Sonic Scribbles
- Title
- Sonic Scribbles
- Creator
- First Americans Museum
- Resource Type
- Activity
- Education Level
- All Ages
- Description
- This activity is an effective bell-ringer or inquiry starter for students in visual art, social studies, or Native studies courses. A facilitator plays excerpts of the songs listed on each page of the handout. Students are prompted to listen quietly and respond by creating abstract designs that represent each song. Emphasizing abstract designs, such as patterns, shapes or squiggles, prevents learners from drawing stereotyped imagery or becoming anxious that they "cannot draw." The conversation questions at the end of the packet can be discussed as a group or in pairs. The facilitator should point out to the group that all of the artists played in class are Native, even if their music does not "sound" Indigenous. Native peoples continue to express themselves culturally and creatively in diverse ways.
- Creative Commons License
- CC BY-NC 4.0
- Date Modified
- October 18, 2025
