Maestro & the Christmas Tree Level: Early Grades - Introductory

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Maestro the music dog and the Christmas tree - Video
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Maestro the Music Dog and the Christmas Tree

This story just happens to be set at Christmas time but it has no religious connotations - it's just a bit of make-believe.

  • All Maestro the Music Dog materials ©Music-Playtime: Arts Enterprise Limited
  • Original watercolors and story: Sandy Holland
  • Original music: Peter Noke

Choose a Sound for Maestro (timbre)

Ask the children to make a wax crayon picture of each of the characters in the story. In the music corner, put out a range of instruments that make different sounds and are played in different ways then, individually, the children choose an instrument that they would like to match with that each character. It's good to have an adult available so that the children can talk about how they made their choices.