Demonstration Lessonεπίδειξη μάθημα

 World Conference,

International Society for Music Education Thessaloniki, Greece

July 16, 2012 17:45-18:30

 Des pas sur la neige(Footsteps in the Snow, Βήματα στο χιόνι)

  

Kirk Kassner, Ph.D.United States of America

kirk@kassnermusic.infohttp://www.kassnermusic.info

Des pas sur la neige

France 1910

New Rag New York 1912

Scott Joplin 1868-1917

Renoir’s Luncheon of the Boating Party (1881)

Sisley’s Snow at Louveciennes) (1875)

Des pas sur la neige

New Rag

THESE PAINTINGS AND MUSIC WERE MADE OVER 100 YEARS AGO, YET THEY STILL STIR UP DIFFERENT FEELINGS IN US TODAY.

THIS IS THE POWER OF THE ARTS AND WHY THEY ARE SO IMPORTANT: THEY HELP US EXPRESS OUR OWN FEELINGS AND UNDERSTAND FEELINGS OF OTHER PEOPLE WE WILL NEVER SEE OR KNOW.

MUSIC AND VISUAL ARTS GO BEYOND THIS TIME AND PLACE, AND HELP US UNDERSTAND OTHER PEOPLE FROM ANCIENT TIMES TO THE PRESENT AND FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.

Music PaintingDensity: Sounds & Silence

Spaces: Positive and Negative

Contrast of Aural Elements Contrast of Visual Elements

Climax & Release Focus & Perspective

Proportion & Size Proportion & Size

Overall Feeling Evoked Overall Feeling Evoked

Design Principles

Music PaintingMelody LineForm ShapeTimbre ColorMusical harmony of pitches Visual harmony of colorsDynamics (loudness) Intensities of colorsAural rhythm Visual rhythmTextures of sound thickness Textures of brush strokes

Design Elements

Lesson Extensions

I. For younger children: choreograph a scarf dance.

II.For older students: choose a piece of music and a painting that pair well and explain why you think so. [Lesson plan includes links below and many more.]Impressionistic paintings: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impressionism Debussy - Deux Arabesque on piano: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0fap6JZaowDebussy – Girl with the flaxen hair: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEVu4AIMVE0Debussy – First Arabesque: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQaJw5pa0-MDebussy – Clair de lune: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg1267A_ZQ4Federico Mompou - Prelude No. 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5Anli4fKxw

III. For exceptionally talented students: compose a short piece of music on an instrument of your choice or computer sequencing program, record it and pair it with an impressionistic painting.

(for extra credit) Create an original visual art work in the medium of your choice or using a software drawing/painting program, which you think expresses the same feeling as your composition.