A Little Beethoven Fun

Hello Marvellous Music Students,

Do you remember listening to Beethoven’s 5th Symphony? If you forget, it’s the one that starts very dramatically with only 4 notes…dun dun dun duuuuuhh.

The video below shows a melody map of the entire song! A melody map uses lines and dashes, pictures and symbols (or in this case small animated people on sleds) to show the ups and downs and contour of the melody in music. I hope you enjoy watching the highs and lows of Beethoven’s Symphony #5!

Let me know what you thought of this melody map in the comments below.
Next, see if you can draw your own melody map for one of your favourite songs. Please take a picture and email me your melody map at liz.vaesen@burnabyschools.ca 
Happy drawing!
-Miss Vaesen