Let's Play the Mystery Listening Game in the Bass Staff
From Hoffman Academy
11 minPre-KK1st2ndMusic
Summary
In “Let's Play the Mystery Listening Game in the Bass Staff,” Joseph Hoffman walks students through a listening activity that sharpens the musical ear. A 11-minute lesson from Hoffman Academy's free elementary piano curriculum — drop it into a music center, a keyboard station, or a whole-class music block.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Good musicians are great listeners first.
- What were you asked to listen for in this activity?
- What words can you use to describe the sounds you heard?
- Why is careful listening important when learning music?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: listen, high/low, loud/soft.
Try it: Close your eyes during the activity and describe one sound you heard in your own words.