Transcript H:\Carnival of the Animals videos\5. Elephant

Welcome to Gr. 2 MUSIC
Exploring words that
describe sound
Hi. My name is Camille Saint-Saens. I was born on Oct. 9, 1835 in Paris,
France and was a famous composer, piano player and organist. I first
played the piano when I was 2 years old. I wrote my first piece of music
at age 3 and was still giving concerts when I was 85 years old. I was also
an expert in math and archaeology.
This is a picture of me playing the organ.
Another famous musician, Franz Liszt, called
me the greatest organist in the world.
I tease piano players in this section: H:\Carnival of the Animals
videos\12. Pianists-Claymation.wmv
One piece of music I am famous for is Carnival of the Animals. I
wrote it as a musical joke for a celebration called Carnival that
occurs right before Lent begins. Even though many children have
heard this music now I didn’t want the music performed while I was
still alive. I didn’t think it was very good.
H:\Carnival of the Animals videos\1. Overview-Mimes.wmv
The music has 13 sections and was written to entertain my
friends. Each section is about a different animal. I made the
music for each animal very different by changing: the
instruments I chose, the Tempo (speed of the beat), the
Dynamics (how loudly or softly the music is played), and the
Articulation (how bumpy or smooth the music sounds.) The
next slides will tell you about some of the animals.
March of the Lions
What instrument
do you hear?
How does the
music sound?
H:\Carnival of the Animals videos\2. Intro &
March of the Lions-Live.wmv
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March of the Lions
I wrote loud chords
(groups of notes) to
announce the arrival of
the King of the Jungle.
Did you hear the
piano roar?
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There’s more—Look at the next pictures to
see what else I wrote about. How would you
make the music sound?
Loud or soft
High or low
Bumpy or smooth
Long or short sounds
Fast or slow
Heavy or light
What instrument would you choose?
Hens &
Roosters
H:\Carnival of the Animals videos\3. Hens & Roosters-Claymation.wmv
Tortoises
H:\Carnival of the Animals videos\4. Tortoise-Animation.wmv
Elephant
Double
bass
H:\Carnival of the Animals videos\5. Elephant-Claymation.wmv
Kangaroo
H:\Carnival of the Animals videos\6.
Kangaroo-Animation.wmv
Cool sparkly sounds
H:\Carnival of the Animals videos\7. The Aquarium.wmv
Donkey
Violin
Cuckoo
H:\Carnival of the Animals videos\8. The Cuckoo-Live + Instr.wmv
Aviary
Flute
Chirping sounds
H:\Carnival of the Animals videos\9. The Aviary-Live + Instr.wmv
Fossils
Remains of creatures buried in the earth for thousands of years
H:\Carnival of the Animals videos\10. Fossils-Cartoons + Instr.wmv
H:\Carnival of the Animals videos\13. Fossils-Claymation.wmv
Swans
H:\Carnival of the Animals videos\11. Swan-Stills.wmv
I hope you have enjoyed my
music. Maybe you can listen to
another one of my favorites
called Danse Macabre.
Do you remember learning
about the Canary Islands?
This statue of me is on the
island of Las Palmas.
You are now going to hear another one of the
songs from Carnival of the Animals.
But I’m not going to tell you what animal it is.
You will need to be a “detective” and figure it out.
Circle the words on your paper that
describe how the music sounds.
Decide what animal the music is imitating.
Draw a picture of the animal while you listen.
Name
Gr. 2
Words that describe music
1.
Listen.
Circle the words that describe what you hear. Circle only
one word in each box.
Heavy
Fast
Long
High
Loud
Bumpy
Light
S l o w
Short
Low
Soft
Smooth
2. Look at the words you circled and decide what animal the music might
be describing. Circle your choice:
Donkeys
Turt les
Elephant s
Lions
Chickens
Kangaroo
Fish
Birds
3. Draw a picture of the animal you chose. Show where it is or what it is
doing. Color your picture.
Original ppt. by Lynne Dearlove,
adapted by Nancy Johnson, 2009