In the hall of

the Mountain
King
Year 7- Instruments of the Orchestra
 •Practical: Record in the Hall of the mountain King on Soundtrap.
D: Can record some of the main theme on SoundTrap
Assessment C: Can record the Main Theme on soundtrap with you Right hand ONLY.
objectives B: Can arrange and add other layers of TEXTURE and TIMBRE to the
melody to create interest. You have added your left hand with some
success.
A: You can perform the extended piece with correct PITCH and RHYTHM
and you have added ACCELLERANDO.
A*: You have created a simplified orchestral version of In the hall of the
Mountain King with accurate notes, rhythms and instruments.

•Theory
• Complete One lesson AND Test on Focus on Sound EVERY WEEK
(Don’t forget to click CONTINUE)

Your grades are given and saved as you complete your lesson and quiz.

You will also need to do a Listening survey as well as a Student reflection

Your weekly practical tasks:
Every week you need to complete
one Focus on sound task.

• Perform and record the main theme of Hall of

the mountain King to a click track on SoundTrap.
• Use different Orchestral instruments to show an
understanding of the timbres used in the original
piece.
• Extension: Work with both hands and play the
more difficult piece (the one which starts on the
key of D then modulates to A).
• https://royalrussell.fireflycloud.net/music--music
-technology/year-7/hall-of-the-mountain-king/pr
actical-task
 Listening: watch
this and answer the
5 questions.
5 Question for In the
Hall of the Mountain
King
1. Initially, Peer Gynt sneaks away from
the troll King. Why does it sound like
he’s creeping?
2. Some trolls hidden in the crooks and
cracks of the old hall wake up as Peer
Gynt tries to find his way out. How
does the music change to
demonstrate this?
3. Think about which available
instruments you could use to show
your story has changed. The trolls
don’t want Peer Gynt to know they’re
on to his escape!
In the hall of the mountain King:
cont.
4. Peer Gynt keeps turning corners, shifting from the first and
modified motifs while more and more trolls being to wake up and
join in the chase.  What happens to the tempo, dynamics and
orchestration to illustrate this?

5. Peer Gynt realises the frenetic trolls are right behind him and as
he turns one way he finds a door, but it is locked! He turns another
way to find another door, but that is locked too! He turns around
one final time to find the King looking down on him. This is where
Grieg’s piece of music ends. What do you think might happen
next? 

Answer your questions on this Quiz: 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfDa_rDoM8GysaPTc-X
QmVcjBs3dPZuZLezUD4XW3BnCF3Rbw/viewform?usp=pp_url
In the hall of the mountain king- finger numbers
In the Hall of the mountain King:
Bar 1
In the Hall of
the mountain
King: Bar 2
 In the Hall of the
mountain King: Bar 3
and 4
In the Hall of
the mountain
King: Main
melody.
In the Hall of the
mountain King:
Left Hand
Assessment: Music
performance Week 6-8
Complete your recording of in the Hall of
the Mountain King and complete the
Student feedback form.
1. Have you done all the recording
(check Soundtrap)
2. Have you done all your Focus on
Sound tasks?
3. Have you completed the Student
feedback task? -> 
4. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/
1FAIpQLSf6BoTIQRzi7S2riQYfv9jvRo
WvF4oM1nORLlhTUxGP3gw96Q/vie
wform?usp=pp_url
 • Go to the music first website (
https://royalrussell.musicfirst.co.uk/app/), log in,
go to lessons/strings then do Violin, Viola, Cello
Step 1: How and Double bass. Complete all 4 lessons and
quizzes. DON'T forget to press continue 
to access
Focus on • (are you checking your how to document??)

Sound YOU MUST WORK ON GOOGLE CHROME ON YOUR

MACS/IPADS OR PC's FOR THIS TO WORK.
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use it on a https://royalrussell.musicfirst.co.uk/app/
• Username: your username for all school
smartphone if a computers without spaces e.g. 13JamesD or
computer isn't 13JaneD (Note-> THIS IS NOT YOUR FULL EMAIL
ADDRESS)
available.​​ • Your password is password (no capitals)
You'll need • Please MESSAGE me asap on TEAMS if you need
sound and it may it reset. DON’T leave it, this will count as not
doing your work!
be best with
headphones.
 Spend 15 minutes each lesson
completing one Focus on Sound
task.
FoS Lesson 1: https://fosuk.server1.apps.focusonsound.com/dictionary/strings#Violin

