Moving with Florence Price: The Goblin and the Mosquito – listening lesson

This listening lesson helps students in grades K–2 hear high and low pitches in Florence Price’s “The Goblin and the Mosquito.” Students move to the steady beat, show high and low with creative movement, follow a listening map, learn about Florence Price, and play the Goblin Game.

What’s included

• A main menu with clickable links to each section
• A video link to “The Goblin and the Mosquito”
• A steady beat warm-up slide
• 5 slides on hearing high and low pitches
• 2 slides of moving to high and low pitches with creative movement
• A listening map, on a slide and as a printable, with time stamps for each change in motif
• A slide about Florence Price and a slide with links to more of her music
• Directions for the Goblin Game
• 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

• Videos play through YouTube, so an internet connection is required.
• The PowerPoint must be in presentation mode for the clickable links to work.

Ways to use it

• A whole-class lesson on high and low
• To teach Florence Price and other modern composers, pair it with Modern Period Composers K–2.

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

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