After listening to a piece
of music the teacher may want to incorporate some of the following activities
into their day’s activities. You may only want to play a 1 to 3 minute
selection of any of the pieces on the CD for these activities. These will get
the students to think creatively, write and use imagery. Please feel free to add any to what is
below.
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Music often brings to mind pictures. Draw the picture this music brings to
mind. Write a short description of your
picture.
·
Write a Story based on the music you have just heard.
·
Music can tell a story without words what is the story that
the music is telling. What do you think the music is saying?
·
You can tell what country a piece of music was written in
just by listening. Where do you think
this piece of music comes from?
·
Music is used as background for movies and TV shows. How would you use the music you just heard?
What would be happening on the screen as this music played?
·
Quick Writes:
The
music makes me feel ____________________________
think of _________________________
The colors I
see when I heard this song were _____________
because___________________.
I feel
___________ when I hear this song. I feel this way
because ___________________________
This song reminds me of
________________________