Today we listened to The Marriage of Figaro, by composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The children quickly identified it as happy-sounding music. When we got up to move to the music, there were smiles all around, and the dancing was upbeat and faster than when we had responded to 'scary' music such as Night on Bald Mountain by Mussorgsky, or 'sad' music such Borodin's Nocturne from String Quartet No. 2 in D Major. which accompanies this version of the story of The Little Match Girl The children talked about what the music made them think about and while listening together, they used whiteboards and pens to respond with mark-making. During smaller group sessions the children once again listened to the music, and chose a colour that they felt best represented the music; something that represented 'happy' to them. Finally, they again shared what the music made them think about and feel, and then drew while listening. The responses tended to be party-related, to match the lively and happy-sounding music.
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