Music, Animals, and Emotions!

When people listen to music or watch animals, they often have emotional responses. They may feel happy, excited, or even sad. What happens when you pair music and animal viewing together?

Join us in this experiment to see! Watch the videos of our snow monkeys, paired with different musical selections by the Minnesota Orchestra, and answer the questions after each. How do you feel after viewing it? How do you think the monkeys feel? After viewing all five videos, look over your responses to find your unique answer to this question.





Snow Monkeys (Sibelius Overture for Brass Septet):

How do you think the snow monkeys feel in this video?
HappyAngryScaredSadSurprisedExcited
How did you feel while you were watching the video?
HappyAngryScaredSadSurprisedExcited

Snow Monkeys (Saint-Georges Symphony in G Major, Op. 11 No. 1, mvmt 1):

How do you think the snow monkeys feel in this video?
HappyAngryScaredSadSurprisedExcited
How did you feel while you were watching the video?
HappyAngryScaredSadSurprisedExcited

Snow Monkeys (Mendelssohn Octet, mvmt 4):

How do you think the snow monkeys feel in this video?
HappyAngryScaredSadSurprisedExcited
How did you feel while you were watching the video?
HappyAngryScaredSadSurprisedExcited

Snow Monkeys (Mozart Wind Serenade No. 12, mvmt 1):

How do you think the snow monkeys feel in this video?
HappyAngryScaredSadSurprisedExcited
How did you feel while you were watching the video?
HappyAngryScaredSadSurprisedExcited

Snow Monkeys (No Music):

How do you think the snow monkeys feel in this video?
HappyAngryScaredSadSurprisedExcited
How did you feel while you were watching the video?
HappyAngryScaredSadSurprisedExcited

Please answer the following questions to tell us a little bit more about yourself and how you experienced the activity:

Which best describes you?I am a youth (less than 18 years old) and watched it by myselfI am an adult (18 and over) and watched it by myselfWe watched it as a familyWe watched it as a class at school

Describe how, if at all, the music changed how you felt while watching the video.

Describe how, if at all, the music changed how you thought the animals were feeling while watching the video.

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