MUSIC Project Plans MYTHS AND LEGENDS Music Project 1 - Mythical music (Key Stages 1 and 2) Aims of the lesson: To learn about ancient Apollo, the son of Zeus and Leto, is the god Greek myths about the origins of music and look of music, playing a golden lyre. The god at some modern-day instruments mentioned in Apollo was worshipped by the ancient Greek myths. Greeks and Romans. Pan challenged Apollo to a music contest. Pan blew on his pipes, Activity: One of the most famous musical and was just as pleased with himself as his instruments to be mentioned in ancient Greek great follower Midas. Then Apollo struck the myths is the pan pipe. According to myth, the strings of his lyre. Apollo was deemed to be Greek god Pan met a beautiful nymph called the winner of the contest. But Midas did not Syrinx. She ran away from him and didn't agree with the judgment. ln punishment, stop to hear his compliments, but he pursued Apollo gave him donkey's ears. her from Mount Lycaeum until she came to the Marsyas was a satyr who challenged Apollo bank of the River Ladon where he overtook her. to a contest of music. He had found a flute She called on the water nymphs for help. Just as on the ground, tossed away after being Pan laid hands on her, she was turned into the invented by Athena because it made her river reeds. When the air blew through the cheeks puffy. Marsyas lost and was flayed reeds, it produced a plaintive melody. Pan took alive in a cave. His blood turned into the some of the reeds to make an instrument which river Marsyas. Another variation is that he called a syrinx (pan pipes), in honour of the Apollo played his instrument (the lyre) nymph. Lt should be fairly easy to obtain some upside down. Marsyas could not and so pan pipes. Show this instrument to the pupils Apollo hung him from a tree and flayed him and give them the opportunity to play the pan alive. pipes. lt is one of the easiest instruments to play, so no musical ability is needed. There are lf you want to review this information with the other myths that involve music: class, the Music Project 1 resources file offers this information as a projectable PDF and Orpheus could make such beautiful music PowerPoint presentation. Ask the pupils to that even trees and animals would crowd research some ancient Greek and Roman around him to listen. Orpheus was in love myths that involve music or musical with Eurydice. But she got bitten by a snake instruments. There are a number of musical and died inconsolable. Hewent down to the instruments mentioned by the ancient Greeks Underworld, playing his music as skillfully as and Romans. They include: aulos or flute, bells, he could, mesmerising the guards. Moved by pan pipes, lyre, harp, horns and drums. In his music, Hades told him to go back, mythology, music was believed to be inspired promising to send Eurydice after him. The by muses. The Music Project 1 resources file only condition was that Orpheus not look offers an information sheet on the nine muses. back on his way up. Orpheus started on his way back, but when he had almost reached Extension: To extend this project, ask the the light, he could pupils what type of musical instrument they not resist and turned around. He saw his would choose if they were an angry beloved Eurydice's shadow dissolve behind god/goddess or a happy god/goddess? him. Orpheus tried to go back, but he could Ask the pupils to think about the sounds that no longer get into the Underworld. Then different musical instruments offers, such as Orpheus started wandering around the drums can sound loud and angry or flutes can world, playing his harmonious music, until he sound happy and joyful. was murdered, and he went to the Underworld to be with his Eurydice. The Music Project 1 resources file includes an information sheet on mythical muses and information on myths and music provided as a PDF and PowerPoint presentation. MUSIC PROJECT 1 - Resources MYTHS AND LEGENDS MUSIC PROJECT 1 - Resources MYTHS AND LEGENDS .