Lesson Plan
Brushstrokes & Beats Unit Plan
Students will deepen their understanding of how music and visual art inform each other by painting emotional responses to sound and composing original soundscapes for peer artworks, fostering creativity, critical listening, and multimedia expression.
Integrating visual arts with music cultivates cross-disciplinary skills, encourages self-expression, heightens auditory and visual literacy, and engages learners through hands-on, creative exploration.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Prep
Teacher Preparation
30 minutes
Step 1
Session 1: Introduction & Sound Sketch Warm-Up
120 minutes
Step 2
Session 2: Canvas Composition & Music Memoirs
120 minutes
Step 3
Session 3: Soundscape Composition & Soundtrack Gallery
120 minutes

Slide Deck
Connecting Sound & Sight
Unit Objectives
What Are Cross-Modal Connections?
Synesthesia in Art & Music
Music–Art Pairing Examples
Project Instructions
Session 1 Agenda
Materials & Setup

Warm Up


Activity


Journal


Cool Down

