Stimuli for creating music

Images e.g.

Works of Art  e.g.

  • The Scream – Edvard Munch
  • The Starry Night – Vincent Van Gogh
  • The Persistence of Memory – Salvador Dali
  • The Weeping Woman – Pablo Picasso

Music e.g.

Video clips / short films e.g.

Find more film resources at https://www.intofilm.org/resources

 

Instruments

Untuned percussion (unable to produce a specific pitch)

  • Claves
  • Maracas or egg shakers
  • Tambour (hand drum)
  • Tambourine
  • Wood block or agogo block
  • Bells
  • Triangles & beaters (different sizes)


Tuned percussion (able to produce a specific pitch)

  • Chime bar set & beaters
  • Xylophone & beaters
  • Glockenspiel & beaters
  • Boomwhackers
  • Hand bell set

Printable Resources

Flashcards and props can be used to support learners when creating and performing sounds in response to a stimulus.

  • Instrument sound cards – shake, tap, ting, boom
  • Labelled instrument picture cards
  • Concept flashcards fast/slow, loud/quiet, high/low
  • Performance directions start/stop
  • Story sequencing cards / props
  • Character cards / puppets / masks

Digital Technology

  • Speaker
  • iPad
  • Headphones