concerto Copenhagen. The musicians will also play short pieces from the period for the students. The Baroque Expedition will thus explore SMK’s collection through the students’ own musical stories.
PREPARATION
Before the program begins, it is a good idea to have a brief discussion with the students about the Baroque period and the 17th and 18th centuries. During the program itself, the students’ own experiences of the artworks will form the basis for the discussions, but themes such as voyages of discovery, lavish parties, and newly imported goods may also be included. It is also beneficial to prepare the students for the fact that the course concludes with an oral presentation of their stories, and that other museum visitors may be present in the room.
YOUR ROLE AS A TEACHER
You have already divided the students into 5 groups. Each group will work with one painting and one musician. Your role throughout the activity is to assist the groups that may be struggling with this type of activity and to help the musicians if the discussions about the artwork aren’t going well.
OVERALL LEARNING OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE
Our goal for this program is to strengthen the students’ ability to express their imagination, emotions, and experiences through music and visual arts as a framework for interpretation, as well as to give them the opportunity to take on the role of art educators in a public setting for a day.
COMMON GOALS / COMPETENCY GOALS & LEARNING OBJECTIVES
The course aligns with the learning objectives for Danish in grades 2 and 4 and supports:
– The student can engage with familiar themes through discussions of literature and other aesthetic texts
– The student can engage with familiar themes in their own life and the lives of others through the study of literature and other aesthetic texts
In line with the competency objectives and the curriculum for innovation and entrepreneurship, the program aims to support several of the target group’s learning objectives, including:
– That students can explore images and storytelling and articulate the world of the artworks
– That students can express elements of a musical piece through play and dramatization, and collaborate in a shared creative process that connects art to the musical experience
STUDENTS HAVE PREVIOUSLY COMMENTED ON THE PROCESS:
“The music makes the mood in the paintings clearer…”
“I feel like I’m stepping into the paintings. The paintings become more real.”
MON other things in the paintings when the music is playing.”
“It’s actually not boring when MON time exploring the paintings.”
“There aren’t just people in the paintings, but also nature and animals…”
“The music changes—from quiet to faster and more dramatic.”
“It’s wonderful that you’re willing to play just for us!”
Concerto Copenhagen and the SMK offer a unique educational program that blends music, visual arts, and storytelling. Drawing on the museum’s collection of 17th-century art, children work alongside professional musicians to create new narratives—in words and music—for selected works. The highlight is the final concert, where the musicians accompany the students’ stories in the galleries in front of the artworks. In addition to the students’ contributions, Concerto Copenhagen performs short pieces from the 17th century on period instruments.
PROGRESS TRACKER
Part 1: The students are divided into 5 groups, and each group is assigned a musical guide—a musician from Concerto Copenhagen. Together, the students and musicians create a short story based on a selected image, set to music.
Lunch break
Part 2: After lunch, there will be a concert. The students will perform their musical stories together with all the musicians from Concerto Copenhagen. The musicians will also play short pieces from the period for the students. The Baroque Expedition will thus explore SMK’s collection through the students’ own musical stories.
PREPARATION
Before the program begins, it is a good idea to have a brief discussion with the students about the Baroque period and the 17th and 18th centuries. During the program itself, the students’ own experiences of the artworks will form the basis for the discussions, but themes such as voyages of discovery, lavish parties, and newly imported goods may also be included. It is also beneficial to prepare the students for the fact that the course concludes with an oral presentation of their stories, and that other museum visitors may be present in the room.
YOUR ROLE AS A TEACHER
You have already divided the students into 5 groups. Each group will work with one painting and one musician. Your role throughout the activity is to assist the groups that may be struggling with this type of activity and to help the musicians if the discussions about the artwork aren’t going well.
OVERALL LEARNING OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE
Our goal for this program is to strengthen the students’ ability to express their imagination, emotions, and experiences through music and visual arts as a framework for interpretation, as well as to give them the opportunity to take on the role of art educators in a public setting for a day.
