1.  Elaborate on your topic.  What are some main ideas of this topic?  The topic is what you're going to compose about.  The main ideas are what you want to say about the topic.
For example:
Topic:  On a Farm
Main Idea:  Today was pretty unpredictable.

Come up with 3 main ideas for your topic.

2.  Now, what are some details about the topic or main idea that might spark a musical idea?
For example:
My sister left a wheelbarrow sitting in the front lawn.  When I ran outside in the dark to shoot a opossum, I fell over the wheelbarrow.
I climbed up a tree and discovered a hornet's nest.

Come up with 4 details about your main idea.

Salt: http://vimeo.com/9986699

Plants:  http://vimeo.com/10198497

Solar Panels : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=988tCKKKc_8&feature=player_embedded

You are listening to Freelance Whales.  The are a band and they like to experiment with sound.  
Use one of the following websites to research the band.  Be prepared to share your findings with the class.

Research Sites:

            www.last.fm

            www.nme.com

            www.wikipedia.com 

            www.soundcloud.com

            www.npr.com

            www.prettymuchamazing.com