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Classical Music Activities | John Williams Popcorn Party

By Agee and Row Classical Music Appreciation

Do you need fun & engaging activities for your John Williams unit? Match the music to the correct movie! Cut & laminate the full-color popcorn pages and empty popcorn boxes. Each piece of popcorn will match its own movie popcorn box. Great for a group activity or music center. Answer key is provided for students to check their answers or use as a reference.

Learning Objectives

  • increased knowledge of John Williams' most popular movie scores
  • familiarity with the composer's works
  • ability to recognize, and engage with, popular pieces of classical music
  • identify different instrument sounds
  • social-emotional exploration of feelings and moods within classical music
  • creative expression by drawing and choosing colors related to a musical theme

Printable Listening Sheets Include:

  1. Princess Leia’s Theme (Star Wars: A New Hope)
  2. The Imperial March (Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back)
  3. The Throne Room (Star Wars: A New Hope)
  4. Somewhere in my Memory (Home Alone)
  5. Journey to the Island (Jurassic Park)
  6. Jurassic Park Theme (Jurassic Park)
  7. Harry’s Wondrous World (Harry Potter, Sorcerer’s Stone)
  8. The Quidditch Match (Harry Potter, 2001)
  9. Yoda’s Theme (The Empire Strikes Back, 1980)
  10. The Force Suite (Star Wars: A New Hope)
  11. Secrets of the Castle (Harry Potter, Prisoner of Azkaban)
  12. Across the Stars (Star Wars: Attack of the Clones
  13. The Raider’s March (Raiders of the Lost Ark)
  14. You are the Pan (Hook)
  15. E.T. And Me (E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial)
  16. Reunion of Friends (Harry Potter, Chamber of secrets)
  17. Anakin’s Theme (Star Wars: Phantom Menace)
  18. Mom Returns (Finale) (Home Alone)
  19. Schindler’s Theme (Schindler’s List)
  20. A Tree for my Bed (Jurassic Park)
  21. Saying Goodbye (E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial)

Listening Sheet - There are no wrong answers! Students can note how they feel and what they imagine while listening to a selected piece of music. Choose from the musical instruments, nature scenes, colors, and more.

Weather & Feelings - Weather is a recurring theme in classical music. Does a musical piece remind the listener of a snowy day or a cheerful sunny afternoon? Students can select the weather symbols that come to mind. Is the music happy or sad? A set of emotional characters allows your group to pick the feelings that best relate to a piece of music.

$6.50