Music – First Level: Listening Lesson (Carnival of the Animals)

Learners will be supported to identify musical concepts (e.g. fast/slow, loud/quiet), using Italian terms, where appropriate (e.g. loud is ‘forte’).

Learners will develop their knowledge of instruments of the orchestra and the ‘families’ these instruments belong to.

Learners will be encouraged to link musical concepts and instrumentation with imagery of different animals (e.g. a low pitched instrument playing loudly might represent a large, heavy animal)

First Level Listening Lesson (Carnival of the Animals)

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Experiences and Outcomes:

I can respond to music by describing my thoughts and feelings about my own and others’ work EXA 1-19a

Learning Intentions

We are learning to recognise instruments.
We are learning to recognise fast/slow, loud/quiet, staccato/legato sounds.
We are learning to recognise how composers use music to create images/set scenes.

Success Criteria

I am able to name and describe some instruments that I hear.
I am able to talk about whether the music is fast/slow, loud/quiet, staccato/legato.
I am able to explain why the music that I hear makes me think of a particular image.

Resources

Recording of ‘Carnival of the Animals’ by Camille Saint-Saens, e.g. via YouTube https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5EDDC3CD0593C9E0, the ‘Carnival of the Animals’ App or another streaming platform.
‘Meet the Orchestra’ App (or one of the alternative websites below)
Question Cards – Listening & Responding to Music

Useful Links

Websites for introducing orchestral instruments: