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WOODWINDS
BRASS
PERCUSSION
STRINGS
Once Upon a Time
Venn Diagram
MOZART
Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
J. STRAUSS, JR.
“Tritsch-Tratsch” Polka, Op. 214
Musical Comic Strip
Student Worksheet
DATE
NAME
1. PARTS OF A STORY: Choose a story you know really well and describe what you know about the story.
TITLE
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SETTING
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CHARACTERS __________________________________________________________________________________
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PLOT
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2. WHAT DO YOU HEAR? As you listen to each selection, list FIVE adjectives that describe the music.
SELECTION #1
SELECTION #2
SELECTION #3
3. MY MUSICAL STORY: As you listen to the selections again, create main characters that might use this music
as their theme and also list two character traits for each.
ELMER BERNSTEIN
Theme from
The Magnificent Seven
JOHN WILLIAMS
“Hedwig’s Theme,” from
Harry Potter and the
Sorcerer’s Stone
KLAUS BADELT
Suite from Pirates
of the Caribbean
CHARACTER #1
CHARACTER #2
CHARACTER #3
TRAIT #1
TRAIT #1
TRAIT #1
TRAIT #2
TRAIT #2
TRAIT #2
4. WRITE YOUR STORY: Use each of the music examples and the main characters above to create a short story
that is five to 10 sentences long.
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SETTING: _____________________________________________________________________________________
PLOT: _________________________________________________________________________________________
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Musical Antonyms
Story Map Template
SETTING
PROBLEM
Will the composer use consonance, dissonance, or both? Why?
CHARACTERS
TITLE
ACTION
MUSICAL SELECTION
Circle One:
EXCERPT A
EXCERPT B
Will the composer use
consonance, dissonance,
or both? Why?
OUTCOME
Will the composer use consonance, dissonance, or both? Why?
Musical Antonyms
Story Map: Romeo and Juliet
SETTING
PROBLEM
Place: Cities of Verona and
Mantua, Italy, over the course
of four days
Time period: 1500s
The Montagues and Capulets are families that have been feuding, or
fighting with each other, for many years. As a son of Montague, Romeo
and his friends attend a masked ball at the Capulets house in disguise.
At the party, Romeo and Juliet fall in love at first sight, share their first
kiss, and learn they cannot be together as members of opposing families.
Friar Lawrence secretly marries the couple in hopes their marriage will
stop the fighting between the families.
Will the composer use consonance, dissonance, or both? Why?
TITLE
CHARACTERS
Montagues & Capulets:
Capulets Two
warring households of nobility
Juliet: Daughter of Capulet
Romeo: Son of Montague
WARRING
FAMILIES
Benvolio: Nephew of
Montague, friend of Romeo
Mercutio: Relative of Prince of
Verona, friend of Romeo
Tybalt: nephew of Lady
Capulet
MUSICAL SELECTION
Escalus: Prince and ruler of
Verona
Paris: Relative of the Prince
and a young nobleman
Friar Laurence: Catholic
monk of the Franciscan order,
counselor to Romeo and Juliet
Sergei Prokofiev
“Montagues and
Capulets,” from
Romeo and Juliet,
Op. 64
ACTION
Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt,
challenges Romeo to a duel.
Since they are now family,
Romeo refuses to fight Tybalt.
Romeo’s friend Mercutio
steps in and accepts the
challenge. Tybalt kills
Mercutio, and in revenge,
Romeo kills Tybalt.
The Prince banishes Romeo
from Verona, and meanwhile,
the Capulets force Juliet to
marry Paris. However, Friar
Lawrence arranges for the
two lovers to meet before
Romeo is sent to Mantua.
Will the composer use
consonance, dissonance,
or both? Why?
OUTCOME
Friar Lawrence creates a plan to reunite Juliet with Romeo in Mantua. He gives Juliet a potion that will make her
appear to be dead for 24 hours. After she is laid to rest in the family’s crypt, the Friar and Romeo will retrieve her.
Unfortunately, the message explaining the Friar’s plan never reaches Romeo, and he hears only that Juliet is dead.
