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Thinking sheet · Art and artists
Draw What You Hear
Listen to three pieces of music and draw lines, shapes and colors that match each one.
- Grades
- K–5
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Topic
- Art and artists
- Kids practice
- abstract art, listening, connecting senses
What kids do
“Close your eyes and listen. What do the sounds look like?”
- Song 1
- Song 2
- Song 3
- I used…
- My favorite song looked like… because…
How to run it
- Pick three very different songs: fast, slow and loud.
- No pictures of things, only lines, shapes and colors.
- Play each song for about a minute while kids draw.
Talk about it
- Did fast music make fast lines?
- Could someone guess which drawing went with which song?
- What color is a drum?
Take it further
Draw a song of your own choice and play it for the class.
Pairs well with
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