Badinerie
Johann Sebastian Bach
Alternative embedded performance: Flute and string orchestra performance. The preferred recording remains linked on YouTube.
First listen
Listen once without writing. What do you notice?
Listen closely
1 TEMPOIs the music fast or slow?
Sentence stemThe music is ___.
Vocabulary
- fast
- quick
- lively
- busy
2 TIMBREWhich instrument plays the bright high tune?
Sentence stemThe ___ plays the tune.
Vocabulary
- flute
- strings
- high instrument
- solo instrument
3 PITCHDoes the flute move mostly high or low?
Sentence stemThe flute sounds ___.
Vocabulary
- high
- bright
- light
- low
4 ARTICULATIONDo the notes sound smooth, short or bouncy?
Sentence stemThe notes sound ___.
Vocabulary
- short
- bouncy
- clear
- smooth
5 TEXTUREWhat plays underneath the flute?
Sentence stemUnder the flute I hear ___.
Vocabulary
- strings
- a steady bass
- short chords
- many instruments
How does this piece make you feel?
There is no right or wrong answer. Which words match your response?
calmexcitedhopefulcuriousjoyfulpowerfulpeacefultensedreamybravethoughtfulenergeticmysteriouscomfortedrestlessproudsadsurprisedupliftedfocused
Music through time
c. 1731 · German Baroque
- Medieval500–1400
- Baroque1600–1750
- Classical1750–1820
- Romantic1820–1900
- 20th century1900–2000
- Contemporary2000–present