COMMON GOALS / COMPETENCY GOALS & LEARNING OBJECTIVES
The course aligns with the learning objectives for Danish in grades 2 and 4 and supports:
– The student can engage with familiar themes through discussions of literature and other aesthetic texts
– The student can engage with familiar themes in their own life and the lives of others through the study of literature and other aesthetic texts
In line with the competency objectives and the curriculum for innovation and entrepreneurship, the program aims to support several of the target group’s learning objectives, including:
– That students can explore images and storytelling and articulate the world of the artworks
– That students can express elements of a musical piece through play and dramatization, and collaborate in a shared creative process that connects art to the musical experience
STUDENTS HAVE PREVIOUSLY COMMENTED ON THE PROCESS:
“The music makes the mood in the paintings clearer…”
“I feel like I’m stepping into the paintings. The paintings become more real.”
MON other things in the paintings when the music is playing.”
“It’s actually not boring when MON time exploring the paintings.”
“There aren’t just people in the paintings, but also nature and animals…”
“The music changes—from quiet to faster and more dramatic.”
“It’s wonderful that you’re willing to play just for us!”
PROGRAM
Concerto Copenhagen and the SMK offer a unique educational program that blends music, visual arts, and storytelling. Drawing on the museum’s collection of 17th-century art, children work alongside professional musicians to create new narratives—in words and music—for selected works. The highlight is the final concert, where the musicians accompany the students’ stories in the galleries in front of the artworks. In addition to the students’ contributions, Concerto Copenhagen performs short pieces from the 17th century on period instruments.
PROGRESS TRACKER
Part 1: The students are divided into 5 groups, and each group is assigned a musical guide—a musician from Concerto Copenhagen. Together, the students and musicians create a short story based on a selected image, set to music.
Lunch break
Part 2: After lunch, there will be a concert. The students will perform their musical stories together with all the musicians from Concerto Copenhagen. The musicians will also play short pieces from the period for the students. The Baroque Expedition will thus explore SMK’s collection through the students’ own musical stories.
PREPARATION
Before the program begins, it is a good idea to have a brief discussion with the students about the Baroque period and the 17th and 18th centuries. During the program itself, the students’ own experiences of the artworks will form the basis for the discussions, but themes such as voyages of discovery, lavish parties, and newly imported goods may also be included. It is also beneficial to prepare the students for the fact that the course concludes with an oral presentation of their stories, and that other museum visitors may be present in the room.
YOUR ROLE AS A TEACHER
You have already divided the students into 5 groups. Each group will work with one painting and one musician. Your role throughout the activity is to assist the groups that may be struggling with this type of activity and to help the musicians if the discussions about the artwork aren’t going well.
OVERALL LEARNING OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE
Our goal for this program is to strengthen the students’ ability to express their imagination, emotions, and experiences through music and visual arts as a framework for interpretation, as well as to give them the opportunity to take on the role of art educators in a public setting for a day.
COMMON GOALS / COMPETENCY GOALS & LEARNING OBJECTIVES
The course aligns with the learning objectives for Danish in grades 2 and 4 and supports:
– The student can engage with familiar themes through discussions of literature and other aesthetic texts
– The student can engage with familiar themes in their own life and the lives of others through the study of literature and other aesthetic texts
In line with the competency objectives and the curriculum for innovation and entrepreneurship, the program aims to support several of the target group’s learning objectives, including:
– That students can explore images and storytelling and articulate the world of the artworks
– That students can express elements of a musical piece through play and dramatization, and collaborate in a shared creative process that connects art to the musical experience
STUDENTS HAVE PREVIOUSLY COMMENTED ON THE PROCESS:
“The music makes the mood in the paintings clearer…”
“I feel like I’m stepping into the paintings. The paintings become more real.”
MON other things in the paintings when the music is playing.”
“It’s actually not boring when MON time exploring the paintings.”
“There aren’t just people in the paintings, but also nature and animals…”
“The music changes—from quiet to faster and more dramatic.”
“It’s wonderful that you’re willing to play just for us!”
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