Sonic Postcards

Downham School

Plymouth, PL9 9BR

School Year:2005-2006
Date:13 February 2006

Students in class 3 and 4 took part in some brilliant Sonic Postcards projects. Facilitated by Anna Batson, the sessions enabled pupils to experiment with instruments and microphones and to listen to some of the amazing sounds generated with a sound manipulator. The students also created beautiful sound drawings using glue and coloured sand. Recordings were taken from around the classrooms and in the playground and the resulting Sonic Postcards sum up the typical soundscape of Downham School. Have a listen - does your school sound similar?

Sonic Postcards

Class 3 - classroom
class 3 - playground
class 4 - classroom
class 4 - postcard

Photo Postcards

class 3 - instruments
class 3 - listening to sand
class 3 - nice glasses!
class 3 - representing sounds
class 3 - sandy sounds
class 3 - sound drawings
class 4 - alien sounds
class 4 - recording shakers
class 4 - sand drawings
class 4 - water sounds
class 4 - whiteboard composing