KS2 – The Music of the Wind Poem
Explore
Music of The Wind Ideas
Read/listen to the poem and explore actions to portray some of the words. Grouping the words into Actions, Space and Dynamics, explore them individually, then combined.
What: – (action)
Rooftop, floor, gable-end, door, chimney, tree, window pane.
How: – (dynamics)
Roars, drums, howls, rat-a-tat, whistles, tiptoes, hums, whispers.
Where: – (space)
Above, beneath, around, down, through, against.
- Explore words individually then combined e.g. drums beneath, howls around the gable-end
- Explore space and dynamics in response to the words
- Use whole body or individual body parts for
Improvise the Poem
Listen to the poem and respond with your own movement ideas. Don’t think about them just make them up as you hear the words (improvise). You can do this as many times as you like!
The wind makes LOUD music.
It roars above the rooftops,
It drums beneath the floor,
It howls around the gable-end,
And rat –a- tats the door.
The wind makes quiet music.
It whistles down the chimney,
It tiptoes through a tree,
It hums against the window pane
And whispers tunes to me.
TASK
Make sure you have a pen and paper/whiteboard to write the words in the order you choose for your dance.
Music of The wind Dance
Using the suggested sections or your own choice of words from the Music of The Wind Poem PDF (embed link) create your own Music of The Wind dance.
Use the words/sentences to inspire your actions (what you do), your dynamics (how you move), your space (where you move) and your relationships (with who)
You can: –
- Use the suggested sections
- Follow the order of the words
- Change the order
- Pick out only 7 or 8 words to create your dance, or 3-4 sentences
- Make a duet/group dance if you have other people to dance with at home
- Practice it as many times as you want with the music