Let's Play With... Classical Music and Draw Too!
Who said classical music should be serious? Let's play with it, practice listening, and draw in these classical music appreciation classes for young students.
Svetlana Khmelnitsky
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:(305)
What's included
1 live meeting
45 mins in-class hours per weekClass Experience
US Grade Pre-Kindergarten - 2
Beginner Level
This ongoing class will meet once a week. Every week students will listen to classical music revolving around one particular topic (fairytale characters, scary characters, animals, instruments, and dances). They will play musical “Guess Who?" or "Guess What?" games: listen to 4 short fragments of music and try to pair them with the 4 characters (or instruments) discussed earlier. They will move with the music while reenacting the roles of different characters or musicians. Some classes will also feature stories. For the last 10-15 minutes of the class, students will be invited to draw while listening to the musical parts of their choosing. Children are expected to have markers (or crayons) and paper available for drawing time. 🎶🤩 My main goal is to familiarize children with famous pieces of classical music and make them realize how much fun classical music is. Each week's topic: Week 1: Fairy Tales and Classical Music Week 2: Spooky (not very scary!) Characters in Classical Music Week 3: Animals in Classical Music Week 4: Instruments in Classical Music Week 5: Dances in Classical Music Class is appropriate for (𝐂𝐄𝐅𝐑: B1, B2, C1, C2) 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬: Once Upon a Story in Classical Music Travel With Classical Music to... Fantastic Places!
Learning Goals
Students will learn to listen to short segments of classical music and expect the "clues" from the music. We will talk about music being loud and soft, fast and slow, light and heavy, etc. My main goal is to familiarize children with famous pieces of classical music and make them realize how much fun classical music is.
Other Details
Supply List
Children are expected to have markers (or crayons) and paper available for drawing time. Please note: student's will draw ONLY during the last 10-15 min of class.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
All music is available from audio files on Wikimedia Commons or Public Domain from musopen.org.
Joined August, 2020
5.0
305reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
I am a graduate of Temple University in Philadelphia with bachelor degree in Psychology. Also, I studied Early Childhood Education in Israel and Ukraine.
Before I started teaching on Outschool, I've being teaching creativity classes inspired by classical music and fine art in afternoon preschool program working with Pre-K through 2 Grade children. Earlier, I was a homeschooling mom for 7 years.
I believe that childhood is the best time to inspire human creativity. By regularly exposing children to works of art and classical music as well as helping kids to process their experiences through games, crafts, and dramatic play, adults have an opportunity to cultivate their creativity.
I LOVE reading books in general and children's literature in particular. I think there are so many great and beautiful kids' books waiting to be discovered. I also love co-creating with the kids: bouncing my ideas of theirs.Reviews
Live Group Class
$11
weekly1x per week
45 min
Completed by 90 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 4-7
1-4 learners per class
