Lesson 2: Exploring “Das Veilchen”
Aim: How can we recognize different emotions while listening to “Das Veilchen?” Summary: Students explore “Das Veilchen” while exploring emotions and mood through lyrics and music. Materials: Musical Explorers CD or online audio, pencils, crayons or markers Time Required: 30 minutes (three 10-minute activities) Standards: GA: MGMK-2.1, MGMK-2.6, MGMK-2.8, MGMK-2.9 SC: MGK-2.1, MGK-2.4, MGK-2.5, MGK-2.6 Vocabulary: emotions, mood |
Listen to “Das Veilchen”
- Listen to “Das Veilchen,” Track 36.
Explore Emotions and Mood in “Das Veilchen”
- This song is about a violet who experiences many different emotions, or feelings. The story is told in three verses.
- Read the English lyrics aloud to your students.
- Ask your students to name two different emotions that the violet might be feeling. Write the emotions on chart paper or on the board.
- In music, we use the term mood to describe the emotion or feeling created by the music.
- Listen to the verses separately and ask students to describe the mood of each verse. Write on chart paper or on the board, and compare with the emotions of the lyrics.
- Verse 1, Track 37
- Verse 2, Track 38
- Verse 3, Track 39
- Verse 1, Track 37
- Listen to the song again and ask your students to choose an emotion or mood to illustrate on SG37. When students have completed this activity, they can sign and fill in their passports for Austria!
Das Veilchen |
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Verse 1:
A little violet stood in the meadow Verse 2: “Oh!” thought the violet. |
Verse 3:
Oh, but then! The maiden came |
Musical Word Wall
Add the words emotions and mood to the Musical Word Wall.
PDF Downloads
SG37 ↓ Download File
Musical Explorers Audio Tracks