The Magic of Composition - Activity 1

While music lyrics are often used to teach literary elements, the richness of this resource comes from the wealth of exercises, activities, and support materials provided in the packet.  Although designed for gifted learners, the...

Students investigate how artists create a story that provides a message or provokes emotions in a single image. The ways in which the composition of a painting contributes to telling the story or conveying the message is examined in this...

Students examine their own definition of music in this look at composers of "aleatoric", "free form", and experimental music. This lesson plan is an introduction with two possible activity extensions.

Learners examine the elements of composition in various artworks. They analyze and discuss paintings, explore "The National Gallery of Art" website, identify the shape of compositions in paintings, and draw a diagram.

Now that's music to my ears. Learners choose one of two activities to complete: continue the music video from the previous instructional activity, or design a new program that composes music. They learn how to apply several new code...

Learners complete a variety of activities as they study the basics of artistic composition in the visual arts.

Students discover the "rule of thirds" technique used in photography through the investigation of magazine and newspaper pictures and an in-class discussion. The work of photojournalist Jeff Bizzel is emphasized.

Channel the masters with an interactive music composition activity! Learners use the online tool to create their own masterpieces one measure at a time.

High schoolers identify different kinds of narratives used in a number of art works, discuss artist's use of compositional elements to further the story and/or convey a message within a work of art, and explain relationship between...

Students compose original songs in 4/4 time to learn the elements used in the formation of music: tempo, pitch, meter, rhythm, and melody. This introductory lesson can be done in two 30-minute class periods.