Sleeping potions, storms, scary forests, warriors riding their horses through the skies, fiery mountains – they all need music composing for them. Wagner’s had a go: now it’s your turn!
Tag Archives: listening
A Pinch Of Saltarello
Categories: Composing Activities for Classes, Listening starters for schools, Music Activities for schools
Let’s adopt the saltarello dancing position and skip, leap and spin ourselves into a celebratory mood with Mendelssohn’s Italian Symphony.
Up With The Lark
Categories: Composing Activities for Classes, Listening starters for schools, Music Activities for schools
Let’s compose an exaltation of larks and other birds by listening to Vaughan Williams’ music and also by doing a spot of bird-watching of our own.
Rhythms of Aranjuez
Categories: Composing Activities for Classes, Listening starters for schools, Music Activities for schools
Tackle some 3/4 6/8 cross rhythms and play along with Rodrigo’s famous guitar concerto.
Fiery Rituals
Categories: Composing Activities for Classes, Listening starters for schools, Music Activities for schools
Listen hard and create some dance moves inspired by Manuel de Falla’s Ritual Fire Dance.
Apprentice Sorcery
Categories: Composing Activities for Classes, Listening starters for schools, Music Activities for schools
Let’s listen to some musical sorcery and make up a slide show to accompany Dukas’ colourful music “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”.
Morning Moods
Categories: Composing Activities for Classes, Listening starters for schools, Music Activities for schools
Listen carefully to the sounds of the morning, and also to the music of Grieg, and then compose some morning music of your own. An inspirational composing activity for youngsters!
“Winter” Composing
Categories: Composing Activities for Classes, Listening starters for schools, Music Activities for schools
Classroom composing and performing activities used by Cheryl in a variety of settings which use the 1st Movement of “Winter” from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons as a starting point.