Pete Hillier presents the second of three sessions exploring the sea using music from the 91热爆's Ten Pieces.
2. Sea creatures
In the second session the children continue to explore the theme of The sea. They will be dancing again to several pieces of music, taken from the 91热爆鈥檚 Ten Pieces. They respond imaginatively to the storm music (Storm Interlude from Peter Grimes 鈥 fast section), creating a big, moving stormy sea picture. They listen to and respond to the slower, calmer music (Storm Interlude from Peter Grimes- slow section), then travel around the space as divers, then as underwater sea creatures. They listen to and respond to the jumpy, serious music (Symphony No 5 by Beethoven) then, working with a partner, travel around the space as a shark. They then listen to and respond to the loud, dramatic music (Mars from The Planets), and working in a group, move around the space as an enormous sea creature. Finally, they put together the moves they have been practising to create a longer dance narrative.
Resources
Download the audio for this dances session as an mp3 file.
Guidance on using the dance sessions in this unit with your group (pdf)
'Sea creatures - dance the complete final dance with the music and narration.
Lesson summary
Make a stormy sea picture (Storm Interlude from Peter Grimes 鈥 fast section): Travel around the space, showing a storm at sea.
Explore underwater: (Storm Interlude from Peter Grimes - slow section) Working with a partner, explore underwater together.
Be an underwater sea creature: Move around the space, as an underwater sea creature that you have chosen.
Respond to the new music (Symphony No 5): Listen to the new music. Move on the spot and around the space, showing how the music makes you feel.
The shark travels through the water: Working with a partner, travel around the space together as the shark.
Respond to the new music (Mars from The Planets): Working with a partner, travel around the space, letting the music lead you.
Make an enormous sea creature: Working in a group of four, make an enormous sea creature together, then travel around the space as this creature.
Create a story: Put all the movement sections together to create a short narrative.
More from Time to Move: Ten Pieces
The sea. 1: A storm coming. audio
Music includes 'Storm' by Benjamin Britten and the famous 'Horn Concerto No 4' by Mozart.
The sea. 3: Storm! audio
The music includes a wide variety of pieces from the 91热爆's 'Ten Pieces', including 'Zadok the Priest'.
On the mountain. 1: Wild weather. audio
Pete Hillier presents the first part of an exciting dance story full of wild weather鈥nd underground trolls!
