Happy Birthday Haydn

Franz Joseph Haydn

(March 31st, 1732 - May 31st, 1809)

"The Surprise Symphony"

Watch the above video and clap, tap, or pat along with the rhythm . Listen for the "Surprise!"

Here is another one to clap, tap, or pat along. Don't worry if you don't have the instruments they suggest!

For this next activity you will need to go to your kitchen and grab two tea-towels. Hope you figured out what the "Surprise" was.

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Listen to a biography about Haydn:

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Try some body percussion with another Haydn song:

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Watch some sand art being created to the music of Haydn

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Haydn's "Toy Symphony"

(but did he actually write it, some say Leopold Mozart wrote it)

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Clock Symphony