Theme: Space
Topic: The Planets
Activity from
Cool Cats Cross Arts Adventures Level 4
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Planet Suite
Students work in six groups, creating a piece of music
for the following planets:
Mercury Venus Mars
Jupiter Saturn Neptune
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Discuss the planets and possible sounds
Mercury is fast and hot - the winged messenger;
Venus is the planet of love and peace;
Mars is the red planet - bringer of war;
Jupiter is the bringer of jollity;
Saturn is the bringer of old age and wisdom;
Neptune is the mystic planet - far away, cold and mysterious
Students create their planet music and perform for each other and
discuss the works, commenting on ideas that work and making
suggestions for improvement.
They can use a variety of sounds when creating their piece.
Students graphically notate their works.
Thick Sounds
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Thin Sounds
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Long Sounds
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Short Sounds
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High Sounds
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Floating Sounds
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Jagged Sounds
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They now perform their work as the class follows their graphically notated score.
Discussion of the scores can now take place.
Students record their works.
Students listen to the CD track Planet Suite by David Billings,
comparing the musical excerpts with their own pieces.
Note: on the audio track one planet is purposely out of order (Mars)
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Further Reading
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