These musical activities revolve around a journey. A journey
through change and contrast in sound and music.
There are five activities. Each activity could take place on its own or you can use
them as a progression through different aspects of sound and music and of IT and music.
The journey itself could be based on many different types of journey, it could be one
of the following, for example:
- A journey through time and history
- A journey through different countries
- A journey through different climates and terrains
For our activities we are going to imagine that you are lost in the middle of a forest
and that you have to find your way home. This is going to involve you in a journey
battling your way through the forest, squelching through a muddy river bed, climbing over
a mountain, trudging through a snow storm and then finally running home across the park.
The important criteria when choosing a story line for these activities is to look for
contrast.
When working on the activities we are going to use contrast in rhythm, contrast in
pitch, and contrast in sound.
ICT capability: Communicating and handling information.
Music capability: Use IT to explore and record sounds; control sounds;
perform with others; compose; play pieces which have several parts; rehearse and present
their own projects; use sounds to achieve an intended effect; refine and record their
compositions.
Sheet 1: LET'S GO ON
A JOURNEY (1): Collecting sounds
Sheet 2: LET'S GO ON A JOURNEY
(2): Exploring sounds
Sheet 3: LET'S GO ON A JOURNEY
(3): Writing a short story
Sheet 4: LET'S GO ON A JOURNEY
(4): Writing a long story or song
Sheet 5: LET'S GO ON A JOURNEY
(5): Finding ways of writing your sounds down
