Carnival of the Animals Mini-Book Printing and Stapling Instructions 1. Print out all the pages. 2. Print the booklet double sided, with a left double staple. 3. Cut the booklets in the middle with a paper cutter. Add an extra staple if needed. Introduction and Royal March of the Lion introduction fanfare theme quiet loud quiet ROAR crescendo decrescendo Introduction and Royal March of the Lion introduction fanfare theme quiet loud ROAR crescendo decrescendo quiet Carnival of the Animals Introduction and Royal March of the Lion introduction fanfare theme quiet loud quiet ROAR crescendo decrescendo by ___________________________ Carnival of the Animals Introduction and Royal March of the Lion introduction fanfare theme quiet loud ROAR crescendo decrescendo by ___________________________ quiet he type of notes used in yourHens picture: and Roosters Listening There are bumpy parts and smooth parts in the music. Point to what you hear. Smooth to Notes our Or own design sent the music: Journal piano Wild Donkeys The pianos sound like the donkeys running up and down a hill. viola violin bow up Is the music fast or slow? Circle. fast piano o copying or transfer of this Digital PDF is permitted. clarinet In Wild Donkeys, the two pianos sound like wild donkeys running up and down a hill. The hens are pecking the grain. The rooster is trying to steal their grain! he type of notes used in yourHens picture: and Or There are bumpy parts and smooth parts in the music. Point to what you hear. Smooth Notes Roosters piano slow Wild Donkeys is played on two pianos Wild Donkeys The pianos sound like the donkeys running up and down a hill. viola violin bow up down Is the music fast or slow? Circle. fast piano o copying or transfer of this Digital PDF is permitted. clarinet The hens are pecking the grain. The rooster is trying to steal their grain! down In Wild Donkeys, the two pianos sound like wild donkeys running up and down a hill. slow Wild Donkeys is played on two pianos Tortoises Is the tortoise slow or fast? slow fast The Elephant The Strings Is the tortoise loud or quiet? loud quiet high low Tap the beats as you listen to “The Elephant” Circle if the melody is high or low. Is the tortoise melody high or low? high low violin viola cello double bass Tortoises move very slowly. In the A section the strings play the “Can Can” melody very slowly. (The “Can Can” is a very fast dance.) What do you think the tortoise is doing in the B section? Sleeping? Walking? Playing with another tortoise? piano The elephant’s waltz is played by the double bass and the piano. Tortoises Is the tortoise slow or fast? slow fast Double Bass The Elephant The Strings Is the tortoise loud or quiet? loud quiet high low Tap the beats as you listen to “The Elephant” Circle if the melody is high or low. Is the tortoise melody high or low? high low violin viola cello double bass Tortoises move very slowly. In the A section the strings play the “Can Can” melody very slowly. (The “Can Can” is a very fast dance.) What do you think the tortoise is doing in the B section? Sleeping? Walking? Playing with another tortoise? piano Double Bass The elephant’s waltz is played by the double bass and the piano. Kangaroos These are short notes and long notes in Kangaroo. Point to what you hear! short long Aquarium Circle: Is the music fast or slow? fast slow smooth bumpy Can you hear the music go high and low? high low flute The melody in Kangaroo goes up and down. up Circle: Is the music smooth or bumpy? down Follow the listeningName: map below. Can you hear the notes _____________________ Class: ___________ that are short/long and notes that go up and down? Kangaroos Listening Map 0:00-0:16 0:17-0:36 0:37-1:05 © 2012 Themes and Variations. For use of Musicplayonline subscribers only. Mama Kangaroo is looking for her baby. She hops - then looks. Do you think she found her baby? Aquarium sounds like music under the ocean. The flute and the strings play the melody for the fish, and the piano plays some waves. Can you hear when the fish swim up and down? There are glissandos on a glass harmonica or glockenspiel at the end. Does it sound like bubbles? Kangaroos These are short notes and long notes in Kangaroo. Point to what you hear! short long The melody in Kangaroo goes up and down. up down Aquarium Circle: Is the music fast or slow? fast slow Circle: Is the music smooth or bumpy? smooth bumpy Can you hear the music go high and low? high low flute Follow the listeningName: map below. Can you hear the notes _____________________ Class: ___________ that are short/long and notes that go up and down? Kangaroos Listening Map 0:00-0:16 0:17-0:36 0:37-1:05 © 2012 Themes and Variations. For use of Musicplayonline subscribers only. Mama Kangaroo is looking for her baby. She hops - then looks. Do you think she found her baby? Aquarium sounds like music under the ocean. The flute and the strings play the melody for the fish, and the piano plays some waves. Can you hear when the fish swim up and down? There are glissandos on a glass harmonica or glockenspiel