Musik, Serious Gaming und Konzentrationsfähigkeit – mit der App entdecken die Kinder die Magie der klassischen Musik mit interaktiven Spielen.
Activity 1
Create music
In groups
10 min.
M2 Printout
M2: Nature picture cards (hand out one picture per group - same groups as in the last lesson)
Pupils are divided in the same 6 groups they had formed in the previous lesson.
Teacher:
"Can you remember the sounds of nature you created as a group during the last lesson using your voice and body (lesson 2)? In your group, you'll now spend a bit of time repeating and practicing those natural sounds. As you practice try to vary the volume (playing quiet and loud). Your sounds will be used later on in this lesson to create our own orchestra."
Activity 2
Play as an orchestra
Whole class
15 min.
Teacher:
“I will now designate a conductor who will lead our orchestra with my help. Together, let's think of gestures we could use to start, stop, or make the music louder or quieter (e.g. hands up or down, apart or together, thumbs up or down, etc.)."
1. In the first round, one group will choose and demonstrate the natural sounds they've been practicing. All the other groups will copy and the whole class will play and repeat these natural sounds together.
2. If this works well, the designated conductor will stand in front of the groups. Using the agreed gestures and with the help of the teacher, the conductor will start, stop, and make individual groups play louder or quieter.
If it all works well, more children can have a go at conducting one after the other. At the end, you can have a discussion about what worked well when the class played together as an orchestra, and what could be improved next time.
Activity 3
Quartet card game
In groups
20 min.
M3 Printout
The class is divided into groups of 4 to 6 children.
M3: Quartet card game (hand out a set of cards to each group, e.g. if there are 4 groups print all cards 4 times)
Teacher:
“We are now going to play the quartet card game. This will help us learn more about the different families of instruments used in 'The Alpine Symphony' Orchestra. Let me explain the rules.”
Quartet card game rules
In the quartet card game, each card depicts a musical instrument that belongs to a specific instrument family.
Preparation
Shuffle the cards and distribute them evenly between all players. Each player should hold their cards so that the other players can't see them!
How to play
The first player asks another player of his/her choice for a card that matches the instrument family of one of his/her cards (e.g. Can you give me the smallest instrument in the string family - the violin?)
- If the other player does not have the card, he/she says "No", and it's now the other player's turn to play.
- If the other player has the card, he/she passes it on the first player who can then ask another player for a new card. The first player carries on playing until another player doesn't have a matching card to give away.
As soon as a player has a completed an instrument family, he/she can place the quartet (four cards) on the table in front of them.
When does the game end
The game ends when all the instrument families have been completed. The player with the most quartets wins.
All pupils should have a go at playing the quartet card game in their group. If some groups finish quickly, they can play a second round.
If there's still time...
... pupils can play another round of the quartet card game.
... teacher can help children reflect by asking: “Did you notice similarities between the different instruments in each quartet or instrument family? What have you learned about the instruments? Did you find anything suprising?"
Skills learned in this lesson:
Students...
... imitate natural sounds with their voices and body.
... learn about the role of the conductor and have a go at conducting and playing as an orchestra.
... learn about the orchestral line-up of the Alpine Symphony.
... discover special and rather rare orchestral instruments.