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An Introduction to the Orchestra

Topics Year 1
This unit is part of Carnival of the Animals Introduction and Saint-Saëns

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Objectives

Music

  • Listen with concentration and understanding to a range of high quality live and recorded music.
  • Experiment with, create, select and combine sounds, using the inter-related dimensions of music.

Lesson Planning

Children will play a game to discover animal classification groups. They will learn about animal characteristics and how the music describes those features.

Teaching Outcomes
To identify instruments used in live-recorded music and understand the different sections of an orchestra.

Children will:

  • Identify instruments used in live recorded music.
  • Understand that there are 4 instrument sections in the orchestra.
  • Respond to classical music.
  • Understand how sounds can be made in different ways.

Provided Resources

  • Listening map examples
  • Finale music instrument order

You Will Need

You do not need any particular resources for this session.

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