Music Listening Journal
A guided listening template — instruments heard, mood, dynamics, what the music makes you imagine.
Preview
Page count: 7. Print-ready PDF — letter / A4 friendly. Click image to see all pages.
Learning objective
Listen to and describe music using musical and emotional vocabulary.
About this resource
- Subject: Music
- Type: Template
- Grade levels: Grade 3 (ages 8-9, ≈ Year 4), Grade 4 (ages 9-10, ≈ Year 5), Grade 5 (ages 10-11, ≈ Year 6)
- Pages: 7
- Date added: 2026-05-29
- Credit: Qualified primary teacher
Music resources and equipment
Convenience links if you'd like to look any of these up. We've recommended these books in the resource above.
Classroom instruments
- G Glockenspiel chromatic 15 note primary
- T Tambourine 20cm single classroom
- R Rhythm sticks pairs class set 30
- M Maracas plastic pair primary
For teachers
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