Bring spooky classical music into your elementary music classroom with this Night on Bald Mountain listening activity featuring composer Modest Mussorgsky! Perfect for fall music lessons, composer studies, and classical music listening, this ready-to-use resource helps students listen actively while exploring the story and musical elements behind this dramatic orchestral work.
Students learn about Modest Mussorgsky, Night on Bald Mountain, program music and tone poems, and the story depicted through the music. Guided listening activities encourage students to identify instruments, dynamics, tempo, mood, and changes in the music while connecting what they hear to imagery and storytelling.
This resource includes:
- Kid-friendly Modest Mussorgsky biography and Night on Bald Mountain introduction
- Guided listening worksheets
- Instrument, dynamics, tempo, and mood listening questions
- Draw-and-listen activity
- Composer response/activity page
- Additional listening and discussion questions
- Night on Bald Mountain word search
- QR code for easy access to the listening selection
This activity works well for grades 3–5, fall/Halloween music lessons, fall listening activities, composer studies, sub plans, or anytime you want students to experience how an orchestra can tell a story without words.
Students will: identify instruments, dynamics, tempo, and mood in Night on Bald Mountain, describe changes they hear in the music, and connect musical elements to the story and imagery of the piece.
