Last spring at the Carpe Diem picnic, I made this painting with about 40 children between the ages of 2 and 10. First I painted a background in dark blues. Then I chose special music to reflect the qualities of four different colors, and covered the record jackets in colored paper. The children took turns choosing a color, playing the record, and painting with that color in response to the music.
Here were our musical selections:
RED: Dixieland jazz by a band called The Firehouse Five (fast, hot sounds)
ORANGE: Sitar music by Ravi Shankar (strong, warm sounds)
YELLOW: a Vivaldi violin concerto (bright, shining sounds)
PINK: "Je veux vivre" sung by Joan Sutherland (sweet, joyful sounds)
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