Gustav Holst: Musician of The Month Activities & The Planets

Use these slides and activities to teach students all about contemporary musician Gustav Holst and his multi-movement work "The Planets". Students will learn about Holst and work through various activities separated by grade with essential questions and videos. Older students will engage in a compare/contrast activity with Mars Bringer of War and John Williams' Imperial March. Extend this unit lesson by downloading my FREE Holst Composition Project Worksheet.

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What's included...

1. Title slide
2. Background on Gustav Holst
3. Overview of The Planets
4. Mars Bringer of War: K - 2
5. Mars Bringer of War: 3rd
6. Mars Bringer of War: 4th
7. Mars Bringer of War: 5th
8. Mars Bringer of War: Motif breakdown
9. Mars Bringer of War VS Imperial March by John Williams
10. Think / Pair / Share activity with Mars and Imperial March
11. Compare / Contrast activity with Mars Bringer of War and Venus Bringer of Peace

Areas of interest...

Kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade, fourth grade, fifth grade, elementary music, elementary music unit, musicians unit, composer unit, Gustav Holst, John Williams, popular music, movie music, listening analysis, compare / contrast, thematic unit plans, contemporary music, cross-curricular unit, The Planets

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