Bushfire Press Lauren Fairbairn & Rob Fairbairn

A listening and appreciation program

Level 1 beginning-lower primarySAMPLE

LISTENING ROOM 1Discover a world of music through your ears!

10 lessons in listening and appreciationfor beginning-lower primary

Lauren Fairbairn & Rob Fairbairn

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Contents

Lessons

LESSON 1: Wings 1

LESSON 2: Move Along 3

LESSON 3: All Creatures Great and Small 5

LESSON 4: Going Places 7

LESSON 5: Play Along 9

LESSON 6: Down by the Sea 11

LESSON 7: Crash, Tinkle, Plunk and Toot 13

LESSON 8: Let’s Dance 15

LESSON 9: Times and Places 17

LESSON 10: Bolero Ballet 19

Appendix

Images 21

Evaluation & Tracking 29NOTE: Downloadable, electronic evaluation/tracking files at:www.bushfirepress.com/listeningroom

Audio CD & DVD tracklist 35

About the Authors 37

Mix UpOn the first command, (‘March’, ‘Jump’ or ‘Jog’) students move around the room in the manner dictated. As the teacher calls out each command the students respond accordingly. An extra command may be introduced with ‘Mark Time!’ in which case students stop and march on the spot. The movement continues with the next command.

NOTE: Complete version of The Liberty Bell

Tuning InStudents, seated on the floor in a circle, listen to Introduction

Piece 1: Minuet and Trio – Role Playing/Creative Movement

Belle/Beau of the BallStudents standing in a circle.Does anyone know what a ball is? I want you to imagine you are

a very important person (a princess, a king, a pop singer, a sports star)

at a grand ball where everyone is introduced to the crowd.

When I announce your name I’d like you to step into the circle

and walk proudly around, waving, bowing and curtseying.

When you get back to your place you’ll rejoin the circle.

Listen to the music and it will tell you how fast or slow to walk.

Piece 2: The Liberty Bell – Rhythmic Movement

March, Jump and JogStudents stand freely around the room. There are 3 movement sequencesthe students can do to the music:

Lesson 2: Move Along - Sample

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March: As the music begins, the students march on the spot and count out the beats, ‘1 2 3 4’. On the command ‘March’ they march around the room in time. When the music stops they freeze.

Jump and March: On the spot, students jump on beats 1 and 3, then march for 4 beats. On the command ‘Jump’ they jump and march around the room until the signal to stop.

Jog and March: Instead of jumping for the first 4 beats, the students can jog in time, then march. On the command ‘Jog’ they jog and march around the room.

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Piece 3: Pizzicato – Guided Listening and Dramatic Movement

Students sitting comfortably on the floor.

We’ve paraded, we’ve marched, we’ve jumped and

we’ve jogged and now we’re going to tiptoe.

Students tiptoe around the room to the music.

Did you notice when the music changed? (1:02)

Cat and MouseTeacher chooses some students to be cats; the rest to be mice. The music starts with the cats ‘sleeping’ and the mice tiptoeing around them. When the music changes to longer notes (1:02) the cats wake and stretch - causing the mice to freeze. When the original music (theme) returns at 1:38 the mice continue tiptoeing ‘round til it finishes.

NOTE: Complete version of Pizzicato

Piece 4: Piano Sonata #14 [excerpt] – Relaxation

Relax and StretchStudents lying comfortably on their backs on the floor, arms by sides. Encourage them to be loose and relaxed. At the teacher’s suggestionthey slowly stretch different parts of their bodies, then relax. E.G. Stretch your toes, relax. Stretch your feet, relax, etc.You may like to have the students work their way up the body, stretching toes to fingers.Or you might suggest shapes. E.G. Stretch out like a starfish, now bring your arms and legs together and stretch as long as you can, like a pole.

When the music finishes students sit up. How do you feel after listening and stretching to the music?”

NOTE: Complete version of Piano Sonata #14

Reflection or What Did You Hear?Think about the music you heard today. Can you remember the different moves we made? Which one would you like to do again? Replay Chosen Track.

