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SEMINARY PAPER
THEME : Art Lessons For Your Kids, The Music discovery zone
Profesor
Kristina Varcaković
Student
Vedad Okanović
Introduction
When schools are faced with problems such as a lack of money and budget cuts, it is often the
school’s art and music programs that are eliminated from the curriculum. Art and music play an
extremely significant role in the lives of many students and it is wrong to take away something
that is so important.
Music is an important component for all people to posses in their lives. A child should be
introduced to music at a very young age. The introduction of every type of music from classical
all the way to modern rock is important. This gives a child the ability to form their own opinion
to what they might like the best. Classical music can teach a child every aspect of music
including, harmony, themes, dynamics, polymeters, and polyrhythms. These are the components
that are scarce in modern music today. The three major components of variation are melody,
rhythm, and meter. Variation is an important key to teach a child so that they understand the
there are many different ways to approach music and life. The composer Lucien Caillet wrote
many variations on the theme “Pop Goes the Weasel”. Most children have heard this tune in
cartoons or songs at school not realizing the classical context. This is a wonderful piece for
children because of the dramatic and calm instrumentals followed by the variations of the theme.
The music has a whimsical cheerful feel to it and is a perfect example for an introduction, theme,
five variations of the theme followed by a code.
