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Jamming Out to Taiko Drums

Hello! This is an action project for Orientation. During this first week back in person we were able to understand what this project is and immediately figure out designs and how we want this classroom to look in the future. In the reflection below, I explain what we did to prepare for this project and how we enjoyed the process we had when researching and experiencing the first week of orientation. This was a fun project to do because we were able to do things I hadn't done before, like laying in the grass listening to taiko drums or synthesizers or designing a classroom.

Kioto Aoki/Kioto Banging Taiko Drums/2021

During the internal investigation we researched classrooms, and how they can change over the years or even not change at all. This project focused on designing a classroom for the school so looking at how the classrooms have changed over the years, helping us get a better understanding on the design portion of making our own classroom. During the external investigation, we went outside to millennium park to try and expand our understanding of a classroom. This was linked to the 5 senses so touch, taste, smell, hear, and sight. In the park we sat in a field surrounded by speakers playing music that we would probably not listen to on our own time. It was interesting to get to listen to these pieces and then write out what our thoguhts were. We were also able to lay down and just listen to it. The two pieces we were able to listen to was Sonorous Admittings by Kioto Aoki and Along Dark by Natalie Chami. After the FE we came back to recap and break down how the experience was and what about them we wanted to study more of. For example, I was curious about the name Sonorous Admittings and how the name came to be/the origin of the name. This led me to researching the definition of each word in the name. Sonorous means "capable of producing a deep or ringing sound" and Admittings means "confess to be true or to be the case, typically with reluctance." Now looking at these definitions, it seems that they have no. correlation at all. But the piece was actually made with Taiko drums which confirms the Sonorous definition. Though Admittings is a little harder to understand as it means something completely different. My theory is that the artist Kioto Aoki took a literal approach with the word Sonorous and a less literal approach with the word admittings. 

Tony Webster/Millennium Park/2019


This project really changed how I would look at classrooms in the future and how we are able to make them look the way we want and giving students a way to focus and get a good learning experience throughout the year. If I could change one thing it would be taking pictures or videos to capture the moment of peace while listening to the art pieces in the park. Over all, I am happy with this project and glad I was apart of it.

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