In the Hall of the Mountain King Listening Workbook – Edvard Grieg

Introduce your students to the exciting and dramatic sounds of Edvard Grieg’s In the Hall of the Mountain King with this engaging, no-prep listening workbook. Designed for elementary music classrooms, this resource helps students connect with classical music through storytelling, guided listening, and interactive activities that build music vocabulary and listening skills.

Students will explore how the music grows in intensity and helps tell the story of Peer Gynt, making classical music both approachable and memorable.

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What’s Included:

• Composer biography with background on Edvard Grieg and the Peer Gynt story

• Guided listening prompts with a coloring activity

• Maze puzzle

• Vocabulary unscramble and word search using key music terms

• Student-friendly explanations of musical concepts such as:

  • tempo

  • dynamics

  • pizzicato

  • suite

  • incidental music

• QR code linking directly to the audio recording for easy classroom use or at-home listening

  

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Skills Students Practice:

• Active listening and musical focus

• Music vocabulary development

• Recognizing changes in tempo and dynamics

• Connecting music to storytelling and imagery

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Perfect For:

• Elementary music appreciation lessons

• Composer-of-the-month activities

• Sub plans or low-prep days

• Homeschool music curriculum

With clear directions and engaging activities, this printable resource makes classical music fun, accessible, and meaningful for young learners—no prep required!

See What Other Teachers Have to Say:

This works really well with my 5th and 6th graders! Super thankful for this resource!

-Chelsea S. 

 

My students really loved these learning pages. They especially liked coloring the castle. These activity pages really helped my students engage in the lesson. They are perfect for this fall season!

-Rubi C.