Name: Matthew Sheary & Alex Toussaint Grade: 9-12

Date: November 10, 2013 Title: Musical Painting

Musical Focus: Melody Rhythm Form Creating Harmony (blending/ balance)

Preparation: Orff instruments are placed in groups Introduce the idea of the correlation of music and physical art (discuss how picturesque music can be or how musical pictures can be) Discuss the correlation between musical and artistic expression. Do they connect? Process & Personalization: 1. Students are placed into groups and given a painting. Each group will have 5 minutes to discuss physical and musical ideas they think relate to the piece of art 2. Following group discussion, students will be asked to create their interpretation of what their piece of art is supposed to sound like. 3. Students experiment by creating sounds on their given instrument a. The purpose is to get students to create a picture in the minds as they allow the sounds to draw each point. b. This puts a light on individual interpretation of sound and image 4. Once each group has had 10-15 minutes to play we will have them perform for the class. They will explain what they see and hear in the picture and how they translated it to have sound 5. After each group has presented they will go back into their groups and be asked to focus on three main ideas for the remainder of class a. Melodic Theme b. Rhythmic Ideas c. Harmonic Structure Next Class: Each group will talk about how they were able to focus on the musical objectives assigned As a class, we will talk about how we came to make the musical decisions we did. We will also revisit the discussion on the correlation of musical and artistic expression. Students will be responsible for bringing in a picture of individual meaning and explain how they would musically express it.

Materials: Provided Painting Po Orff Instruments Creative outlook

Standards Addressed: Arts: Music: 9-12 Big Idea: CRITICAL THINKING AND REFLECTION Enduring Understanding 1: Cognition and reflection are required to appreciate, interpret, and create with artistic intent. (MU.912.C.1) Enduring Understanding 2: Assessing our own and others' artistic work, using criticalthinking, problem-solving, and decisionmaking skills, is central to artistic growth. (MU.912.C.2) Big Idea: ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE Enduring Understanding 1: Understanding the organizational structure of an art form provides a foundation for appreciation of artistic works and respect for the creative process. (MU.912.O.1)
Objectives: Understand: Unified sound Self expression How does art/ physical objects sound? Encounter: Creating Know what to listen for/ blend Contrasting expression

Assessment: Understand rhythm How do you fit Group perform/ explain

Notes/Extension: Make sure to emphasize idiomatic sounds. Students should be creating something new that relates to their own feelings. Have students identify three individual problems they might be having