Musik, Serious Gaming und Konzentrationsfähigkeit – mit der App entdecken die Kinder die Magie der klassischen Musik mit interaktiven Spielen.
Activity 1
Paint to music
Independently
15 min.
Pens
M1 printout
M1: Paint to music (hand out to each pupil)
Teacher:
“I'm going to play a piece of music to you, but I won't tell you the title yet. Listen carefully and draw a picture inspired by the music you hear on your worksheet. Draw what you think of when you listen to the music."
A1: 'Vltava' (the Moldau) (play while drawing)
Tip
If some students don't know what to paint, ask other individual children what they can hear while the music is playing so that the others can get inspiration.
Teacher:
"Once you've finished your drawing, think of a suitable title for it."
Activity 2
Talk about music
Whole class
10 min.
Teacher:
“If you want to, you can now present your picture to the class and reveal its title. You can also share your thoughts about the music we listened to.”
Teacher:
“You can see that music has inspired us to create many different drawings. But music can also be inspired by ideas, poems, plays or stories. When composers give their music a specific title and base it on a specific story, the composition is called programme music. With programme music, the musical instruments tell the story. There aren't any singers to sing it."
Teacher:
“A famous composer named Smetana was very proud of his homeland (then called Bohemia, now the Czech Republic). He decided to write a piece of music about the longest and largest river in his country - the Vltava. And this is what he called one of his most famous piece of music.”
Activity 3
Move to music
Whole class
15 min.
M2 printout
M2: Stops along the river Vltava picture cards (to hang around the classroom)
Teacher:
“Look at the different pictures on display around the classroom. They show various places along the river Vltava which inspired Smetana when he wrote his music. I will now play musical excerpts corresponding to the pictures. Move along to the music and, when it stops, walk towards the image which you think reprensents the music your heard the best. After each round I will tell you which was the corresponding stop."
A2-8: Stops along the river Vltava (play one track after the other - each excerpt doesn't have to be played to the end. Stop them at any point)
A2 answer: Two streams
A3 answer: River Vltava
A4 answer: Forest hunt
A5 answer: Peasant wedding
A6 answer: Nymphs
A7 answers: Rapids
A8 answer: Prague
If there's still time...
... in pairs, students can discuss which sections of the music they liked best or least, and why.
... read out a meditation to end the lesson. Everytime there are three dots (…), make sure you pause so that children can take time to visualise what they've just heard.
A1: Vltava (the Moldau) (Play during the meditation)
Meditation
Rest your head on your desk, close your eyes and listen to the music of the river Vltava. How does the table feel under your head? You may already feel calmer and more relaxed. As you listen to the music, try to notice all the little sounds around you. The more you listen, the more relaxed and comfortable you feel. Take a deep breath through your nose, and feel the air coming in and out. How good does that feel? It feels so good to simply be quiet and to notice what's going on for you in this moment. While you listen to the music of the Vltava, try to imagine your life flowing like a river. In your mind, try to travel back in time to when you were born. Imagine how small you were when you immersed yourself in the river of life, protected by the people who love you and care for you... And as the river grows and becomes larger, imagine you have grown too. You've learned so much, something new every day! You've learned to talk, you've learned to stand and walk, and it all came to you easily. You can learn new things easily, and what you've learned once stays with you forever. Imagine you are the river now, becoming even wider and bigger... Imagine pictures of yourself walking along the river, remember happy times near the water. Imagine people you love joining you on the river bank... And as you continue to listen to the music, your river continues to flow, and you remember a day when you had a lot of fun. Maybe you played a special game, or someone special visited you... Feel your heart rejoice. A smile spreads across your face. What a wonderful day it was... It feels good, and that feeling stays with you today and forever. Whenever you think back to that day, you can feel the joy within you. And now, let your river continue to flow. It will bring you many more beautiful surprises to come. Thank the river for that... And as you take another deep breath, come back here, in the classroom. Feel your head lying on the desk. You can still feel the relaxation and joy. Take another deep breath in... and out... and now completely refreshed, slowly open your eyes.
Skills learned in this lesson:
Students...
... associate pictures with musical movements from 'Vltava' (The Moldau)
.... learn about programme music.
... Move along o to the music of the 'Vltava'.
... listen to the piece of music 'Vltava' (The Moldau) by Bedřich Smetana and associate a picture to each stop along the river.