Loud & Soft songs:
- Boom Chicka Boom
- Carnival of the Animals
- Dingle Dangle Scarecrow
- Doctor Katchel
- Good News
- I Had a Rooster
- John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt
- Little Birch Tree
- Little Cabin in the Wood
- Lucy Locket
- Nutcracker
- Peer Gynt
- Poor Old Crow
- Soft Music is Stealing
Soft Sounds:
Loud Sounds:
- All Around the Kitchen
- A Ram Sam Sam
- Beethoven’s Fifth
- I’ve Been Working on the Railroad
- Stars and Stripes Forever
- Tideo
Loud/Soft Assessment
(Pre-K and Kindergarten)

1st / 2nd grade

Have students explore their 4 voices (calling, whispering, singing & talking) and answer the questions:
- Which voice is always soft?
- Which voice is always loud?
- Which two voices can be either soft or loud?
Links
- more elements of music
- Haydn Surprise Symphony lesson
- Kindergarten high/low, soft/loud lesson
- Musical Skills for Toddlers – Loud and Soft lesson
- Distinguishing High and Low from Loud and Soft lesson
- Rain Dance lesson
I was trying to find songs to help show dynamics and found your page. Thank you!
Last week we used colors to demonstrate piano and forte (kids chose the colors and each had different ideas but, all worked). The kids did so well that we even added in mezzo piano and mezzo forte! So, tomorrow we’ll use your suggestion of the Hall of the Mountain King and John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt 🙂
Awesome! I love your idea of using colors! Thanks for sharing!