
1 minute read
William Tell
1 Listen and accompany with drumsticks as indicated. Find two sounds so that one is higher pitched than the other. Then complete the beats.
Move the drum sticks in the air.
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
William Tell
Gioachino Rossini was an Italian composer. He was one of the most important opera creators of the 19th century. Despite his great success with previous operas, this was the last one he composed. Perhaps it was due to health problems, since he was relatively young (1829).

PLAY THE PART!
Sound laboratory
Pencils in the centre
STEP 1
In groups, choose one of these places. Record the place for one minute using a mobile device.



STEP 2
Listen to the recording as many times as you want and write down in your notebook at least six sounds that you can identify.
Step 3
Read and match in your notebook:
When I feel... … my heart beats
Classify the sounds you have written down, copy the outline in your notebook and complete it. Share the results of your research with the rest of the groups.
Sounds
Xxxxx
Of nature
Of humans
Of machines
Our mood influences the speed of our heart beat.

Writing music
Music uses a universal language that all musicians understand. Musical notes represent the pitch of sound. There are seven, they go
Singing is very beneficial for the health: it helps us to control our breathing, relate to others and express our emotions.
Music is written and read on a stave, which is made up of five horizontal lines and four spaces. We read the lines and spaces from bottom to top. The treble clef is placed at the beginning of the stave. It is a musical sign that names the notes.
2 Follow the instructions and copy the stave in your notebook. Draw over the five lines in the order that we read them and colour in the four spaces.
5th line
4th line
3rd line
2nd line
1st line
3 Go over and draw the treble clef in your notebook.

4th space
3rd space
2nd space
1st space
The treble clef is the one we use the most.
4 Copy the stave in your notebook. Write the musical notes and their names.