Our task was to create a mural for the music practice rooms at Cranford Community College representing the theme "Music Brings Us Together". To design the mural, we conducted surveys and a focus group of students to understand what designs, colors, and elements they wanted included. We gathered ideas on shapes, instruments, music notes, and more. We then designed two sample murals incorporating the student and staff feedback before presenting a final design incorporating all ideas and considering health and safety issues.

2. Our task was to come up with a poem explaining why ‘Music Brings Us Together’. Order to complete this task we were put into pairs. Music is a way of living, it’s a way to make peace with others around us. Music is for relaxation, to calm our minds and make us feel stress free.

3. Festivals Peace in the world People dancing People coming together enjoyment XFactor Religion Everyone singing Prayer choirs Parties “ We are all in it together Lyrics are meaningful Meaning for people For everyone Relaxation Dancing together diversity Black eyed Pease Helping countries Raising money/awareness Love & romance Love songs with strong means

4. Our task is to paint a mural in one of the music practice rooms representing the theme, ‘Music Brings Us Together’. In order to do this, we had to find our what the students of Cranford Community College wanted. So we went and did a survey asking them qualitative and quantitive questions.

7. How Often Do You Use The Music Practice Rooms?

8. What Sort Of Shapes Would You Like?

9. What Colours Would You Like To See In The Music Rooms?

10. This is Mrs Powell and we asked her qualitative questions asking her if she knew what a mural is and she replied back saying “a mural is a big decorative piece of artwork, it doesn’t have to be painted, it’s applied onto a large surface for example a wall”.

11. To get a clear understanding of what Cranford Community students wanted as a mural in the music rooms ,e.g. Colours, drawing of people, shapes, phrases, instruments, music notes and many more. We had a focus group of students from different years to help us see what they really want.

12. We put all the ideas into a brainstorm to sum up what the students and staff wanted to see in the music practice rooms

13. We all designed our own 2 murals for the music practice rooms based on what the students and stuff at Cranford wanted. Here are some example:

15. We all put all of our ideas, students and staff’s ideas together and came up with this as our final design.

16. Heath and Safety issues RISK How to reduce or prevent the risk What to do if danger occurs Level of Risk Falling of a ladder Get someone to hold the bottom to ensure maximum safety. Seek immediate help of a member of staff. Medium Paint in Your eyes Where goggles at all times. Wash eyes with water immediately. Seek further help if needed. Low/high Getting paint stains on floor Cover flooring (newspaper) Clear it up immediately if able to otherwise tell teacher. Low Slip on paint Always clean up any spillage Seek immediate help of a member of staff. Low Caught on hooks Cover up hooks Seek immediate help of a member of staff Medium Fainting from fumes from paint Wear a mask or always keep paint covered Seek immediate help of a member of staff Medium