1. Night on Bald Mountain By Modest Mussorgsky

2. A Night On Bald Mountain We often listen to this music and think about a scary storm on the mountain. Today, we want the music to describe the mountain itself. Think about steep craggy cliffs Think about peaks and valleys Think about huge boulders Think about the wildlife that exist in this harsh environment Think about the sun rising over the mountain in the morning This is the science of GEOLOGY!

3. A Night On Bald Mountain Advance to the next 3 slides and play the themes in each box Return to this slide after you play all 6 themes Click on the title above to start the music Minimize the YouTube screen so that you can still hear the music, but you’re back on this slide Then advance to the next slides again, and as each theme plays, see if the students can hear the theme and visualize the mountain

4. How do the musical themes represent the qualities of a mountain? Up to the peak, down to the valley. Up to the peak, down to the valley! The low winds, trombones, tuba, and bassoons remind us of huge rocks.

5. How do the musical themes represent the qualities of a mountain? Sounds like a slippery slope! A Sheer Cliff!

6. How do the musical themes represent the qualities of a mountain? Mountain Goats dancing on the cliff face! Daybreak dawns!