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Listening to Music

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

  1. Emma hears smooth, ringing notes from black and white keys. What instrument 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
    • Just say if 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 got quieter
    • It went from one singer to many
    • The instruments stopped

  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 in, then the drums stop and only the violin plays. What best describes this?

    • The instruments changed one at a time
    • The drums and violin played together the whole time
    • Only drums played the whole time

  8. Leo says a song was fast the whole way through. Really, it started slow and sped up halfway. What did Leo miss?

    • That there was a piano
    • That the song was slow the whole way through
    • That the speed changed partway through
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Listening to Music W1-mt_sVUxOvaDOO-s1

  1. Piano · A piano makes that smooth ringing sound. Drums thump, and guitars twang.
  2. Say what you noticed · Real listening means noticing things and being able to talk about them after.
  3. True · When a tune returns, it is a pattern your ears can catch and remember.
  4. It went from one singer to many · More voices joining in is a change your ears can listen for.
  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. The instruments changed one at a time · Spotting each instrument as it joins or stops is careful listening.
  8. That the speed changed partway through · Close listening means catching changes, not just the overall feel.
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