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Dynamic Pets: singing and moving with piano and forte – musical dynamics lesson

(63 customer reviews)
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Dynamic Pets introduces students in grades K–2 to piano and forte with help from some animal friends. Students hear soft and loud sounds, show the dynamics with their bodies and voices, take turns conducting, and play a hide-and-seek game with Forte the Dog.

What’s included

  • Slides that introduce piano and forte, with the soft squeak of a mouse and the loud bark of a dog
  • Movement slides with musical excerpts for showing soft and loud
  • A conducting activity where student conductors lead the class
  • Slides explaining the Dynamic Dog game
  • Extension slides for mezzo piano and mezzo forte, where students match excerpts to p, mp, mf, and f
  • Printable cards for flashcards or a matching game in centers
  • A printable Forte the Dog page to use in place of a stuffed toy
  • Directions for use

Formats

  • PDF
  • Google Slides: A link is included in your download and lets you add your own copy to Google Drive.
  • PowerPoint

Important

  • The presentation must be in presentation mode, in PowerPoint or Google Slides, for the audio to work.

Ways to use it

  • An introduction to soft and loud
  • A movement break that reviews dynamics
  • A center with the printable matching cards
  • When students are ready for changing dynamics, move on to Dynamic Pets: Crescendo and Decrescendo.

Standards (NCAS)

  • Performing: Anchor Standard 4 (select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation)
  • Responding: Anchor Standard 7 (perceive and analyze artistic work)

License & help

This purchase is for one teacher to use with their own students. Each teacher needs their own copy. See the full terms of sale →

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63 reviews for Dynamic Pets: singing and moving with piano and forte – musical dynamics lesson

  1. Music Education Station –

    Wonderful Resource!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

  2. Lori S. –

    So cute and great resource.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks!

  3. Emily Brumbach –

    Nice resource!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

  4. Kayla S. –

    Great introduction activity for dynamics. Thanks!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

  5. Stephanie Myint –

    Great addition to my dynamics unit. I even bought a stuffed animal “Forte” to use for the game.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Awww, cute! My kids always loved the stuffed animals I kept in my room 🙂

  6. Jill B. –

    Exactly what I needed! Thanks!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      You’re welcome 🙂

  7. Kayce B. –

    We are starting loud, soft and everything in-between in a few weeks and I can’t wait to incorporate these activities! Thanks for sharing!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks for the feedback!

  8. La La Music –

    Super cute and creative way to introduce and review dynamics!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

  9. Susan A. –

    Very cute graphics and very usable material!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!!

  10. Karen P. –

    Looking forward to using this next year.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks!

  11. Kate’s Music Room –

    Cute as can be and a great addition to any other lessons I teach about dynamics!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks so much!

  12. Samantha L. –

    This was awesome! Great addition to my lesson!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

  13. Danielle G. –

    Wonderful!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you Danielle!

  14. Kelli K. –

    Great resource, can’t wait to use these!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

  15. Kimberly H. –

    Great item! Thanks for preparing it!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      You’re welcome 🙂

  16. Alice D. –

    Thanks!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      You’re welcome 🙂

  17. Just a little MUSIC –

    Great reinforcement for learning dynamics

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

  18. Elizabeth Ciko –

    These were such a successful addition to lessons about forte and piano! My younger grades really enjoyed the activities and I felt they were perfectly done to work as a lesson or an extension activity!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

  19. Mikaela S. –

    Excited to use this with my wiggly K and 1st graders!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks!

  20. Deborah Baker –

    Great Resource

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks!

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