Piano Pronto Movement 1: #15 Surprise Symphony and Ritardando/Sforzando

 This lesson plan includes activities for Haydn's"Surprise Symphony" in Piano Pronto Movement 1.

Music and Movement

Choose a listening map to clap along with. Notice how the quarter notes in your music are changed to eighth notes but the theme pattern of | short, short, short short| short short LONG| is the same.

Surprise Symphony Listening Map Emoji

Surprise Symphony Listening Map Hurdles

Surprise Symphony Listening Map F ishing

As you listen to the audio of Surprise Symphony, clap on all the short staccato notes and choose a longer movement for the melody notes without staccatos (sway? paintbrush arm? rub hands? etc.)

OR

For the first 2 lines Sing the Lyrics: “Everyone is sleepy now, everyone has closed their eyes, everyone is sleepy now, here comes the surprise  “Ah!” as you play this piece with *expressive dynamics?

Music History

Listen to Classics for Kids Franz Joseph Haydn as you color his picture

Theory

Watch the video to hear an example of tempo changes Accelerando and Ritardando in a music. 

Mr Henry Accelerando vs Ritardando Example

Theory

Ritardando or rit. means to slow down gradually and is often written at the end of a section or piece of music. Listen to the sample rit. video clip

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