3. SOUND CIRCLE

OUTCOMES

• Practice deep and active listening
• Work together in a group to achieve goals
• Learn how to take initiative to try new things

MATERIALS : No materials required.

CHECK IN : What is a song that you really like? How do you feel when you hear it or sing it?

FACILITATOR NOTES

This activity can be conducted in a circle or triangle or square or any shape which is convenient for your classroom.

INSTRUCTIONS

Level 1

• Make a circle (square/ triangle/rectangle/ any other shape).
• Pass a sound (eg: clap, expression using sound) to the person on their right.
• The next person will wait until they understand exactly what the sound is and then begin to repeat it.
• Let the pass go around the circle and come back to you.

Level 2

• Pass another sound (eg: snapping your fingers, clicking your tongue) to the person on their right.
• After the sound has passed by a few people (maybe six or seven at first, so there is enough time for people to really hear the sounds) send a new sound along.
• Keep sending new sounds and listen to the music you are creating!
• When the song is over (you’ll know...just by listening) ask if anyone else wants to try it.
• The key to this exercise is staying on the rhythm and sending sounds that complement each other.
• Use all the parts of the beat, and remember to vary the dynamics, the pitch and the kind of sound you are sending.

REFLECTION

1. What was it like to make music together?
2. What did you notice about each other?
3. What are some situations when you work together?

CHECK OUT : Show how you are feeling in the form of an action?