Drawing sounds?
- Have you ever heard wonderful bird songs and discovered it was hard to put them in your nature journal?
- How do we turn audio into visual?
- How can we draw sounds???
Well, I have some easy ways to do so!
I’ve been watching birds for decades and have found some simple and fun ways to incorporate birdsongs and notes onto paper.
We will explore different ways you can visually place bird songs in your journal, to enrich your sensory experience and enhance your memory of your time.
This was recorded live on April 2023.
Drawing sounds increases your learning and memory
I've been a long-time nature journaler and bird watcher, and putting sounds into my journal was integral for my learning so many bird songs.
It might sound strange but you CAN document the sounds birds make onto a 2-D page!
I college, I took an ornithology (study of birds) class which included having to learn the songs of 60 local birds by ear (by sound)!!
It was so frustrating to hear song after song on a CD and couldn't put the sound to a bird name in my head.
Then, I experimented and discovered that when I incorporate my visual AND auditory senses, I maximized how quickly I learned and how much I retained this knowledge!
I still use it today.
I'll help you get on the road to drawing bird songs and start recognizing the birds you hear!
Join me and I'll get you started on your journey to incorporate bird songs into your nature journal, and increase your depth of understanding, love and connection with birds.
Benefits to listening to bird song
You may personally have experienced benefits after listening to birds. Perhaps you began feeling much better, happier, or refreshed after spending time with birds or listening to their chatter or serenades.
There is a growing body of evidence that shows that nature has countless positive effects for humans.
Listening to birdsong boosts creativity, improves mood and other lasting mental health benefits.
Want more bird-related nature journaling?
Spark Your Bird Love is a course made for bird lovers like you, who want:
to get to know birds at your own pace, in a natural way
learn who is at your bird feeder
This workshop is just a small taste of what kinds of bird-centered nature journaling and nature connection practices we will do in Spark Your Bird Love course.
If you sign up for the course, I'll apply your workshop fee as a discount.
