Musical Chairs : Painting to Music while Moving
Freeze Figure Drawing
Musical Chairs : Painting to Music while Moving
Use the well-known game of musical chairs to create collaborative movement and art with your class . Play a piece of music and have students dance while painting to the rhythm and tempo . Students make a few marks at each spot that reminds them of the music being played . When the music stops , ask students to paint something specific wherever they “ land .”
For example … Have students create a creature that reminds them of the music . If the music is whimsical , it may be a fun , happy monster . If the music is dark , then the monster might look grumpy or mean . When the students land the first time , have them paint a body . The next time they land , eyes . Then a mouth , and so on until the table is filled with abstract , action painting and monsters that personify a piece of music .
Materials :
• Paint or other art materials
• Paper
• Music
Freeze Figure Drawing
Assign each student a number . Play music and have a dance party . Shout , “ Freeze .” Students will freeze in their final movement . Then call out number groups ( Even numbers , Odd numbers , 1-5 , 5-10 , etc .). The numbers you call out will be the Artists . They will select a frozen classmate and draw them in their dancing position . Figure drawings should be quick and capture the shape of the frozen people . Begin again !
Materials :
• Hard surface to draw on , like clipboards .
• Sketch paper
• Charcoal , chalk , or pencils
• Music Possible Extension
Document the movement and art experience with photos or videos and put them to music using imovie or a slideshow platform .
STEAMed Magazine
33
January 2017 Edition