Elements of Art and Music

As we continue inquiring into how we can get along with others, we took some time to do some collaborative work in art and music. As somewhat of stand-alone lessons, we also began inquiring into the elements of art and music.

In music, we began by looking at rhythm (also known as the beat) and then form. With a partner, the students created beats using objects found around the classroom. Next, they worked on the form of the music by creating patterns using their two different objects found within the class. They created their own music score by writing down their musical patterns and followed their created musical scores when it was time to share them with the class.

In art, we also began learning about the elements of art. Coinciding with our line of inquiry on feelings, we began with a discussion on the symbolism of certain colours, such as how green means jealous, or red means angry, and blue means sad.



We also discussed what makes them feel those different emotions.





Getting back to art, the students worked on some aspects of colour theory, by mixing their own colours for their colour wheels. Students then got into groups and used their new knowledge of primary, secondary, warm and cool colours to create a group abstract art painting.