Listening Adventure: The Carnival of the Animals

Categories: Key Stage 1, Music
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About Course

A listening course for children aged 5–7. Meet the French composer Camille Saint-Saëns and his musical zoo, The Carnival of the Animals. Listen closely to how instruments, pitch, speed and volume paint animals in sound – then compose your own animal music.

Tutwoo Kids is an independent learning provider. This course is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Department for Education (DfE), Ofqual or any exam board. The certificate of completion celebrates your child’s learning; it is not a qualification.

What Will You Learn?

  • Learn about Saint-Saëns and The Carnival of the Animals
  • Match animals to the instruments that play them, such as the double bass and the cello
  • Describe music using words for pitch, tempo and dynamics
  • Create a short piece of animal music of your own

Course Content

Course Lessons

  • Meet the Composer and His Musical Zoo
  • Big and Heavy, Small and Light
  • Musical Jokes and Making Your Own

For grown-ups
Sources and further reading for parents, carers and teachers.

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