This collection of resources from the London Symphony Orchestra is designed to support the teaching of classroom music at Key Stage 2 level. The exercises and example projects contained within should help even non-specialists communicate key musical ideas.
Written by animateur Rachel Leach, the pack is designed to help you use Edward Elgar’s Engima Variations in the classroom as a creative tool, and features easy warm-up activities and exercises to stimulate classroom composition.
The files available to download are as follows:
Elgar_Pack_KS2_PDF.pdf
PDF file comprising the bulk of the resource.
Videos
The following videos show Rachel Leach demonstrating the exercises described in the PDF.
Listening_Exercise.mp4
Drawing_Exercise.mp4
Warm-up.mp4
Dan_The_Bulldog.mp4
Elgar’s_Theme.mp4
Elgar’s_Subject.mp4
The whole resource is also available as an iBook with embedded media for Apple iOS devices or computers. This can be downloaded from https://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/elgars-enigma-variations-resources-for-ks2-teachers/id1447657949?mt=13
Head to http://play.lso.co.uk for an interactive performance of this and other pieces by the LSO, plus masterclasses, listening guides and more.
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