Questions: Moving to Music

Question 1

What happens to your body when you hear music you like?

• A. Your body stays completely still
• B. Your body wants to move
• C. You immediately sit down
• D. Nothing happens to your body

Answer: (B)

Music makes your body want to move! You might sway, dance, clap, or tap your feet. Music and movement go together naturally.

Question 2

How can you match your movements to the music?

• A. Move however you want, ignoring the music
• B. Listen to how fast or slow the music is, and move at the same speed
• C. Only move your hands
• D. Never move your whole body

Answer: (B)

Listen to the music and let your body respond! If the music is fast, move quickly. If it is slow, move slowly. If it feels happy, move with joy!

Question 3

There is only one correct way to dance to any piece of music.

• T. True
• F. False

Answer: False

Everyone can dance differently! Some people jump, some sway, some skip. Your own way of moving is the right way for you. Music invites movement, not just one movement.

Question 4

Moving to music helps you understand the music better.

• T. True
• F. False

Answer: True

When you move to music, you feel it in your body. You understand the speed, the mood, and the rhythm better when you move along with it!

Question 5

Listen to a song and show me three different ways you can move to it.

Model answer: Examples: skip, clap, sway; jump, spin, wave; march, bounce, stretch.

Good answers show three different movements. It does not matter what the movements are—the idea is to let the music inspire your body to move in different ways.