ferocious rippling rhythmical peaceful crying contented Creative activity 1 (Drawing on observations and understandings from the responding questions above) Below are some possible sound sources we can use: Rustling and Scrunching and Rubbing and Xylophone dropping pencils rubbing tapping a drum glissando Create some sounds the ideas above or your own instruments. We may observe that the waves are small, but they are still rhythmical. The waves may create a peaceful sense of motion. That means one layer of the music we create may make us feel peaceful and contented. If this is so, how can we create this level’ in the music? ‘energy Pathway 2. The movement of the whales (‘Internalizing’ the motion of the whales.) In this layer, we will think about the motion of the whales in the background, rolling and gliding underwater diving up out of the water, spraying foam and bubbles We can use hand movements and also create body statues of: a gliding underwater a whale diving out of the water Ask students to make a statue of a whale heading towards the bottom of the ocean hold. – Now ask students to show a statue of a diving up to the surface what – expression is on the whale’s face? Now show a statue of a splashing down and rolling on the water.
ferocious rippling rhythmical peaceful crying contented Creative activity 1 (Drawing on observations and understandings from the responding questions above) Below are some possible sound sources we can use: Rustling and dropping pencils Scrunching and rubbing Rubbing and tapping a drum Xylophone glissando Create some sounds the ideas above or your own instruments. We may observe that the waves are small, but they are still rhythmical. The waves may create a peaceful sense of motion. That means one layer of the music we create may make us feel peaceful and contented. If this is so, how can we create this ‘energy level’ in the music? Pathway 2. The movement of the whales (‘Internalizing’ the motion of the whales.) In this layer, we will think about the motion of the whales in the background, rolling and gliding underwater diving up out of the water, spraying foam and bubbles We can use hand movements and also create body statues of: a gliding underwater a whale diving out of the water Ask students to make a statue of a whale heading towards the bottom of the ocean – hold. Now ask students to show a statue of a diving up to the surface – what expression is on the whale’s face? Now show a statue of a splashing down and rolling on the water.
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