Making Music

Sessions 6 and 7

IDEAs and DMA

Making Music : IDEA

10 minutesInvestigate the musical instruments

on your table.

Use the questions on page 12 of your booklet to structure your discussions.

Making Music : IDEA

• 20 minutes• Using the Investigating Musical

Instruments handout, write and draw the answers for the questions for 2 different instruments.

Making Music : DMA

• 30 minutes• Design a musical instrument that

can be played in all five ways.

• What are these?

Making Music : DMA

• 30 minutes• Design a musical instrument that

can be played in all five ways.

• What are these?• Pluck Blow Scrape Beat Shake

Making Music : DMA

• Think about:• How you can use recycled materials to

create your instrument…………..• Make a list of the resources that you will

use for the different parts ………• ……..as well as for joining the parts

together……………….• Annotate (label) your drawing• You have 30 minutes……….

Making Music : RISK ASSESSMENT• 20 minutes• Using the proforma, make a flow

chart showing the stages of making your instrument.

• For each stage, think about where there may be a hazard and how this can be avoided.

Making Music : RISK ASSESSMENT

• 20 minutes• Complete the Risk Assessment

proforma for making your instrument, linking these to the Flow Chart stages.

Making Music

• BRING ITEMS THAT YOU HAVE IDENTIFIED – TINS, BALLOONS, BOTTLES, BOXES ETC - TO NEXT SESSION