Vivaldi's Winter Music Listening and Mood Activity & Worksheets, Listening Map

This Vivaldi's Winter unit may be used with various grade levels because of the variety of teaching pages and worksheets. This unit includes art, poetry (sonnet), reading and music. Choose in-depth or a basic overview. Maybe, save some of the information pages to use with your reading group. Use the basic review worksheets or choose to extend the lesson with the Listen and Describe Worksheet and more.

Check out the preview to see all pages in the printable PDF.

This resource includes SafeShare video links. Click HERE to listen to a snippet of Winter. If the link does not work for you, try using another browser.

43 Pages included in this unit:

• Clickable Table of Contents to navigate to individual pages or sections.
• Teacher planning, information and answer key pages
• Listen to Winter for the First-Time page
• Which Tempo Do You Hear? page
• Listening Map for Winter with Timing indicated for section entrances
• Sonnets in the Four Seasons and Sonnet Vocabulary page
• Baroque string orchestra used in Winter.
• Move with the Music and Listen for Dynamics pages
• Add Instruments to the Music page
• Explains the combination of music, painting and poetry or narrative in Vivaldi’s work.
• Antonio Vivaldi, Composer page and Violin Concertos page

SafeShare video links for music listening.

Worksheets (8) - printable and/or can be completed digitally with fillable form fields for typing in answers.

Worksheet list is below.

List or Describe Dynamics – Fill in dynamics heard for each section.

The Musical Score Checklist – check off specific markings as find them in the score video.

Student Worksheet: Listening and Mood – Fill in tempo, form, dynamics, tone colors, and mood.

Fact Review Sheet – Vocabulary and fact review

Draw Winter Worksheet - Use the sonnet phrases to draw four pictures.

Describe Vivaldi’s Winter Worksheet: Describe each section of music, based on the sonnet lines, using music vocabulary.

Crossword Puzzle – Uses vocabulary specific to Winter.

Word Scramble Puzzle (with or without word bank) – Uses vocabulary specific to Winter.

Vocabulary specific to this unit includes: Baroque, concerto, continuo instruments, dynamics, form, program music, ritornello form, sonnet, staccato, tempo, theorbo, tone color, trill, tutti, violone, virtuoso, etc.

TERMS OF USE: When you purchase this product, it is licensed to you only for classroom/personal use as a single user.

Click the Follow star to hear about new resources in my store.

Want to earn TPT Credits for a future purchase?

Just leave feedback on your “My Purchases” page for each item you buy. Get enough credits and your purchase can be free! I would love to hear from you!

Maybe you are interested in more listening resources. Click on the listening resource links below. These may be adapted for homeschool use or distance learning use. Thanks for looking!

Leroy Anderson Music Listening Bundle

Pipe Organ Listening Resource

Clair de Lune Music Listening and Mood Activity Worksheet

Adagio for Strings Mini-Unit for Music Listening with String Orchestra

Adagio for Strings In-Depth Study with Music Listening Maps, Activities & Games

Keyboard Instrument Units Bundle (Piano, Pipe Organ, Synthesizer)