Making Signs Sound
Johannes Treß · Oxford University Press eBooks · 2020
This activity designed for students in Grade 8 aims to help learners translate visual impressions to sound. Learners are provided a graphical score as visual input first, then they go hunting for associative sounds from their immediate environment, which they record and edit afterwards. Finally, they integrate their samples into an experimental live performance of the graphic score using a dedicated hardware/software sampler. Engaging in this process results in learners improving their DAW fluency. The interdisciplinary nature of this project also reinforces the interconnectedness of various art forms and can help students to use other forms of art as inspiration in their future creative endeavors.