Romeo decides to take his own life rather than live without Juliet, and upon seeing her lifeless body in the tomb, he
drinks a bottle of poison and dies by her side. Juliet awakens, sees her beloved Romeo, and realizes he has killed
himself with poison. She buries his dagger in her chest, falling dead upon his body. Seeing their children’s bodies,
the Montagues and Capulets agree to end their long-standing feud .
Will the composer use consonance, dissonance, or both? Why?
Musical Antonyms
Story Map: The Firebird
SETTING
PROBLEM
Place: Magic garden of King
Kastcheï the Deathless
Prince Ivan is lost at night in the woods while hunting, and he encounters
an enchanted bird with feathers of fire. He captures the Firebird as she
plucks golden apples from a tree. In exchange for her freedom, the
Firebird gives Ivan a magic feather he can use to call her for protection.
The next day, Ivan comes upon the courtyard of a castle, where 13
princesses, including Vasilisa the Beautiful, are being held under the
spell of the wicked King Kastcheï the Deathless.
Will the composer use consonance, dissonance, or both? Why?
TITLE
CHARACTERS
THE MAGIC
FEATHER
Prince Ivan:
Main hero (protagonist) in
Russian folklore
The Firebird:
Large mythical creature with
glowing, magical feathers
King Kastcheï the Deathless:
Evil wizard and the story’s
villain (antagonist)
Vasilisa the Beautiful:
Captured princess with whom
the Prince falls in love
MUSICAL SELECTION
EXCERPT A
Igor Stravinsky
“Infernal Dance of
King Kastcheï,” from
The Firebird
ACTION
Upon seeing her, Ivan falls in
love with Vasilisa, but the evil
Kastcheï turns anyone who
attempts to rescue the 13
princesses into stone. This
does not stop Ivan from
entering the castle, and the
evil army of Kastcheï attacks
the prince. Ivan waves the
Firebird’s feather and calls
the magical creature to
protect him.
The Firebird casts a spell
over Kastcheï and his army
that makes them dance a
complex and energetic
dance until they fall into
an enchanted sleep.
Will the composer use
consonance, dissonance,
OUTCOME
The Firebird leads Prince Ivan to a tree stump where he finds a large egg that contains the wicked magician’s soul.
Ivan smashes the egg, causing Kastcheï to die. The castle and evil creatures disappear, those turned to stone
come back to life, and the heroic Prince wins the hand of the beautiful Vasilisa.
Will the composer use consonance, dissonance, or both? Why?
Musical Antonyms
Story Map: Die Walküre
SETTING
PROBLEM
Mythical world of gods, mortal
humans, and other fanciful
creatures, including dwarves
and giants
Reunited siblings Siegmund and Sieglinde flee from Sieglinde’s husband
Hunding, who wants to kill Siegmund for being a member of his tribe’s
enemy. For complicated reasons, Wotan instructs his Valkyrie daughter,
Brünnhilde, to ensure the death of Siegmund in his battle with Hunding
and deliver him to Valhalla, where the Valkyries bring the souls of fallen
heroes.
Location: Mountain top; also
Valhalla, castle of the gods
Will the composer use consonance, dissonance, or both? Why?
CHARACTERS
TITLE
ACTION
RIDE OF THE
VALKYRIES
Brünnhilde approaches
Sigmund and tells him of his
impending death. He refuses
to follow her to Valhalla when
she tells him Sieglinde cannot
go with him there. Siegmund
draws his sword and says he
will kill himself and Sieglinde.
Wotan: Chief of the gods and
defender of laws and honor
Valkyries: Nine immortal
warrior maidens, daughters of
Wotan and Erda, goddess of
the earth
Brünnhilde: One of the nine
Valkyries and Wotan’s favorite
daughter
Siegmund: Human son of
Wotan and twin brother of
Sieglinde
Sieglinde: Human daughter of
Wotan and abducted sister of
Siegmund
Hunding: Tribe leader and
husband of Sieglinde
Siegfried: Son of Sieglinde,
fearless hero of the story
MUSICAL SELECTION
EXCERPT B
Richard Wagner
“Ride of the
Valkyries,” from
Die Walküre
Impressed by his passion,
Brünnhilde disobeys Wotan’s
wishes and agrees to grant
victory to Siegmund over
Hunding. However, Wotan
arrives and takes away
Siegmund’s sword allowing
Hunding to stab Siegmund to
death. Brünnhilde flees on
horseback with Sieglinde.
