Hit it, Maestro! | |
Published by | LeapFrog |
Learning Content | Classical Music |
Type | LeapPad |
Hit it, Maestro! is a LeapPad game available in Leap 2 including the interactive book and cartridge. It is also available in the Plus Writing and Microphone. It teaches music with composers and musical instruments in the orchestra and the history of classical music.
Musical Compositions[]
Johann Sebastian Bach[]
- Toccata and Fugue In D Minor, BWV 565
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 In G Major, BWV 1048
George Frideric Handel[]
- Messiah, Hallelujah Chorus, HWV
- Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348, Minuet
- Water Music Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349, Alla Hornpipe
Antonio Vivaldi[]
- Four Seasons
- Concerto No. 1 In E Major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269, "Spring"
- Concerto No. 2 In G Minor, Op. 8, No. 2, RV 315, "Summer"
- Concerto No. 3 In F Major, Op. 8, No. 3, RV 293, "Autumn (or Fall)"
- Concerto No. 4 In F Minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297, "Winter"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart[]
- Serenade No. 13 In G Major, K525, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
- Happy Music
- Sad Music
- Angry Music
- Thoughtful Music (Symphony No. 40 In G Minor, K550)
- Clarinet Concerto In A Major, K622
- Salzburg Symphony No. 1 In D Major, K136/125a
Ludwig Van Beethoven[]
- Symphony No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 67
- Symphony No. 6 In F Major, Pastorale, Op. 68
- Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Choral, Op. 125, Ode to Joy
- Bagatelle No. 25 In A Minor, Fur Elise
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky[]
- The Nutcracker Ballet Suite, Op. 71
- The Sugar Plum Fairy
- Russian Dancer/Candy Canes
- Arabian Dancer/Coffee
- Chinese Dancer/Tea
- Flower Dancer/Flower
- Spanish Dancer/Hot Chocolate
- Mouse King
- Clara Stahlbaum (Marie in the original ballet/UK version)
- Herr Drosselmeyer’s Nephew/Nutcracker Prince
Absent/Cut off[]
- Danish Shepherdess/Mirlitons
- Mother Ginger and her Polichinelles/Gingerbread cookies
Modest Mussorgsky & Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov[]
- Night on Bald Mountain (Mussorgsky)
- Scheherazade - The Sea And Sinbad’s Ship (Rimsky-Korsakov)
Frederic Chopin[]
- The Minute Waltz In D-Flat Major (Little Dog Waltz)
Camille Saint-Saens[]
- The Carnival of the Animals
- Finale
- Elephant
- Lion (Royal March of the Lion)
- Kangaroos
- Parrot (Aviary [The Birds])
- Donkeys
- Fish (The Aquarium)
- Chickens and Roosters
- Swan
- Tortoises
Absent/Cut off[]
- Introduction
- Fossils
- Cuckoo in the Heart of the Woods
- Pianists
- Mongolian Khulans
Clara & Robert Schumann[]
- Four Fleeting Pieces, Opus 15: No. 1 - Larghetto (Clara)
- Childhood Scenes - I. Of Foreign Lands and People (Robert)
Gustav Holst[]
Earth doesn't have a musical piece and Pluto was discovered in 1930.
- The Planets
- Mercury
- Venus
- Earth (no musical piece)
- Mars
- Jupiter
- Saturn
- Uranus
- Neptune
- Pluto (no musical piece)
Introduction to Opera[]
The Magic Flute (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)[]
The characters correspond with their arias from the opera, but sung in English:
- Queen of the Night (The Vengeance Boils in my Heart)
- Tamino (Tamino Mine)
- Pamina (Tamino Mine)
- Papagena (Pa-pa-pa)
- Papageno (Pa-pa-pa)
- Monostatos the Villain (Everything is Fill'd with Joy)
- Sarastro the Sorcerer (The Sun's Radiant Glory has Vanquished the Night)
Pirates of Penzance (Arthur Sullivan & William Schwenck Gilbert)[]
The structure follows as above:
- Policeman (The Policemen's Chant)
- Major General (I am the Very Model of a Modern Major General)
- Pirate King (O, Better Far to Live and Die [ Pirate King ])
- Frederic (For Here is Love and Here is Truth)
- Mabel (For Here is Love and Here is Truth)
- Mabel's Sisters (Poor, Wand'ring Ones)