Exploring Tailleferre's Animal Music Rhythms
Year 1 Music Animal Rhythms and Melodies Lesson 8 of 10
Meet Germaine Tailleferre
French composer who loved animals Wrote special music about animals Created beautiful rhythms and melodies Lived a long time ago but her music is still enjoyed today
Animal Sound Detective
Listen carefully to Tailleferre's music What animals can you hear? How does the music sound like animals? Close your eyes and imagine the animals
Rhythm vs Melody
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Animal Rhythm Warm-up
Clap like a horse galloping Tap like a woodpecker pecking Pat like a frog hopping Shake like a snake slithering
Create Your Animal Sound
Choose your favorite animal How does it move? What sound does it make? Can you make that rhythm and melody?
Animal Orchestra Performance
Birds group - high sounds and light rhythms Frogs group - low sounds and steady beats Mice group - quick, quiet sounds Elephants group - loud, slow rhythms Everyone play together!
What We Learned Today
Germaine Tailleferre wrote beautiful animal music Animals inspire rhythms and melodies We can create music with our voices and instruments Music helps us imagine and express ideas