Active Listening
Listening Guide
Explore music featured in Once Upon a Book. Student worksheets included!
Classroom Resources
Essential Question: How can music help to tell a story?
Classroom Activities
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Instrument Profile
Meet the Violin
Discover different ways the violin creates sound, including special techniques presented by violinist James Ehnes.
Early Reading
Elements of a Story
Identify story elements from Once Upon a Book in this matching game!
Movement, Active Listening
Underwater Adventure
Explore movement in music and visual art using Saint-Saëns’ “Aquarium” and Grace Lin’s illustrations.
Biography
Meet the Author: Grace Lin
Learn more about Grace Lin, special guest narrator for Once Upon a Book!
Active Listening
Where Will Alice Go Next?
Imagine Alice’s next chapter using music from the concert in this post-concert reflection.
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Concert Materials
Concert Playlist
Learning Objectives
- Learning Objective #1: Students will be able to (SWBAT) identify the elements of a story.
- Learning Objective #2: SWBAT understand how music can be used to interpret elements of a story.
- Learning Objective #3: SWBAT develop skills to increase attention, focus, and the ability to notice detail.
- Learning Objective #4: SWBAT understand that reading and music help us imagine.
Classroom Resources for Once Upon a Book align with National Core Arts Standards MU:Re8.1.Ka, MU:Pr4.3.2a and PA Academic Standards CC.1.2.1. B, CC.1.3.K.C, CC.1.3.1.C, CC.1.3.1. F, CC.1.5.1. B, CC.1.5.1. D, 9.1.3 E, 9.4.3 D
Pennsylvania Core Standards: English Language Arts