Beethoven

1. “Now the house is quiet, and I am alone.”

2. “The concert is tomorrow night.”

3. “I wonder what he’s thinking about. Perhaps he’s hearing something beautiful in his head.”

4. There he is! Where is Beethoven?

up on the stage waving his arms as a conductor would

5. Describe a few parts of the concert as Christophe does.

the singers

sopranos

bass players

6. How long is the concert?

it was hours long

7 .”Everyone was clapping and waving and shouting …. he didn’t even know to turn around.”

8. Now Beethoven has moved out, where does Christophe meet him?

on the street

9. What does Christophe want to be when he grows up?

doctor

10. Why?

so then he could help Beethoven deafness and blindness

11. How have Christophe’s feelings about Beethoven changed?

Beethoven is inspirational and pays respect to him

March 11, 2016

Beethoven Lives Upstairs Questions

1.What was Beethoven’s grandfather in charge of?
all the music in the castle
2. What did Beethoven’s father do for a living?
musician
3.  Beethoven’s father was an unhappy man. What would he expect young Beethoven to do instead of sleeping?
he would make him practice piano until dawn.
4. What would Beethoven hear in the morning when he went to bed?
morning bells
5. What does Mr. Beethoven have on his desk? Name two things.
all sorts of bells
four air trumpets
6. Who came by when Mr. Beethoven was out?
Beethoven's nephew
7. What instruments do you hear in the new piece?
violin  and piano
8. What news does Uncle have that he thinks Christophe will be happy about?
he
9. How many pianos does Mr. Beethoven have? Describe them.
4 no legs so then he could play on the ground
 many strings are broken
they are black
10. What are they stained black inside with?

11. The man who made Mr. Beethoven the ear trumpets also made him a .

What is it?

12. What is the season now that Beethoven has gone to Bonn?
summer
13. Who and what can Christophe hear from his room?
mother play piano
14. What does Christophe recall that Mr. Schindler said?
he said Beethoven works so hard he believes that music can change the world
15. How does Christophe upset the twins?
he screamed Good Morning in a tube against his sisters ear
16. What is Christophe tasked with fetching for Mr. Beethoven?
Pencils
17. How does Christophe try to get Beethoven’s attention?
He stomps his feet
 18. “Why, it’s the little gatekeeper .”

19. “When he laughs, he sounds like a lion.”

20. Beethoven and Christophe go for a walk. Describe the music and how it illustrates the storm that occurs.
The storm noise occurs was made by tremolo and timpani
21. Now Mr. Beethoven is gone for the summer. What will he finish before he comes back?

he will finish the symphony and will go back

10. “I don’t think the prince is afraid of Beethoven. I believe he’s showing him respect”

Describe some of the music Uncle sees on his walk in Vienna:

1. Across the bridge, he hears: A military band
2. Who else had stopped to listen too? And his pet?

An organ grinder and his pet monkey

c. Along the riverbank, he meets

Trope of country dancers

d. Farther on, I passed under a window and

she was playing Fur Elise

e. In the square, what chases the tiny woodsman coming out of the clock face?

Its a fox

f. What is important about the city of Bonn, Germany?
Beethoven was born there