Year 1 / 2 / 3

Introductory note

Dear students / Parents / Guardians,

These are a set of activities that you can carry out to continue your
child’s musical progress / appreciation. Each activity is simple and
doesn’t require music expertise. Some of the items we regularly do in
music lessons so children will understand what to do with a bit of
guidance.

We’ll use YouTube links for all video resources, which can be accessed
on all types of devices. There are options in most activities, let the
student choose which to do, or do both. Parents joining in would be
helpful and encouraging for your child to carry out the activity in full.
J. Each activity is 1 or 2 pages.

They cover basic universal music skills that are listed in the music
syllabus: Rhythm, pitch, performance, movement, singing etc.. .

Of course, adapt to your convenience and desire. Hopefully it

provides a bit of help on how you can implement similar material.

Enjoy,

Jonathan Ellul (Music Peripatetic, Teacher).

 Activity 1
(Dance a song)

- First listen to the song and clap the pulse of the

song. (Otherwise known as Beat).

- Follow the movements on the video and

DANCE.

Song 1:

https://youtu.be/GRM9h8EQ6Bw

Song 2:

https://youtu.be/ymigWt5TOV8
 Activity 2
(Relaxing / Meditation Time)

- Find a quite area in your house.

-
- Put on this piece of music, close your eyes and
relax.
-
- The exercise should take approximately 5
minutes.

- Write down anything that you thought about

or how the music made you feel. You can
drawing as alternative medium.

Song 1:

https://youtu.be/y-HKSdLms8Y

Song 2:

https://youtu.be/D4BZshNWJMc
 Activity 3
(String Instruments)

-Watch the short clips on string instruments.

String instruments:

Orchestra String instruments:

https://youtu.be/oEW1plrKG1I

String Quartet:

https://youtu.be/fPhsWi74DQo

Other string instruments:

https://youtu.be/NH3daZLYyIM

-Which instrument did you like the most?

- Listen to these pieces of music and try to look

out for these instruments.
 Song 1:

https://youtu.be/GMkmQlfOJDk

Song 2:

https://youtu.be/zp_h_-LGE0E

If you enjoyed these instruments use your research

skills to look up the following!:

-Brass Instruments

-Percussion Instruments

-Woodwind instruments

Which instrument do you play or

would like to play?
 Activity 4
(Peter and the Wolf)

- Peter and the Wolf is a story in which each

instrument is associated with an animal or
character in the story.

- Watch this cartoon and listen to the music in

this link here.

Cartoon:

https://youtu.be/Va8Uz6MoKLg

- Listen only to the music in the link below and

imagine the animals and story.

Music only: https://youtu.be/Fmi5zHg4QSM

Watch an Orchestra Playing this music and tell the

story: https://youtu.be/MfM7Y9Pcdzw
 Activity 5
(Body Percussion)

- In this activity we’ll use our body as

instruments!
-
- Follow the clips below and try to imitate the
rhythms and steps. Pause and re-wind the
videos as needed.

- Learn them slow at first!

- Try to record yourself doing this rhythm in a

loop. (Repeat!) (Video through mobile or
Tablet)

Body Percussion 1:

https://youtu.be/sW2DY1OpgrI

Body Percussion 2:

https://youtu.be/IVsDoCN8ELo
 Activity 6
(Fantasia)

-Fantasia are short clips of music linked with

cartoons. They are silent movies (no talking).

-Listen and watch any of these clips. Enjoy!

- Then, try to listen ONLY without the movie

(minimise). Close your eyes and re-imagine
the story.

Choose any of these clips from this YouTube

playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3Zb_zb
Yb81uDWa0A0bHbJqduEpelMYjr
 Activity 7
(Classical Music Composers)

- In this activity we’ll learn about Mozart!

Watch these clips to learn more about
Mozart’s Life.

https://youtu.be/_-gyNPeYhYc

or this: https://youtu.be/Getnh0JUgG8

Listen to some of Mozart’s music on the following

YouTube playlist.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df-
eLzao63I&list=PLlt4xZeez_gk74mAMH_BdJ5wI
WK4uCCOz

- Did you like the Music Composed by Mozart?

Why?

Tip: You can learn about other classical music

composers on YouTube. Try: Beethoven!
 Activity 8
(Clapping the Pulse)

-First listen to the songs below. These songs all

have different styles and tempos.

- After listening to these songs try to clap the

pulse (beat) of each song.

- Think about why you like the chosen song and

what you didn’t like about the others.

Song 1:

https://youtu.be/SHM1CjJdKXE

Song 2:

https://youtu.be/ziN7Y1M1v8s
 Clap with the orchestra!

https://youtu.be/pYYTdtRrg8M

- Once done, choose your favourite one and

create some dance moves to go with the
piece of music!
 Activity 9

(Sing a song!)

- Choose whether you want to sing a song in

Maltese or English.

- First listen to the song.

- Try and learn the lyrics / understand the story

and words.

- Practice singing with the song.

- Once learnt try to record yourself (mobile or

tablet) singing with the song.

Maltese songs:

Choose any one that you like from this playlist.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLChJi8jJ
7nPMU3DSjTbgERMpSWMl-KeK0
 English Songs:

https://youtu.be/71hqRT9U0wg

or

https://youtu.be/QN-0UWJHDl4
 Activity 10
(Rhythm Revision)

We’ll revise our rhythms during this activity!

Ta – 1 clap
Titi – 2 Claps
TikiTiki – 4 claps

Rest – SHHHH!!

Follow these clips and clap along.

https://youtu.be/I-oQe5HR2YE

https://youtu.be/Wk43IDUQmTk

https://youtu.be/qC3ZlV0ppAc

https://youtu.be/2V9dPe5WXgs
 Enjoy these
short activities
J

STAY SAFE!