Schumann Symphony no 1, mvt 4
The finale of Schumann’s symphony no 1 describes ‘full spring’ so that’s the task, describe ‘full spring’!
1. Take one sheet of paper and write ‘SPRING’ in the middle of it.
2. Listen to Schumann’s finale from Symphony no 1 (above at 1’12) and write down as many words as you can about spring. You can think of spring as the season and write down all the lovely things we see at that time of year – flowers, leaves on the trees, birds singing etc. Or you can think of spring as a new beginning, time to do things you haven’t been able to during winter or even a time to have new experiences.
3. Cover your page with your ideas making a big mind map.
4. Listen again and over the top of your words, draw small sketches of your ideas, filling the page with spring images (flowers, trees, birds). Make it bright and colourful, a real celebration of spring.
You might like to take a recording of this piece with you on your next walk. Listen on headphones as you walk around your local park or the streets around your home and see how many of the things on your list you can spot in real life. Or just walk, listen, look and breathe in the spring air