Chapter 13 of Class 4 Arts Bansuri (concluding the Music section), Sounds and Instruments, features the eco-anthem ‘Superheroes without Capes’ (with Carnatic swaras and konnakol syllables), explains how vibrations produce sound across four instrument categories, and guides students to build their own musical instrument.
What Class 4 Art Chapter 13 Covers
‘Superheroes without Capes’ — Eco Song with Swaras & Konnakol (Activity 13.2) sings the lively song ‘Superheroes without Capes’ (composed by The Thayir Sadam Project) advocating zero plastic, teaching kids, and composting food waste, interwoven with P, DP D, SD S swaras and ta ka dhi mi tam rhythm syllables.
Sound Vibrations, Instrument Classification & Make Your Own Instrument (Activities 13.3 to 13.6) explains how vibrating strings, air columns, membranes, or solid bodies create sound waves, classifies Indian instruments into four families, and guides students to craft a playable shaker/drum/string instrument from recycled materials.
Exercises in Chapter 13
- Hands-on classroom art, theatre, music, and dance activities (Activities & rubrics).
- Cross-art connections with the opening Panchatantra story The Hare and the Lion.
Read Class 4 Art Chapter 13 Online
More Chapters
- Previous: Chapter 12: Think, Feel, Create
- Next: Chapter 14: My Body in Dance
- Hindi medium: Class 4 Arts Chapter 13 PDF in Hindi (Bansuri)
- All Art chapters and the other Class 4 books: Class 4 NCERT books 2026-27
- All Class 1 to 12 NCERT Textbooks: NCERT Books PDF (Class 1–12)
- Every book chapter by chapter: NCERT chapter wise PDF
FAQ
How is sound produced by musical instruments according to Chapter 13?
All sound is produced by vibrations. When a string, stretched skin, air column, or solid object vibrates, it creates sound waves that travel through the air to reach our ears.
What message does the song ‘Superheroes without Capes’ (Activity 13.2) give?
It teaches that children do not need superhero capes to save the world — they can be real-life superheroes by refusing single-use plastic, never wasting food, composting, and helping others learn.