Let's Play Music Bridge #24 Saint Saens Carnival of the Animals and Animal Composing

This post includes piano lab activities that correlate with Let's Play Music Bridge Lesson 24 Carnival of the Animals.

Music History: Camille Saint Saens 

Listen to the Classics for Kids podcast about Saint Saens or watch the Short Biography

about his life.

Music Samples: Camille Saint Saens' Carnival of the Animals

Listen to the music representing each animal in Carnival of the Animal

Flamingos

Lion

Hens

Donkey

Tortoise

Elephant

Kangaroo

Aquarium

Long Ears

Cuckoo

Aviary

Pianist

Fossils

Swan

Finale

Composing and Improvisation

Choose and animal and improvise your own music to represent the animal. Consider the questions below to help you. You could also choose a musical form and write your composition down using the Animal Menagerie composing sheet if you'd like.

Arm Weight: Is your animal light or heavy?

Pitch: Does your animal make high or low-pitched sounds? Is it big or small?

Articulation: Does your animal hop, slither, glide, stomp, etc?  

Tempo: Fast or Slow?

Mood: Is your animal related to happy, silly (major), scary, creepy (minor) or suspenseful (chromatic) memories?

Pleasant or Dissonant Sounds: Friendly or Scary? 

Sample  Create First Shark Music Improvisation

Supplementary Music About Animals

Green Frog Hop Piano Adventures 2A Performance