Active Listening KS1 – Video 1 
                      
                 Before you watch the video please look through this guidance  
                 Hearing is very different to listening! 
                  
                      
                     •   Watch and listen to the video somewhere calm and quiet on the best equipment to 
                         hand, in the most appropriate space. 
                          
                     •   Silence around the music generally works best – even slight interruptions or noises 
                         may ruin the spell! 
                          
                     •   Check out the guide to further listening below and sample some of the links. 
                          
                     •   Try to engage the child regularly with any pieces that are enjoyed. 
                          
                     •   Try listening to just the music without the video 
                          
                     •   Make listening a regular experience – more practice = more reward! 
                          
                 Every video in this series comes with guidance and suggestions for further listening. The full 
                 guide describes the background to the idea and the benefits. 
                  
                 This video 
                 Mozart’s Rondo alla Turca is a listed piece within the Model Music Curriculum. The guidance 
                 within this document is reproduced here: - 
                  
                 ‘Start by listening to a recording of the work. Explain that this is a type of military march; can 
                 the class imagine troops marching along together, in time to the music? Perhaps some 
                 pupils have witnessed military parades – have they noticed how all the soldiers march in 
                 time with each other? Invite pupils to march along to the music. Encourage them to feel the 
                 beat, taking care not to speed up or slow down.  Much of music making is about listening 
                 and taking notice of others around you; is everyone marching in unison? Building skills and 
                 understanding. Explore the concept of an octave with your class. An octave is made up of 
                 eight notes and you could create a musical exercise to help bring this to life: marching 
                 forward for eight steps, turning around and marching back to the start.  Create your own 
                 marching band, with each pupil playing a percussion instrument in time to a steady beat. 
                 Practise marching forward for eight steps, before pausing and marching forward again. 
                 Perform your march to another class. 81 Further ideas to consolidate learning Numerous 
                 musicians have arranged Rondo alla Turca: you will find versions performed by folk groups, 
                 rock bands, DJs, orchestras, jazz combos and ensembles made up of ancient instruments. 
                 Listen to a selection of these with your pupils, identifying the different instrumental 
                 arrangements. Walk, tap and clap in time to some of these other arrangements to help 
                 emphasise the different speeds.’ 
                  
                  
                  
        
       Here are some interesting links to other interpretations of the piece: -  
        
       The inspiration – A Turkish Janissary Band 
       https://youtu.be/Inzu3eOY6WM  
        
       Arcadi Volodos’ now notorious reworking of the piece as a virtuoso show-stopper! 
       Children may enjoy hearing young pianist Yuja Wang working through this before she 
       became one of the most celebrated pianists currently before the public. 
       https://youtu.be/6rdsLA8adcU  
        
       Dave Brubeck – Blue Rondo a la Turk. This is only connected by name to the Mozart work! 
       https://youtu.be/vKNZqM0d-xo  
        
       Jazz guitar version https://youtu.be/3Z_q-beibVQ  
        
       Traditional Jazz version – Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen. This could prompt a discussion about 
       improvisation. https://youtu.be/0ogiZDsYjzk  
        
       Finally, for fun – Rondo alla Turca played on calculators! https://youtu.be/ZLr8ntnL__A