{"id":4905,"date":"2016-09-03T14:15:51","date_gmt":"2016-09-03T14:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.plato-philosophy.org\/?post_type=teachertoolkit&#038;p=4905"},"modified":"2024-10-16T11:39:12","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T18:39:12","slug":"can-animals-make-music","status":"publish","type":"teachertoolkit","link":"https:\/\/plato-philosophy.org\/teachertoolkit\/can-animals-make-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Can animals make music?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We all love music. Some of us sing daily, if just to ourselves. It could be our favorite tune from <em>Frozen<\/em> or simply a tune we made up ourselves. What makes sound music? Let&#8217;s start with ourselves.<\/p>\n<p>The teacher\/facilitator may wish to share this video and have the children sing along, or you may choose to invite students to sing their own songs or simply offer examples of music.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FROZEN | Let It Go Sing-along | Official Disney UK\" width=\"1778\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L0MK7qz13bU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After the students have given examples of music, ask them to come up with some criteria that make sound music. List these on the board or a piece of paper. Then discuss.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What about animals?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>OK, but what about animals? Can animals sing or make music as we do? \u00a0They clearly make sounds and some of them are quite beautiful. \u00a0Listen to the following two videos of whales and of birds. As you are watching and listening, think about whether the animals are performing music or creating a song.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Humpback Whale Song\" width=\"1333\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xo2bVbDtiX8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bird Songs\" width=\"1333\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rL4Z9d9oObY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Are the whales singing? \u00a0Talking to one another? \u00a0Does the bird think that it is making music? \u00a0Would the students call what they heard here &#8220;music?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The composer Alan Hovhanness wrote a piece about whales and included the whales themselves in the piece. \u00a0Are they members of the orchestra (via a recording\u2014they were not actually at the concert; imagine that!)? Were their &#8220;songs&#8221; part of the piece or just added to it?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"God Created Great Whales\" width=\"1333\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Too2tqNZAVc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s think about animal sounds and what is required for something to count as <em>music<\/em>. \u00a0Would we change our list of criteria now?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all love music. Some of us sing daily, if just to ourselves. It could be our favorite tune from Frozen or simply a tune we made up ourselves. What makes sound music? Let&#8217;s start with ourselves. 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