Haunting Music
Students will:
* explore the genre of orchestral program music, by learning about the Romantic-period composers, Hector Berlioz and Camille Saint-Saëns
* explore the literary inspirations for program music
* identify elements of music, including theme, tempo, and dynamics, and detect their use in music excerpts
* write a short story, based on their perceptions of the musical events in a symphony
* create group murals, based on their visual perceptions of the musical events in an orchestral tone poem
More about this lesson plan:
Materials Needed: For the teacher:
* CD recordings (see Media Sources)
* CD Player
* Computers with Internet access and RealAudio or Windows Media Player capability
For the student:
* Pencil and paper
* Large roll of white poster paper
* Pencils
* Black, white, and flourescent crayons
* Tempera paint
* Brushes
* Large plastic buckets for water
* Old shirts for painting smocks
Source: © artsedge.kennedy-center.org
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