Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: IV. I Dovregubbens Hall (In the Hall of the Mountain King) by Edvard Grieg (KIDS)

Coaching Notes:

Pre-Teach: Yes
Focus: External
Purpose: Practice agility and different rhythms and speeds
Before putting on the music, tell them they are going to pretend to be trolls out early in the morning before dawn.
If trolls are exposed to sunlight, they turn into stone! So, in this song you are going to travel through the forest, back home to your cave before sunrise.
First move: Tip Toe 4 + OTS Look 2. “You have to be light on your feet and look out for people, because trolls are afraid to be seen by humans.”
Second move: Jump on Rocks. Suggest that some rocks are close to you and some are further away. Try jumping in every direction, maybe even landing on one foot! (You will soon feel the tempo speeding up!)
Third move: RUN!!! “Oh No! The sun is almost rising! Run back to your cave!!! Change directions to run in between the trees!”
Fourth move: Look-look-RUN
Transitions:
0:00 get out of your cave and Tip Toe 4 + OTS Look 2
1:00 Jump on rocks! (The time is a suggestion. You can definitely change between the moves whenever you want. But check out the music at around 2 minutes, because that is when you need to run!)
1:34 Tip Toe for 4 and look for 2
1:47 Jump on rocks!
2:00 RUN!
2:20 Look! Look! RUN!
2:35 End up either turning into a rock, or reaching inside your dark cave just in time! The kids could even decide for themselves!