Soundscapes of the World

The ART of Listening: Designing and Creating Interdisciplinary Soundscapes Through the Performing Arts

Transport your class on a sensory journey through creating an environmental visual and auditory soundscape and exploring soundscapes from around the world. 

The project helps young people to develop their creativity skills through using elements of the Expressive Arts to create unique soundscapes that represent their environment whilst developing an awareness and appreciation of environments from around the world.

As a participating school, you will be invited to a series of webinars, led by experts in the fields of Digital Photography, Music, Abstract Art, Contemporary Dance, Intercultural Learning, Outdoor Learning and Museum Learning.  These webinars will provide guidance on how to create a diffrent elements of a soundscape whilst developing an understanding of how each discipline enables young people to develop creativity.

The following is an example of a soundscape that incoporates digital image of a specific location, then the image is accompanied by sound (pupils will create these sounds), the sound is then accompanied by a piece of abstract art of the location followed by a comtemporary dance scene.

The theme for this year's soundscape project is gardens with thhe project running from September to December 2025, with selected soundscapes from each school being showcased at an exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, Dundee and exhibitions arranged by participating schools.

If you would like to take part in this project, please email Sharon Tonner-Saunders.

Soundscapes is created by Sharon Tonner-Saunders, a lecturer in education at the University of Dundee and is supported by Gary Jamieson, the Schools Development Officer at the Victoria and Albert Museum, Dundee and Carol Murdoch, the Company Director of Love Outdoor Learning.