Lesson 2: Song Lyric- Background

If this song were a texture, would it be smooth or jagged? How does the absence of a brush change the way you interact with the paint?

Mark-Making: The different lines, dots, marks, symbols, and textures we create in an artwork. Synesthesia: A neurological condition where one sense is perceived as another.

VA:Cr2.1.HS: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills in unconventional art forms.

Analyzing Structure: Just as a song has a bridge and a chorus, an artwork has "rhythm" and "breaks." Identifying these patterns is key to structural analysis.

Description: Painting to music with found objects. Purpose: Physicalizing the auditory experience. DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking (choosing tools to match sound).

Action Painting: Studying artists like Jackson Pollock or Wassily Kandinsky (who painted specifically to music).

"I have to paint a picture of the song's story." Correction: Focus on the sound and the marks. Let the background be abstract and atmospheric.

Provide a "menu" of tools (sponges, credit cards, bubble wrap) for students who feel "stuck" without a brush.

Observation: Checking for a correlation between the song’s energy and the student’s physical movement/paint application.

Acrylic paint, canvases/heavy paper, found objects (sponges, combs, rags), headphones.