Arts-In-Education Exploratory Enrichment

Virtual Earth Week (April)-"Sounds of the Earth!"

Presented by Darius Kaufmann

Students learn how music of world cultures relates to the Earth and the Environment. Instruments made from tree branches, sea shells, gourds, skin, bone and hooves create sounds of wind, rain, thunder, whale songs, bird calls and more! Energy conservation and recycling are discussed. Students learn to make instruments from recycled cardboard tubes. Everyone sings a Native American chant, howls like a wolf, and discovers how to mimc bird songs and the wild animal sounds of the Australian Outback! The virtual format allows students to post questions which are answered by the presenter.