The Nutcracker Listening Worksheets

Description

Grade Level: K-5
Topic: The Nutcracker, Christmas

Are you looking for a way to introduce The Nutcracker to your scholars? These listening worksheets are a great way to keep them engaged while listening to the music or watching the ballet. Students will be able to respond to and analyze the music through drawing and identifying musical elements. There are 2 versions of the analyzing section- one uses general terminology such as fast/slow and loud/quiet. The other uses musical terminology.

There a Listening Worksheets for the following scenes:

• Overture

• The Christmas Tree

• March

• Gallop And Dance Of The Parents

• The Presents Of Drosselmeyer

• Grandfather Dance

• Clara And The Nutcracker

• The Nutcracker Battles the Army of the Mouse King

• In The Christmas Tree

• Waltz Of The Snowflakes

• The Magic Castle On The Mountain Of Sweets

• Clara And Prince Charming

• Chocolate (Spanish Dance)

• Coffee (Arabian Dance)

• Tea (Chinese Dance)

• Trepak (Russian Dance)

• Dance Of The Reed Pipes

• Polchinelle (The Clown)

• Waltz Of The Flowers

• Pas De Deux

• Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

• Final Waltz