How can music make us feel?
Music is used to tell a story in lots of different ways – in film and TV, in live
theatre, ballet and opera, and it can even tell a story on its own. It does this
by making us feel different emotions and creating different moods.
I have found a fabulous booklet for us to read, colour in and play whilst we learn
about how listening to different types of music can make us feel. You might want
to print it out to have the most fun with it.
It is called My Great Orchestral Adventure - here is the first page.
Please click on the picture to see more:
We will also be learning all about:
- the Royal Albert Hall - a famous concert hall in London. If we are very lucky, we might be able to go there and perform.
- the orchestra - the musicians that play the music.
- the conductor – the person who stands in front of the orchestra. He conducts the musicians with his baton and keeps the music together.
There will be some writing to do as part of each lesson, after you have listened to the
music. I would like to find out what you are thinking and how the music made you feel.
Lesson Three - Scared
Today, we are going to learn about music that makes us feel SCARED.
When you have read about the music, please listen to the three pieces:
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Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt by Grieg |
listen to the music | watch the video |
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Dies Irae by Mozart |
listen to the music
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watch the video
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Ride of the Valkyries by Wagner |
listen to the music
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watch the video
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Do you recognise any of these pieces?
How are they different to what we usually hear?
What do you think?
Did the music make you feel scared?
Why do you think that is?
Which piece was your favourite?
Please can you list three reasons why?
Once you have listened to the three pieces, please fill in an Evaluation Sheet
for each piece and send them to your class teacher for me in the usual way
- a photo or a scanned copy will be fine.
Please let me know how you get on and what you have learned. I would like to see
some of your pictures and completed word searches!
That is the end of Our Great Orchestral Adventure ... for today! We will
be finding out how music can make us feel ADVENTUROUS next time.
Mrs Sumner
Thank you to the wonderful people at the Royal Albert Hall in London for sharing this lesson with us.
For more details, visit www.royalalberthall.com
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