Bastian Lit 1: Minuet in F and Cadences

This post includes lesson plans and activities that correlate with Minuet in F K2 by Mozart in Bastian Lit Vol 1.

Music Samples and History

Watch out for the "raspberry" triplet and tap the rhythm as you listen to Minuet in F K2 by Mozart. Think "down and up, lift" for the repeating rhythmic motif as you practice this piece.

Listen to the podcast Classics for Kids about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart or About Minuets.

Watch this short film called Minuet. Can you tell which musical excerpt is a minuet?

Theory

Cadences in music are usually the two chords at the end of a phrase.
You can compare them to punctuation marks in sentences. 

Half Cadences

Some phrases leave you feeling like the song isn't finished. What comes next?

Perfect Cadence

Other cadences sound final like you are at the end of the song or musical sentence.

Watch the end of the video to learn about different types of cadences found in this Mozart minuet and mark the chord symbols and cadences in your music. (Start at 6:25).

Deceptive Cadence

Supplementary Music Minuets

Minuet in C William Duncombe- Discovering Piano Bumper

Minuet BWV114 Petzold/Bach - Discovering Piano Bumper