Stimuli for creating music

Images e.g.

Picture books / big books e.g.

  • The Gruffalo
  • Three Little Pigs
  • Goldilocks and the Three Bears
  • Rumble in the Jungle
  • Commotion in the Ocean

Music e.g.

Video clips / short films e.g.

Find more film resources at https://www.intofilm.org/resources

Instruments

Untuned percussion (unable to produce a specific pitch)

  • Claves
  • Maracas or egg shakers
  • Tambour (hand drum)
  • Lollipop drum & beater
  • Tambourine
  • Wood block or agogo block
  • Bells
  • Triangles & beaters (different sizes)

Tuned percussion (able to produce a specific pitch)

  • Chime bar set & beaters
  • Xylophone & beaters
  • Glockenspiel & beaters
  • Boomwhackers 

Printable Resources

Flashcards and props can be used to support learners when creating and performing sounds in response to a stimulus.

  • Instrument sound cards – shake, tap, ting, boom
  • Labelled instrument picture cards
  • Concept flashcards – fast/slow, loud/quiet, high/low
  • Performance directions – start/stop
  • Story sequencing cards / props
  • Character cards / puppets / masks

Digital Technology

  • Speaker
  • iPad
  • Headphones