Music for Little Mozarts: Movement & Activities Companion

Practice flashcards covering off-bench kinesthetic movement activities, musical terms, symbols, and piano keyboard placement tokens from Music for Little Mozarts.

The off-bench activity The Bear & Mouse Stomp teaches the dynamic concept of Forte (Loud) vs. __________.

Piano (Soft)

In The Bear & Mouse Stomp, when Beethoven Bear plays forte, students stomp with __________.

big heavy footsteps

In The Bear & Mouse Stomp, when Mozart Mouse plays piano, students tiptoe on their toes with __________.

feather steps

In the game Attic to Cave Elevator, children crouch low on the floor in Beethoven Bear’s Cave and stand up tall toward Mozart Mouse’s Attic as the teacher plays ascending chromatic notes moving __________.

Right

In the Floor Keyboard Hop game, children hop to the right when hearing ascending pitches, shouting: "__________!"

To the Right sounds High!

During the Thumb Conductor Train activity, students tap their legs with Finger $1$ on every beat and stop at the __________.

double bar line

In musical notation, the dynamic marking $f$ (Forte) means __________.

Loud sound

In musical notation, the dynamic marking $p$ (Piano) means __________.

Soft sound

A Quarter Note gets __________ of sound.

$$1\text{ beat}$$

In piano fingering, Finger Number $1$ refers to your __________ on either hand.

Thumb

Based on this character token, Beethoven Bear represents the Bass Clef, low sounds on the left side, and should be placed on __________.

Low C

As shown on this token, Middle C serves as the anchor note at the center of the piano and is placed on __________.

C4

According to this character token, Mozart Mouse represents the Treble Clef, high sounds on the right side, and should be placed on __________.

High C