Loading page...
Are you a CoolPlus subscriber? Log in to see the CoolPlus resource catalogue
Fanfare Competition - Tone Colour Inspired Composition
Lesson6 of 12 in this unit
SecondaryYear 7 - 8The ArtsMusic
Lesson Summary
This lesson provides the opportunity for students to explore a wide variety of tone colours (timbres) across families of the orchestra. As an aside, different colour theories in music might also be explored. Students are inspired to start writing their own short 30 second attention grabbing piece of music to enter into the Fanfare Competition.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- consider the tone colour differences between families of instruments
- consider the connection between visual colour and musical tone colour
- build their capacity to be creative and express ideas musically.
Success criteria
Students can:
- describe the tone colour of specific instruments.
- choose instruments based on the feeling they create with their sound
Lesson Guides and Printables
Loading…