Blow the man down. Don't never take heed Of what pretty girls say. Tell them they should imagine just how heavy the iron anchor is or how hard it is to hoist the heavy canvas sail all the way up a mast that is many many times taller than they are. Encourage them to feel the joint effort in the swaying of their bodies and pulling of their arms. Point out that they are all pulling together on the count of 1 each time.
Objectives Learn introductory material about four families of orchestral instruments.
Background for Teacher Serge Prokofiev is a Russian composer who lived from 1891 to 1953. He is known primarily for his symphonies and ballet music, although he also wrote some wonderful chamber music as well. The two of them brainstormed about the kind of story they wanted to present to children as a way of familiarizing them with some of the instruments of the orchestra. They decided to find images that would easily be associated with the different instruments, and the first was the representation of a little bird by the flute. Jeunesse, Gallimard and Claude Delafosse.