Submitted by Gretchen Taylor, Illinois

Idea posted October 23, 2002

Here are the form questions I use for 3rd-5th grades. It is laid out in a multiple choice format, so all they have to do is circle their answer choice...

Name/Class/Grade
Title of Selection/Composer
1. Describe the BEAT of the music. (circle one)

  Steady    Unsteady    Can't Tell

2. What INSTRUMENTS do you hear? (you may circle more than one)

  Strings    Brass    Percussion    Woodwinds    Specifically ___

3. Draw the way the MELODY (or theme) goes.
4. What is the TEMPO? (circle one)

  Fast    Medium    Slow    Combination    Changing

5. What is the DYNAMIC level? (circle one)

  Loud    Medium    Soft    Combination    Changing

6. The ARTICULATION is: (circle one)

  Smooth    Separated    Accented    Combination

7. This music makes me want to: (circle no more than 2)

  Dance    Float    March    Run    Hide    Relax    Other ___

8. If this music was a color, it would be: (circle no more than 2)

  Red    Yellow    Blue    Green    Orange    Purple    Brown    Black    Pink    Gray    White    Other ___

9. On the back, draw what this music make you think of...