Concerts for Children - Saturday's Surprisingly Super-Duper Lesson

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Match the scene in the story

to the music and its mood Music Der Rosenkavalier Suite

by Richard Strauss Description Playful and carnivalesque Aish daydreaming in class

Music

Finale from Serenade No. 10 ‘Gran Partita’ by Mozart

Description

Happy, exciting and buzzing Mr Firdaus fainting after seeing the Pangolin

Music

Morning Mood by Edvard Grieg

Description

Slow, dreamy and wistful The children thinking about what to build

Music

First movement of Symphony No. 5 by Beethoven

Description

Bold and dramatic, likened to fate knocking at the door The children on the ride

Answers Pic 1 Grieg Pic 2 Beethoven Pic 3 Mozart Pic 4 Strauss

Make a iano!

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the paper in half 1 Fold downwards to make a rectangle

a line in the centre of 2 Make the paper by folding and

both sides in to meet 3 Fold at the centre line

one side of the paper out, 4 Swing opening the flap with your finger

then unfolding

and folding it down to make a shape like the roof on a house

5 Repeat for the other side

the rectangular flap 6 Fold upward to meet the top edge

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the sides inward to meet 7 Fold at the middle

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the sides again, making 8 Open right angles with them, and fold down the “keyboard” into position

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There’s your piano!

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What do you think the Pangolin was up to

after everyone left the classroom?

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Name of the teacher (Mr) Mood of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 Composer of Serenade No. 10 ‘Gran Partita’ Mega ---- Juice made the objects larger

Across The movement from The Planets featured Animal featured in the book What Aish is doing at the start of the story --------- Powder made the objects smaller

1 Firdaus 2 Dramatic 3 Mozart 4 Grow

Answers

5 Jupiter 6 Pangolin 7 Daydreaming 8 Shrinking

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