Think about sounds that you used to hear on your way to school, on the playground, or in the hallways at school. Which sounds were loud/quiet? Do some sounds have a longer duration? Which sounds were repetitive, and which were a single sound?
Now go for a Listening Walk (at home, in the garden or outside, etc.), and you should listen, silently, and document (either by drawing or writing) the sounds you hear.
In this activity you will be needing:

The Listening Walk Sound Journal (attached)
▪ Making Sounds into Music worksheet (attached)
▪ Our Listening Walk path/score (One enlarged copy attaced)
▪ Pencils
▪ A location, preferably outdoors
▪ A selection of instruments
▪ Markers or colored pencils
▪ Optional: device for recording video of performances

Try to classify the sound as loud/quiet, single/repetitive, long/short, high/low.
You can also recreate each sound using voices or body percussion sounds.
Document everything in your sound journal (attached in this activity)
Looking at your Sound Journals how do you think a composer might use environmental sounds to inspire a piece of music? How can we create musical representations of our environmental sounds? Experiment by using your voice, your body, or the instruments that are available at home. You can make your sounds very realistic if you want to, or more abstract musical representations, if you prefer.
Now look at the Making Sounds into Music worksheet (attached within this activity). In the first column, you should identify the environmental sound. In the second, larger box, you should write/draw several ideas for how you could recreate each sound using your voice, your body, or instruments.
In this activity you should try as much as possible to explore sounds, and circle, in the boxes in the second column, your best idea of how to make each sound.
After making your own choice in the second column of the Making Sounds into Music worksheet, you should narrow down your items (rows) from seven to four or five.
Now that you have worked on your Listening Walk, you can try to create your own “score” for your sounds.
You should now draw your four or five sounds in the order for you or your friends to perform them.
When you have completed your scores, you should choose a “conductor” to trace the path on the Listening Walk. As the conductor traces the path, the rest of the group performs the sounds.
You can finish off the activity by recording your Listening Walk.

Enjoy!