Visualizing Music- a project exploring Wassily Kandinsky's abstract paintings inspired by music.  Students also create an artwork inspired by music.

Wassily Kandinsky quit his job as a lawyer and became an artist when he first heard this opera (an excerpt)

Project Spotlight

Lesson 1 Video

Lesson 2 & 3 Video

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Lesson Plan

Day to day lesson plan sequence, required supplies and resources.  Also, correlation to CCSS and National Core Arts Standards

lesson plan

Kandinsky Slideshow

This slideshow documents Kandinsky's evolution from representational to abstract painting.

slideshow

We recommend Pentel brand oil pastels for classroom use.

Music Files & QR Codes

Fourteen musical selections along with QR Codes to display with student art work so observers can hear the music that inspired the art

music

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