Listening Activity The Lark Ascending Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1w4N-NL_Bw&feature=related Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHbkfGsgbpQ&feature=related While listening to The Lark Ascending (Part 1), close your eyes and let the music form a scene in your imagination of a particular place. As you listen, consider the following points: You may also want to review the Poem that the piece is
Below is the text for the Lark Ascending poem. This can be used together with the listening activity from the great composers worksheets. The Lark Ascending George Meredith (1828–1909) HE rises and begins to round, He drops the silver chain of sound Of many links without a break, In chirrup, whistle, slur and shake, All
Here is a couple of ideas for a music lesson about Ralph Vaughan Williams. These ideas are taken from our printable music lesson plan product on the great composers. Instruct the students: "Imagine you are Vaughan Williams towards the end of his life and you have received a letter from a group of school students