The Tale of Tsar Saltan
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Year 4
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In The Flight of the Bumble Bee by the composer, Rimsky-Korsakov. The solo violin part is played by a young musician, Likia Yukupova. It's the tale of Tsar Saltan. Ask the children if this music has a fast tempo or a slow tempo. They will begin to understand the word, 'tempo' from the context.
The children could imagine they are bees and run around quickly into a space, not touching each other. At the end they have to disappear into the hive – when the music ends, all go to a place you have chosen to be the hive, crouch down and be silent.
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