Will the composer use
consonance, dissonance,
or both? Why?
OUTCOME
Brünnhilde travels to a mountain top and joins her Valkyrie sisters, each who have a dead hero in her saddlebag. They
are surprised to discover Brünnhilde has arrived with Sieglinde, a living woman, and begs for the help of her sisters.
But the Valkyries fear the anger of their father, Wotan. Brünnhilde also reveals that Sieglinde is pregnant and names
the unborn son Siegfried.
Wotan punishes Brünnhilde by making her a mortal woman (and no longer a Valkyrie) and putting her to sleep on the
mountain, surrounded by a ring of magic fire. Brünnhilde can only be reached and the enchanted spell broken by a
man who knows no fear. The hero who will save her (in the next opera) will be Sieglinde’s son, Siegfried.
Will the composer use consonance, dissonance, or both? Why?
Ludwig van Beethoven
Interactive Listening Guide
DATE
NAME
DIRECTIONS: As you listen to each selection of music, draw an arrow from each description to the
column of your choice on the left or right.
DESCRIPTIONS
SELECTION #2
Quiet at the beginning
Loud at the beginning
Makes me want to move quickly
Makes me want to move slowly
Sounds like a battle was just won
Sounds like a battle was just lost
Reminds me of a sunny day
Reminds me of a rainy day
Has more instruments
Has fewer instruments
Gets faster at the end
Gets slower at the end
Quiet at the end
Loud at the end
BEETHOVEN Fourth movement from Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
BEETHOVEN Second movement from Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
SELECTION #1
Turning Points in Music
Anticipation Listening Guide
DATE
NAME
DIRECTIONS: Answer the following questions as you listen to the musical selection.
WHAT DO YOU HEAR?
AGREE
DISAGREE
1. This music describes a peaceful character.
2. This music has an unusual beat/rhythm pattern.
3. This music has an ostinato.
4. A “turning point in this music happens when the
music changes from forte to piano.
Turning Points in Music
Anticipation Listening Guide
DATE
NAME
DIRECTIONS: Answer the following questions as you listen to the musical selection.
WHAT DO YOU HEAR?
1. This music describes a peaceful character.
2. This music has an unusual beat/rhythm pattern.
3. This music has an ostinato.
4. A “turning point in this music happens when the
music changes from forte to piano.
AGREE
DISAGREE
Turning Points in Music
Reaction Listening Guides
DATE
NAME
DIRECTIONS: Answer the following questions as you listen to the musical selections.
BERLIOZ “March to the Scaffold,”
from Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
WHAT DO YOU HEAR?
DISAGREE
AGREE
DISAGREE
1. This music describes a peaceful scene/character.
What in the music made you choose your answer?
2. This music has an unusual beat/rhythm pattern.
3. This music has an ostinato.
4. There is a “turning point in this music. What in the
music made you choose your answer?
WHAT DO YOU HEAR?
DUKAS The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
AGREE
1. This music describes a peaceful scene/character.
What in the music made you choose your answer?
2. This music has an unusual beat/rhythm pattern.
3. This music has an ostinato.
4. There is a “turning point in this music. What in the
music made you choose your answer?
Ludwig van Beethoven
Interactive Listening Guide
DATE
NAME
DIRECTIONS: As you listen to each selection of music, draw an arrow from each description to the
column of your choice on the left or right.
DESCRIPTIONS
SELECTION #2
Quiet at the beginning
Loud at the beginning
Makes me want to move quickly
Makes me want to move slowly
Sounds like a battle was just won
Sounds like a battle was just lost
Reminds me of a sunny day
Reminds me of a rainy day
Has more instruments
Has fewer instruments
Gets faster at the end
Gets slower at the end
Quiet at the end
Loud at the end
BEETHOVEN Fourth movement from Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
BEETHOVEN Second movement from Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
SELECTION #1