Just as having the students create artwork and their own musical languages can sometimes inspire their compositions, so can actual works of art. Assigning compositions to portray in sound a real painting or sculpture offers visual and imaginative stimulation for students. It also presents us with an opportunity to explore relationships between musical styles and their parallels to art. Unconventional notation requires consideration of visual aspect of musical gestures and allow creation of musical symbols and language, producing a piece of visual artwork. We can use rhythm instruments, or balloons or wineglasses filled with water, to create group and duet compositions.
Compositions also can teach duet skills.
One of my objectives as a teacher is to teach children to recognize and use all their resources. Lindsay had apparently learned that lesson well. She persuaded her mom to play the star while she played the camels. All rights reserved.