Expressing music in visual language.

From: School Arts | Date: May 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

High school students explored notions of expressing music through two projects. One involved observational drawing of music instruments in a classroom, while the other consisted of a expressive color project that offered more challenge.

Music can greatly affect our moods and emotions. Historically, artists have been challenged to interpret the impact of music into visual statements. To explore the idea of expressing music with high school students, I divided the concept into two projects. The first was an observational drawing of musical instruments set up in the classroom. This ...

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