Amy M. Burns

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Assessment Using Peter and the Wolf and Book Creator

At the end of the trimester, the 1st graders learned about the instruments of the orchestra, story music, and the essential question of how music can affect a mood, through Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf. The students experienced the story through movement, listening to the instruments, listening to the story narrated by Leonard Bernstein, drawing to the story, and watching the Disney version of the story. The students also learned how the certain instruments and their melodies evoked moods. For example, the low sound of the bassoon and its melody for the grandpa evoked a mood of grumpiness. However, the high sound of the violin and its melody for Peter evoked a mood of happiness. Once finished, both of the classes created this ebook. Ms. Cirelli's class drew the pictures and Ms. Kinney's class told me what to write. They loved their ebook and we hope that you enjoy it as well.

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