The Four Seasons listening page
A free listening page for The Four Seasons by Vivaldi: the sounds to find in each season with boxes to tick, and a second page with four boxes to draw in.
The Four Seasons is a set of four violin concertos by Antonio Vivaldi, printed in 1725. Each one paints a season in sound, and each came with a poem. Lines from the poems are printed in the music at the spots they describe. Page one lists those sounds, season by season. Page two has four boxes to draw in.
How to use it
Each season has three parts: fast, then slow, then fast. One part at a sitting is enough. Read the list for that part out loud before the music starts. Your child ticks a box each time one of the sounds goes by. Some are easy to hear, such as the birds in "Spring." Others take a second listen.
The three parts marked with a star are the ones to start with. Each is under four minutes long. All four seasons together run about 40 minutes, so spread them over a week or more.
For page two, play a season and let your child draw what the music sounds like. There is no wrong picture.
Only the sheet below prints. It fits letter and A4 paper. For a clean page, turn off headers and footers in the print window.
The Four Seasons: listen and tick
Music by Antonio Vivaldi. Tick a box when you hear the sound. A star marks a good part to start with.
Spring
First part, fast ★
- Birds sing in three violins
- A brook runs
- A thunderstorm
Second part, slow
- A goatherd sleeps
- His dog barks in the violas
Third part, fast
- A country dance over one long, low note
Summer
First part, fast
- Slow, heavy heat
- A cuckoo, a dove, and a goldfinch
- A rising wind
Second part, slow
- Buzzing flies and gnats
- Rumbles of thunder
Third part, fast ★
- A hailstorm from the whole orchestra
Autumn
First part, fast
- A harvest dance
- Sleepy dancers stumble and slide
Second part, slow
- Everyone sleeps
Third part, fast
- Hunting horns, played by the strings
- An animal runs
Winter
First part, fast
- Shivering in the cold
- A harsh wind
- Stamping feet and chattering teeth
Second part, slow ★
- A warm fire
- Raindrops, plucked on the strings
Third part, fast
- Slow steps on the ice
- A slip and a tumble
- Winds that fight
The Four Seasons listening page, page 1kidsclassicalmusic.com
The Four Seasons: draw what you hear
Draw one season in each box while its music plays.
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter
The Four Seasons listening page, page 2kidsclassicalmusic.com
Goes well with
- The Four Seasons by Vivaldi: a listening guide
- Vivaldi for kids
- Vivaldi fact sheet
- Listening journal page
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