| Energise Yourself |
Strengthen Your Thinking - Make Marks to Music - Drawing
- Doodling
- Make Marks to Music Video Guide
- Make Marks to Music - Drawing
- Stitch Doodles on Fabric
- Stitch a Bird on Paper
- Stitching Guides
- Free Writing
- Word Association
- Flower Acrostic Poems
- Sculpted Poetry and Triolets - Creative Writing
- Haiku - Creative Writing
- Autumn Leaves - Creative Writing
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"I am pleased that I produced so much writing and I am reminded how much I lose myself and engage in another world in my imagination when I write creatively."
Follow this making marks exercise to practise drawing a wide range of expressive marks with confidence, using music. Explore marks that express a response to musical sounds. Rather than drawing what you can see, you�ll draw what you feel. Develop your personal �vocabulary� of marks to become more expressive in drawing.
Wellbeing benefits:Think flexibly |
Examples of how this activity can help me:
I want to more confident in the way I express myself.
I want to be more relaxed in the way that I do things.
Length:
20-30 minutes or longer.
Who can I do this activity with?
On my own or with others - compare the different interpretations of marks to the same music.
Where can I do this activity?
Indoors, at a table.
How often can I do this activity?
Do this activity regularly with different types of music. Create collage papers for other Start2 activities using mark making techniques.
What do I need?
- Any drawing tool, but having handy a range of drawing tools, for example: pencils, pens, charcoal will make this exercise more varied and fun (See our ‘Tools & Techniques’ activity for other ideas)
- Some plain paper, or a sketch book
- Some music - we have some sound effects which you can download and play - though a selection of different types of music that you like will work well
- Something to play music on - computer, stereo
- Headphones - Optional
Did you know?
Brain imaging studies show that areas of the brain, such as those responsible for memory and vision are activated by music.
"We did this activity in a group, listening to recordings of laughter. It was a really uplifting experience and everyone came up with very different and inventive marks."
Workshop participant
