Week 1- Forest Soundscape

This week we had a lot of fun recreating the forest in our own classroom.

Beginning with an exploration adventure outside, the students recorded sounds from their own environment.  Upon returning to the classroom, we studied a painting of a Utah forest.  We discussed sounds represented in the painting (leaves, wind, birds, etc.) and then the fun began...

Here is a video of our forest-sounds exploration:

The students also had a chance to create their own soundscape:

This is our step by step process, along with the core standards for both science and music.

ARTS BRIDGE INTEGRATED LESSON PLAN

Subject Concepts

Content covered:

Intro to the environment.

Focus on the Forest

Standards:

Understand physical characteristics for each environment.

Learning Outcomes:

Students will be able to know plants and animal sounds unique to the forest.

Art Concepts:

Content covered:

Soundscape

Standards:

Sing. Speak and sing in a creative way to manipulate the sound.)

Create. Original music and add expression

Learning Outcomes:

Students will be able to manipulate their voice, and other found sounds to create an original composition.

Lesson Plan

Objectives: Use voices and foud sounds to create an original composition mimicking the forests of Utah.

Assessment: Are sounds unique to forests? Write down your sound.

Sequence:

1.     What does environment mean?

2.     Sounds in natural vs. human environment?

3.     Outside (7 min.) List as many natural sounds as you can.  (goal: 3)

4.     Inside.  What do you see in the picture. What sound does it make?

5.     Everyone think of a sound to make in this picture

When I point to you start making that sound over and over.

6.     Different Creations. Ex. Loud and soft. Foreground and background.

7.     Write your sound on a paper.

Draw example on the board.

8.     Give it to your neighbor. 

9.     Perform your neighbors sound.

Materials:

Clock, board/marker, papers for class

Forest painting

Document camera