Forte the Lion takes center stage in this episode while we learn about the musical term of Forte.

We’ll also practice keeping a steady beat, so be sure to grab something to drum on if you can, you can also just tap your legs or clap to the beat as well.

First we’ll listen to “The Royal March of the Lion” from Saint- Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals. Clear some space if you can so you can march like a regal lion, or crawl around and ROAR while you listen to this music. We’ll listen for the low notes of the piano (or lion roars). Count how many roars you hear in this piece.

Next we will learn a new song, “Listen to the Lion” song. Grab an instrument, or clap or tap to the beat while we sing this song in a beautiful forte voice. The melody comes from the piece we just listened to, Saint-Saëns’ “Royal March of the Lion.”

Lyrics:

Listen to the lion roaring

Roaring very loud like this (ROAR!)

Lion makes a forte sound

You can hear the roar for miles

Let’s make forte sounds together

Loud and strong and brave you see

Listen to the lion roaring

Roaring very loud like this (ROAR!)

Lion makes a forte sound

You can hear the roar for miles

Let’s make forte sounds together

Loud and strong and brave you see

Listen to the lion Listen to the lion

Listen to the lion roar!

Music in this episode is licensed to us by Classical.com

To see a video of one of the activities in this episode check it out at https://www.clapforclassics.com/blog/fortethelion

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For tips on how to nurture your child's inner musician check out this article: https://www.clapforclassics.com/blog/innermusician

Want to know about Carnival of the Animals and how to enjoy this music with your young kids? Check out this article: https://www.clapforclassics.com/blog/carnival

Here's a 18 minute mini class where I teach the concepts of forte and piano: https://www.clapforclassics.com/blog/forte

Special thanks to classical.com for licensing the classical music that we use on this podcast.