Musik, Serious Gaming und Konzentrationsfähigkeit – mit der App entdecken die Kinder die Magie der klassischen Musik mit interaktiven Spielen.
Activity 1
Listen to music
Whole class
10 min.
M1 Print
M1: Musicogram (hand one out to each pupil)
Teacher:
“We are going to listen to the 'Dance of the Reed Flutes' from 'The Nutcracker' several times. As we do this, let's try to follow the musicogram with our eyes. Listen carefully and try to figure out what each symbol means.”
Explain what a musicogram is.
Info
Teacher:
“A musicogram is a special method used to write music down. It's a bit like a picture of the music. It helps us better understand the different elements of a piece of music, such as the rhythm, the melody, and the structure. It can even show how the different instruments work together. The special thing about a musicogram is that it doesn't look like the usual musical notation. Instead of notes, colorful symbols and shapes are used. These symbols can help us understand the music better.”
Activity 2
Musical notation
Whole class
25 min.
Teacher:
“I’ll now show you how to read the musicogram for the 'Dance of the Reed Flutes' from 'The Nutcracker'.”
Teacher:
"Let's now learn how to follow the musicogram with our finger while listening to the music."
Teacher:
“Now that you can follow the musicogram with your finger, let's try to put all the different parts together with the music playing in the background.”
Optional
Instead of using the audio file, you can play the video of the 'Dance of the Reed Flutes' in the background so students can follow it.
Activity 3
Talk about music
Whole class
10 min.
Teacher:
“Now that you've learned how to read the musicogram and listened to the music several times, what can you notice? How do the symbols and the music fit together?”
Questions to to help reflect, with solutions
1. What do the diagonal lines going from bottom to top mean?
Answer: The diagonal lines show that the flute plays many fast notes, and that the melody goes up.
2. What happens when there are two dots with a tie above them?
Answer: The same two notes are repeated.
3. What do the horizontal zigzag lines at the bottom of the sheet mean?
Answer: The notes of the melody alternate between high and low.
Optional
After answering the reflective questions, the class can follow the musicogram again with their finger while listening to the music.
If there's still time...
… children can take a physical break (e.g. 15 jumping jacks, 10 squats, etc.).
Skills learned in this lesson:
Students...
... learn about the musicogram as a graphic form of musical notation, and develop a sense of rhythm and melody.
... follow the musicogram while listening to music and coordinate gestures with symbols and sound.