Carnival of the Animals Learning Objective To identify

Carnival of the Animals Learning Objective: To identify the Instruments of the Orchestra

Saint-Saens was born in 1835 in Paris and was a famous composer and pianist. He first played the piano when he was 2 years old; composed his first piece of music aged 3 and was still giving concerts when he was 85 Introduction

Can you guess the correct Animal? What instruments are used to represent the Animal?

Lions High Strings Piano – makes roaring sounds

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Chickens and hens Violins, Oboe and Piano

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Tortoises Piano and Lower Strings

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Elephant Piano Double bass http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=h. OEYh. Qv. RSE 0

Can you guess the correct Animal? What instruments are used to represent the Animal?

Kangaroo Piano

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Cool sparkly sounds High Strings, Glockenspiel and Piano http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=As. D 0 FDLOKGA

Can you guess the correct Animal? What instruments are used to represent the Animal?

Donkey Violin

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Cuckoo Piano and Clarinet http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Ew. St. DCUy. Hik

Can you guess the correct Animal? What instruments are used to represent the Animal?

Aviary Flute Double Bass, High Strings, Piano Chirping sounds

Can you guess the correct Animal? What instruments are used to represent the Animal? Which piece of music have we heard this before and in what context?

Fossils Strings, Piano, Clarinet and Xylophone Remains of creatures buried in the earth for thousands of years http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=M 3 axqj. FZXi. Q

Can you guess the correct Animal? What instruments are used to represent the Animal?

Swans Piano and Cello http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Xs. KQl 4 rtek. Y

Pianists Wild Asses