Violin - Click
​ omplete the lesson and the quiz (use the arrows on the right to change pages
C
on the link and click continue when you're done with each section)​​

below
FoS Lesson 2: Viola-
Click on the link below

https://fosuk.server1.apps.focusonsound.
com/dictionary/strings#Viola

Complete the lesson and the quiz (use the

arrows on the right to change pages and
click continue when you're done with each
section)​​
FoS Lesson 3: Cello-
Click on the link below

https://fosuk.server1.apps.focusonsound.
com/dictionary/strings#Cello

Complete the lesson and the quiz (use the

arrows on the right to change pages and
click continue when you're done with each
section)​​
FoS Lesson 4: Double Bass-
Click on the link below

https://fosuk.server1.apps.focusonsound.
com/dictionary/strings#Double_bass

Complete the lesson and the quiz (use the

arrows on the right to change pages and
click continue when you're done with each
section)​​
FoS Lesson 5: flute-
Click on the link below
• https://fosuk.server1.apps.focusonsound.co
m/dictionary/woodwind#Flute

• C
​ omplete the lesson and the quiz (use the
arrows on the right to change pages and click
continue when you're done with each
section)​​
FoS Lesson 6: Clarinet
– click on the link
below
• https://fosuk.server1.apps.focusonsoun
d.com/dictionary/woodwind#Clarinet

• Complete the lesson and the quiz (use

the arrows on the right to change pages
and click continue when you're done
with each section)​​
FoS lesson 7: Oboe-
Click on the link below

• https://fosuk.server1.apps.focusonsou
nd.com/dictionary/woodwind#Oboe

• Complete the lesson and

the quiz (use the arrows on
the right to change pages
and click continue when
you're done with each
section)​​
Young person’s
guide to the
orchestra
Lesson 8: Watch
young person’s guide
to the orchestra and
teacher led answer
the worksheet.
These are the slides for
each week’s music
starters.
Week 1
Starter:
• What can you see?
• How many players are
there?
• Who’s NOT playing an
instrument?
• What are the four
different
groups/families of
instruments you can
identify?
Week 2
Starter:
• Why do orchestras need to
tune before practicing or
performing?

• Why do you think the Oboe

is used to ‘give the note’?

• Which of the instruments

shown needs to be tuned?

• Are there any instruments

shown here which aren’t
capable of being tuned?
Week 3
starter
Week 4:
Odd One Out
There are 3 images of musical
instruments printed below. Discuss
which instrument is the ODD ONE OUT
and give a reason why. You may come up
with more than one reason HINT: You
could think about pitch, size, material it
is made from, how it is played and words
describing the TIMBRE and SONORITY of
each instrument.

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Week 5 Starter: Odd
One Out
Which of following is the Odd One
Out and why?
• Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass,
Harp
• Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon
• Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba
• Xylophone, Glockenspiel, Snare
Drum, Timpani, Tubular Bells
• Piano, Clavichord, Harpsichord

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Week 6 Starter: Odd One Out

Which of following is the Odd One Out and why?
Week 7 starter
Week 8 starter: Guide
to the orchestra- • https://www.classicsforkids.com/music
Experiment and write /instruments_orchestra.php
your comments down
in the chat.
Week 9: List-o-
mania
List as many instruments that belong to the
STRINGS SECTION

of an orchestra as you can!

Week 10: List-o-mania List as many instruments that
belong to the
WOODWIND SECTION

of an orchestra as you can!

Week 11:
List-o-mania
List as many instruments that
belong to the
BRASS SECTION

of an orchestra as you can!

 Week 12 Starter: Riddle-Me-Ree!
1. We come as a pair; you could say that
we're twins.
We're shiny and crash when you play us, my
friend.
If you like to make noise and to march in a
band,
you'll love us 'cause we make those marches
sound grand!
2. Sometimes I'm acoustic and sometimes
electric.
Those rock stars, they love me and act
energetic.
They strum me or pick me and play lots of
songs,
3. You can beat me and I won't get red in the
face.
I come in all sizes from snare down to bass.
All bands like to use me to keep a good beat.
As you march me along on your two little feet
4. I sit on the floor and you sit in a chair.
You play with a bow that's made of horsehair.
I'm played in a orchestra, a nice wooden
fellow.
My name is five letters, they call me a
____________.