Listen to music that uses electronic instruments such as synthesizers. Discuss the tone qualities. This unit is intended to increase the students' awareness of the sounds in their surroundings. Students should think about where sounds come from and how they affect our lives. These sounds and sound sources can also be thought of in a musical sense.
Students can begin to gather sounds onto a tape of their own, forming a sound bank .
This collection of sounds can be used for sound compositions, imitation, class discussion, or reflection.