PRIMARY MUSIC Listening Activities 25-Pack BUNDLE

Ideal for cover, primary outreach, or distance learning, this value-packed bundle is a great introduction to analysing music, and is perfect for students between Years 2 and 5 who are beginning their learning journey in Music, or for older students with lower ability. It’s also great as a regular Friday afternoon class activity, serving as an engaging Composer of the Week resource.

TWENTY-FIVE whole 1-hour lessons are included in the pack with fun, themed colouring worksheets for the students, 5 x 25-slide detailed PowerPoints with up-to-date YouTube links, and 5 x full teacher guidance booklets so that you will feel completely supported whether you are a music specialist, or not. This bundle contains Sets 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 in my Primary Music Listening Activities Series.

Full Details:

Students use their knowledge of colours to help them understand musical features relating to the musical elements. There are 5 themed lessons in each Set, each with its own colouring-in worksheet, and a specific piece of classical music with a link to the theme provides the focus for each lesson. Sets 1 to 3 focus on the most well-known works from the Western Classical Tradition; Set 4 focuses on special occasions; Set 5 focuses on female composers.

Each worksheet has 8 pairs of numbered statements, 2 or 3 of which are opinion-based, and the others are related to specific features of the piece of music used for the lesson. Each statement has a colour pattern, and where statements are a little more complex students can use their knowledge of colour to find the right answer. For instance: young students may find it difficult to distinguish between woodwind and brass instruments, but they will know that a panda is black and white, rather than purple and green! So, the correct color pattern is linked to the correct musical statement, allowing students to listen to the music whilst they colour-in, focusing on the sound of whatever it is that the musical statements refer to; over time, they learn to recognise these sounds and musical features.

This system allows young students to develop musical analysis skills by building on prior knowledge of colour, not to mention familiarisation with a vast range of music and composers in the Western Classical Tradition. Also, the opinion-based questions offer great opportunities for emotional and social development.

I take great care to ensure my resources are of the highest quality, both in content and in presentation, and I wholeheartedly recommend them to both you and your students. I welcome feedback and enquiries from my colleague-customers the world over, and I can be contacted directly at rainynightmusic@hotmail.com. I would be delighted to hear from you, and I thank you for considering this resource for your classroom or home.