Aim: How do composers use tension and release to create melodies?
Summary: Students learn to identify tension and release within a piece of music.
Standards: US 1, 3, 5, 6, 7; NYC 1, 2, 3
Modality: performing, responding
Materials: Teacher Worksheet
Time Required: 10 minutes
This activity is part of: Music Educators Toolbox
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Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 - 1. Allegro con brio by Ludwig van Beethoven. Performed by the Skidmore College Orchestra. Available from Musopen. Sound files on the Musopen repository are licensed as public domain.
Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68 – 1. Un poco sustenuto - Allegro by Johannes Brahms. Performed by the Musopen Symphony Orchestra. Available from Musopen. Sound files on the Musopen repository are licensed as public domain.