7th Grade

Shining Moon Phrase Painting

Use each phrase/section to create a line
combine lines into image (maybe background)
Color in image with colors they think represents piece
Image is then anchor point for piece
"Analyze and discuss what music looks like through physical art as a visual medium"
Lessons on Tuesdays, assignments on Wednesdays
15-20 Minute Lessons

Steps
● Pt. 1 - Create phrasing lines (1st verse and chorus)
● Pt. 2 - Incorporate phrasing lines into image
● Pt. 3 - Color in image to completion, add any details

Assessment
● Pt. 1 - Students have set of phrasing lines
● Pt. 2 - Students have black and white image using phrasing lines
● Pt. 3 - Students have colored (or grayscale) image incorporating their phrasing lines

Lesson Plans
Lesson 1 - Viewing Music as art
● Talking about visual representation of music
● "What color do you think of when you hear this?"
● Introduce assignment pt 1

Topic Lesson 1: Viewing Music as Art

Objectives/Learning Goals ● The similarities and differences between physical art

and music
● Visualization of music

Sub-Topics ● Examining physical art

● Visualizing colors in music
● Visualizing colors in text

Activities ● Analysis of “The Persistence of Memory” and “The

Starry Night”
○ Discussion of the artistic periods
(Surrealism/Modern and Post-
Impressionist/Modern respectively)
● Dissection of Shining Moon and its imagery - what
colors do you see/hear?

Resources ● “The Persistence of Memory”

 ● “The Starry Night”
● Shining Moon

Assessments ● Participation
● Make a list of colors for Shining Moon

Lesson 2 - Looking at phrase lines

● Look at Shining Moon first verse and chorus
● Mirror the phrase lines through drawing
● "What types of shapes/images do we see?"

Topic Lesson 2: Viewing Phrase Lines Visually

Objectives/Learning Goals ● Students will begin to physically represent music with

phrasing lines that mirror the contour of Shining Moon
● Students will further describe music through image
painting

Sub-Topics ● Examining imagery in music

● Visualizing phrase lines
● Creating phrase lines based on the music

Activities ● Listening activity based on imagery - Chopin Prelude

● Listen through Shining Moon verse and chorus
● Model phrasing through written lines

Resources ● Piano
● Shining Moon recording
● Paper/pencil or technology

Assessments ● Participation
● Collection of phrase lines

Lesson 3 - Creating visual art

● Combine the lines, shapes and images we've gathered to create an image
representative of Shining Moon
● Simple vs complex art

Topic Lesson 3: Creating Visual Art

Objectives/Learning Goals ● Students will combine the products of lessons 1 and 2

to create an image representative of Shining Moon
 ● Making thoughtful connections between physical art
and music

Sub-Topics ● Abstract art

● Landscapes
● Abstract vs Realism

Activities ● Talking about abstract, realism and landscapes

● Work time

Resources ● Paper and coloring utensils or technology

● Art images from lesson 1 plus another realist
landscape

Assessments ● Final project

● Participation