at the end. Does it sound like bubbles? Personages with Long Ears The donkey says “Hee - Haw” going high and low high Some of the “Hee - Haws” are loud and some are quiet. Point to what you hear. loud low quiet Cuckoo in the Heart of the Woods violin bow piano high The cuckoo sings high, then low. low clarinet Circle: Is the music fast or slow? fast Personages is played on two violins slow Start at #1 and count how many cuckoos you hear in the music 2 1 4 3 7 5 8 6 10 12 9 11 13 Some people thought the composer was imagining that music critics were donkeys. high low Some of the “Hee - Haws” are loud and some are quiet. Point to what you hear. loud quiet 19 17 16 21 15 Personages with Long Ears The donkey says “Hee - Haw” going high and low 20 18 14 Cuckoo in the Heart of the Woods violin bow piano high The cuckoo sings high, then low. low clarinet Circle: Is the music fast or slow? fast Personages is played on two violins slow Start at #1 and count how many cuckoos you hear in the music 2 1 4 3 7 5 8 6 10 12 9 11 13 Some people thought the composer was imagining that music critics were donkeys. 20 18 14 16 15 17 19 21 Aviary Pianists The piano keyboard is arranged with the lowest notes on the left and the highest notes on the right. Xylophones are arranged like this too! Does the flute play fast or slow? Circle. fast piano flute slow double bass cello Does the flute play high or low? Circle. high viola low high low violin The flute plays the part of the bird in Aviary. The strings play the background sounds. The piano sometimes joins the flute in playing bird sounds. In “Pianists” the two pianists practice the same exercises over and over. The strings play a loud chord at the end of each exercise as if to say, “Done!” Aviary Pianists The piano keyboard is arranged with the lowest notes on the left and the highest notes on the right. Xylophones are arranged like this too! Does the flute play fast or slow? Circle. fast piano flute slow double bass cello Does the flute play high or low? Circle. high viola low high low violin The flute plays the part of the bird in Aviary. The strings play the background sounds. The piano sometimes joins the flute in playing bird sounds. In “Pianists” the two pianists practice the same exercises over and over. The strings play a loud chord at the end of each exercise as if to say, “Done!” CD Track 18 Camille Saint-Saëns Fossils Short and Long Notes n usic notes can be played in any different ways Click the icons below to reveal musical terms to describe different ways to perfor usic: The piano keyboard is arranged with the lowest notes on the left and the highest notes on the right. Xylophones are arranged like this too! rondo form A 0:00-0:16 Musical Concepts B 0:17-0:32 ABACA Staccato Legato Short and bumpy Disconnected separated smooth and Long and Connected connected The Swan Circle: Is the music slow or fast? The music is smooth and connected © 2012 Themes and Variations. No copying or transfer of this Digital PDF is permitted. slow fast smooth connected A 0:33-0:48 C 0:49-1:03 1:04-1:16 A cello bow The fossils are having a night out at the museum. In the A sections the fossils are visiting and moving to the xylophone melody. During the B and C sections the dinosaurs freeze while the security guard wakes up and goes to see what is making noise. CD Track 18 Camille Saint-Saëns Fossils Short and Long Notes A 0:00-0:16 Musical Concepts n usic notes can be played in any different ways Click the icons below to reveal musical terms to describe different ways to perfor usic: The piano keyboard is arranged with the lowest notes on the left and the highest notes on the right. Xylophones are arranged like this too! rondo form The swan’s melody is played by the cello and accompanied by the piano. The notes in the melody are long and connected. B 0:17-0:32 ABACA Staccato Legato Short and bumpy Disconnected separated smooth and Long and Connected connected The music is smooth and connected © 2012 Themes and Variations. No copying or transfer of this Digital PDF is permitted. smooth connected 0:33-0:48 A 0:49-1:03 C 1:04-1:16 The Swan Circle: Is the music slow or fast? slow fast A The fossils are having a night out at the museum. In the A sections the fossils are visiting and moving to the xylophone melody. During the B and C sections the dinosaurs freeze while the security guard wakes up and goes to see what is making noise. cello bow The swan’s melody is played by the cello and accompanied by the piano. The notes in the melody are long and connected. Finale intro parade wild donkeys kangaroo personages hens and roosters In the finale, there’s a parade where all of the animals march along. Listen for the intro with the sleeping lion, the wild donkeys, hens and roosters, kangaroo and personages with long ears! Finale intro parade wild donkeys kangaroo personages hens and roosters In the finale, there’s a parade where all of the animals march along. Listen for the intro with the sleeping lion, the wild donkeys, hens and roosters, kangaroo and personages with long ears!
