Danse Macabre

Weekly Learning Objectives

To hear the difference between major and minor chords and intervals.
To understand how to work out the name of an interval.
To play Danse macabre on the keyboard
Part 1
What can you hear that makes this piece of music scary/spooky?
Major Minor
Note 1 Note 2 Happy or Sad? Distance between notes?

D E

D F

D G

D A

D B

D C
Note 1 Note 2 New Happy or Sad? Distance between notes?
Note 2

D E Eb

D F E

D G Gb

D A Ab

D B Bb

D C B
 Danse Macabre

D G G F F E E Eb Eb D E G Gb E D E E Gb

D G G F F E E Eb Eb D G Bb A Gb D Gb E D
How can we make our performance spooky?

Dynamics Tempo Texture

Part 2
Describe the music you hear ...

Dynamics Tempo Pitch

Texture Harmony Tonality

Consonant or
Major or Minor
Dissonant
Listen to me play some chords on the piano, show me on your
white board whether it is Happy or Sad sounding.
Now listen to these intervals, show me on your white board
whether you think it is a major or a minor interval?
 Intervals
Note 1 Note 2 Happy or Sad? Distance between Interval Name
notes?

D G

D F

D Eb

D E

D Gb

D Bb

D A
 Make your own intervals...
Note 1 Note 2 Happy or Sad? Distance between notes? Interval Name