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Listening to Music

Arts & Music · Music · ages 5-9
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Emma hears ringing notes. The player presses black and white keys. Which of these instruments is playing?

    • Piano
    • Drum
    • Guitar

  2. You listen to a whole song. What should you do when it ends?

    • Say what you noticed
    • Forget about it right away
    • Only say whether you liked it

  3. If a tune comes back later in a song, that is a pattern you can notice.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Sam hears one voice singing alone, then many voices join in together. What changed?

    • The song became much quieter
    • It went from one singer to many
    • All the instruments stopped playing

  5. Look at how loud each part of the song is. Which part is the loudest?

    Start1Middle2End3
    • The start
    • The middle
    • The end

  6. This song plays four parts in a row. How many times does Tune A play?

    Tune ATune BTune ATune C

    Answer: ______________

  7. Mia hears drums, then a violin joins, then the drums stop. Which list shows what plays in order?

    • Drums; both; violin
    • Both; violin; drums
    • Violin; drums; both

  8. Leo says a song was fast all the way through. It started slow and sped up halfway. What change did his description leave out?

    • A piano joining the drums halfway
    • The sound getting quieter halfway
    • The music getting faster halfway
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Listening to Music W1-mt_sVUxOvaDOO-s1

  1. Piano · Of these instruments, the piano is played with black and white keys.
  2. Say what you noticed · Tell someone about a sound or change you noticed in the song.
  3. True · When a tune returns, it is a pattern your ears can catch and remember.
  4. It went from one singer to many · The described change is in how many voices are singing.
  5. The end · The tallest bar is for the end, so the end is the loudest part.
  6. 2 · Tune A plays first and again third, so it plays two times.
  7. Drums; both; violin · Drums play first. Both play when the violin joins. Only the violin remains when the drums stop.
  8. The music getting faster halfway · The song changed from slow to fast. Leo's description leaves out that change.
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