About the PiecesMinuet and Trio (The Water Music Suite, 1717)George Frideric Handel (German, 1685-1759, baroque period)The Liberty Bell (March, 1893)John Philip Sousa (American, 1854-1932, post-romantic period)Pizzicato (from the Ballet, Sylvia, 1876)Leo Delibes (French, 1836-1891, post-romantic period)Piano Sonata in C# Minor (The Moonlight Sonata, 1801)Ludwig van Beethoven (German, 1770-1827, classical/romantic periods)

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Lesson 2: Move Along

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CD TRACKS

CD 1Lesson 1

1. Introduction (Just Imagine)2. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks 3. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks – creative movement (with voice-over)4. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks – directed movement (with voice-over)5. The Swan (with voice-over)6. The Flight of the Bumble Bee – directed Listening (with voice-over)7. The Swan [excerpt] (with voice-over)8. The Swan9. The Flight of the Bumble Bee 10. The Swan [excerpt]

Lesson 211. Introduction (Just Imagine)12. Minuet and Trio 13. The Liberty Bell (with voice-over)14. Pizzicato (with voice-over)15. Piano Sonata No 14 in C# Minor [excerpt] (with voice-over)16. The Liberty Bell17. Pizzicato18. Piano Sonata No 14 in C# Minor

CD 2Lesson 3

1. Introduction (Just Imagine)2. Bydlo3. William Tell Overture 4. Barcarolle 5. The Golliwog’s Cakewalk6. Overture to Carmen7. The Golliwog’s Cakewalk [excerpt] 8. Barcarolle [excerpt] 9. William Tell Overture [excerpt] 10. Bydlo [excerpt] 11. Finale – Carnival of the Animals

Lesson 412. Introduction (Just Imagine)13. An American in Paris – Introduction [excerpt] 14. Evening Fall15. In The Hall of the Mountain King16. Air on the G-String [excerpt] 17. An American in Paris18. Air on the G-String

CD 3Lesson 5

1. Introduction (Just Imagine)2. Sleigh Bells (with instructions)3. Sleigh Bells4. Turkish March (preparation)5. Turkish March 6. Turkish March (example track)

7. In Hall of the Mountain King

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CD 3 Lesson 6

8. Introduction (Just Imagine)9. The Flight of the Bumble Bee10. Fingal’s Cave [excerpt]11. The Aquarium12. Canarios13. Fingal’s Cave

CD 4Lesson 7

1. Introduction (Just Imagine)2. Minute Waltz3. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, 1st movement [excerpt] 4. Horn Concerto #4 in Eb major, 3rd movement [excerpt] 5. Prélude à l’aprés-midi d’un faune6. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, 1st movement7. Horn Concerto #4 in Eb major, 3rd movement

Lesson 88. Introduction (Just Imagine)9. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy [excerpt]10. Russian Dance11. Hungarian Dance #512. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

CD 5Lesson 9

1. Introduction (Just Imagine)2. Techno World3. The Four Seasons – Spring4. The Four Seasons – Spring (with voice-over)5. The March of Civilisation6. Rainforest

Lesson 107. Introduction8. Bolero (warm up)9. Bolero (with voice-over)10. Bolero

DVDLESSON 2Watch & copy: ‘March, Jump, Jog’ (Liberty Bell – Sousa)

LESSON 5Watch & copy: ‘Kick, Stamp & ‘Oi!’ (Sleigh Bells – Trad. Arr Paradiddle Band)

LESSON 6Flight of the Bumblebee

LESSON 7Instrument Slideshow

LESSON 8Watch & copy: ‘Follow Me’ (Sugar Plum Fairy – Tchaikovsky)Demonstration of ‘Russian Dance’ (Tchaikovsky)

LESSON 10Demonstration of ‘Bolero’ (Ravel)

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Lauren Fairbairn

Lauren holds a Bachelor of Music from La Trobe University and a

Bachelor of Teaching from Deakin University with Music Education

as her major. She has also been a musician, conductor, arranger

and musical director, working with choirs, orchestras, Sleeping Star

Productions, the Australian Youth Marching Band Southern Stars and

countless other music and performance groups. Lauren’s previous

publications include her recorder ensemble adaptation of the Saint-

Saens favourite Carnival of the Animals and the super-useful 40 Simple Music Games. She also co-presented the video lessons in Recorder Room and will release her first music teaching workshop Recorder Tips & Tricks in 2015. Lauren is the music teacher at Ivanhoe East PS.

She lives in Ringwood with her partner Travis and a garage full of his

collectible cars.

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Rob Fairbairn Rob has been the chief creative at Bushfire Press for a couple of decades now and was co-author of Cool Cats Cross Arts Adventures, Music Room,

Recorder Room and nine school musicals. With daughter Lauren he co-

authored Carnival of the Animals and 40 Simple Music Games. Rob has

been a teacher and music teacher and a songwriter and professional

musician performing on 4 continents from Moputo to Melbourne, from Cork

to Colombo both solo and with many bands, including Paradiddle and the

Travelling Wallabies (both of which give him founder-member status) and

the Lightning Creek Band. He was resident songwriter for 3LO’s weekly

football program and has also written for television. Rob Fairbairn songs

have been recorded by himself, his bands … and by the likes of Slim Dusty,

John Williamson, The Fureys and Macca. He has received many awards for

his songs – including a Golden Guitar nomination at Tamworth.

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