DESCRIPTION:
This activity brings the best of drawing and music. The activity is played best in groups or classrooms.
OUTCOMES:
- Enhancing musical creativity.
- Demonstrating the connection between music and art.
DURATION: 40 minutes
MATERIALS:
- Computer / laptop / phone Internet
- Sheets of paper Crayons
SKILLS RELATED:
- Risk taking
- Self-expression
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Step 1: The teachers give each student a sheet of paper and colored pencils and ask them to start drawing when they play the music and stop drawing when the music stops. Teachers can choose one of the following songs: Super Simple Thank You | Kids Music; Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Heigh-Ho; Star Light, Star Bright | Kids Songs etc.
- Teachers can choose famous songs in the national language to facilitate the activity and to adapt it to the children's age.
- Step 2: The children are asked to leave the paper and pens at the desk, move to another desk and continue drawing and coloring in that sheet until the music stops again. Stop the music whenever you feel it is necessary.
- Step 3: At each movement to a different desk, the children are asked to write a word that best describes the song, taking the risk of contributing to someone else's drawing with his/her creativity. Step 4: At the end children go back to their desks and see the final musical art product.
TIPS:
- Tell the children that they will not be de-pointed for anything.
- Explain to the children that there are no rules to follow in creating the drawing.
REFLECTION:
- Have I made someone smile today? What do I want most in life?
- Which is worse: failing or never trying?
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