Sound Pieces

Today we are continuing our exploration of art and music working together. Just like the composers who looked at art and thought of sounds, we also created our own "sound pieces." After identifying shapes in Kandinksy's art and making those shapes with our bodies, we explored the sounds we can make with our mouths and bodies. Each person picked their favorite shape and thought of a sound that would go along with it. When everyone was ready, we performed the piece as a class and the students took turns "conducting" the piece. In music, we use dynamics to be expressive just like artists use colors and shapes. Everyone chose a dynamic level to use when performing the sound. We thought the piece was alot more interesting that way. Today we became composers inspired by art!

Art and Music Inspirations

A new unit of art and music exploration in Mrs. Mattinson's classroom! We began a unit based on a famous Russian artist named Kandinsky. We read a story about his life and looked at some of his art work. Kandinsky's art was influence by the sounds and the music that he heard. In fact, many artists and music composers were inspired by art and music to create.

Today we listened to a few excerpts of music and looked at the art people created while listening to the music. We also listened to pieces of music that were composed after looking at art. A few things we looked at include: Jackson Pollack “Autumn Rhythm (Number 30)”, P. Mondrian's “Boogie Woogie” inspired by boogie woogie music of the 1940's, “Boogie Woogie” by Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra, and P. Klee's “The Twittering Machine” influenced Gunther Schuller’s “Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee: The Twittering Machine.”