Listening games for pre-school children, based around music and musical instruments.
MUSIC: ‘LISTEN ALL AROUND’ SONG
PRESENTER: Listen – what can you hear?
FX: PIANO
CHILDREN: I can hear a piano.
PRESENTER: Listen – what can you hear?
FX: GUITAR
CHILDREN: I can hear a guitar!
PRESENTER: Listen – what can you hear?
FX: DRUMS
CHILDREN: I can hear drums. They’re noisy!
PRESENTER: Listen – do you know what makes this sound?
FX: VIOLIN
CHILDREN: Is it a violin?
PRESENTER: Yes – a violin…playing music.
MUSIC: LINK
PRESENTER: Listen again. Is this music fast or slow?
FX: PIANO PLAYING FAST
CHILDREN: It’s fast!
PRESENTER: Listen again – is this music fast or slow?
FX: PIANO PLAYING SLOWLY
CHILDREN: It’s slow!
PRESENTER: Now listen to these two different pieces of music. Which is faster – the first or the second?
FX: TWO PIECES OF MUSIC
PRESENTER: Which music was faster – the first or the second?
CHILDREN: It was the second!
PRESENTER: Listen again. Is this music high or low?
FX: HIGH VIOLIN NOTES
CHILDREN: It’s high. / High notes on a violin.
PRESENTER: Listen again. Is this music high or low?
FX: LOW BRASS NOTES
CHILDREN: It’s low!
PRESENTER: Now listen to these two difference pieces of music. Which has the high notes – the first or the second?
FX: TWO PIECES OF MUSIC
PRESENTER: Which music had the high notes – the first or the second?
CHILDREN: The first! That had really high notes!
PRESENTER: Listen – do the notes in this music go up…or do they go down?
FX: INSTRUMENT NOTES GOING UP
CHILDREN: The notes go up!
PRESENTER: Listen – do the notes in this music go up…or do they go down?
FX: INSTRUMENT NOTES GOING DOWN
CHILDREN: The notes go down!
MUSIC LINK
PRESENTER: Listen again. How does this music make you feel? What words would you use to describe it?
FX: SAD MUSIC
CHILDREN: It sounds sad / Like someone unhappy.
PRESENTER: Listen again. How does this music make you feel? What words would you use to describe it?
FX: HAPPY MUSIC
CHILDREN: It’s happy music / Jolly / It makes me smile.
PRESENTER: Listen again. How does this music make you feel? What words would you use to describe it?
FX: SPOOKY MUSIC
CHILDREN: It sounds spooky / Like ghosts and haunted houses.
PRESENTER: Listen carefully. When you hear happy music show a happy face. And when you hear the sad music show a sad face. And when you hear the spooky music – show a spooky face!
FX: MONTAGE OF MUSIC
PRESENTER: Listen to the music. Listen to all the different sounds!
MUSIC: ‘LISTEN ALL AROUND’ SONG
Have fun identifying sounds and playing listening games on the theme of music. See the Teachers' Notes below for more information and guidance on how to use the content.
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