Use Berlioz's 'Symphonie Fantastique' to help teach KS2 music

This collection of resources from the London Symphony Orchestra is designed to support the teaching of classroom music at Key Stage 2 level. The exercises and example projects contained within should help even non-specialists communicate key musical ideas.

Written by animateur Rachel Leach, the pack is designed to help you use Hector Berlioz's 'Symphonie Fantastique' in the classroom as a creative tool, and features easy warm-up activities and exercises to stimulate classroom composition.

The files available to download are as follows:

Berlioz_inset_PDF.pdf
PDF file comprising the bulk of the resource

Videos
The following videos show Rachel Leach demonstrating the exercises described in the PDF

Idee-Fixe.mp4
Waltz.mp4
Scene-in-the-Countryside-(Soundscape).mp4
Scene-in-the-Countryside-(Shepherds).mp4
March-to-the-Scaffold.mp4
Witches'-Sabbath-(Introduction).mp4
Witches'-Sabbath-(Idee-Fixe).mp4
Witches'-Sabbath-(Dies-Irae).mp4

The whole resource is also available as an iBook with embedded media for Apple iOS devices or computers. This can be downloaded from https://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/berlioz-symphonie-fantastique/id960691811?mt=11

Head to http://play.lso.co.uk for an interactive performance of this and other pieces by the LSO, plus masterclasses, listening guides and more.