Identities Through Music

MYP Year 7

Identities Through Music 

Key Concept

Identity 

Communication 

Expression 

Global Context

Identities and Relationships 

Personal and Cultural Expression 

Statement of Inquiry

The process of artistic creation can lead to self-discovery.

Inquiry Questions

1. How does the culture around me influence the way I express myself through music? What elements can be identified as a specific to a characteristic/personality?

2. How does the culture around me influence the way I express myself through music? To what extent does the identity of the artist impact on the artwork?

3. How does the culture around me influence the way I express myself through music? Is everyone an artist? Can I represent myself through music?

4. How does the culture around me influence the way I express myself through music? How do different cultures express themselves through music?

Art Reflection

Reflection

Final Mask

The following is my final mask that connects to my identity.

Reflection

I am quite proud of the final outcome of my mask, I used different materials and objects to finish my mask, such as cotton for the cloud to signify that I daydream a lot. Paint and cardboard to create my nationality, Palestine, cardboard and paints to create the rest of my mask, such as the colorful ears that show headphones with a musical note on the left cheek to signify that I love music, along with the piano keys as my mouth. For my nose I used three layers of cardboard, one stuck down, one folded and another one folded that is under it. I have horns to signify that I am a Capricorn. On my right cheek, I painted a range of colors to show a rainbow, signifying my happy side. To improve, I would have made my mask a lot bigger as compared to other masks, mine is quite small.

4 Drawings of My Mask

The following is my planning of my final mask that connects to my identity.

Reflection

I loved experimenting with different masks and sketching out all the things that connected with my identity,such as hobbies, thoughts, etc. To improve, I would have sketched it out better and used more varied ideas to create different masks. 

Hidden Identities

The following is the front page for the new unit, Hidden Identities, along with the research and drawing of the Ravana Mask.

Reflection

It was interesting to research about different tribes and why they use their masks and how they're made, etc. Drawing the mask was quite fun as I got to use creativity to sketch and color the mask. 

Paper Montage

Reflection

I think I was successful in adding more detail to the plane and building as before in my previous drawings, they were very dull and had a lack of color. I think I was not successful in cutting out the clothing for the cutout of me. To improve, I would choose a different color and add a bit more to the house such as the wall and roof.

Draft Montage

The following is the montage I created before the paper cutouts to join all the four memories into one.

Reflection

I think I was successful in joining all the memories into one. To improve I would add more detail and improve the house I drew which is something I did not find successful.