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Music Composition - It's Elementary

4/9/2015

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Please look out for my latest publication, available on amazon.com by the end of April 2015.   
  This book provides lesson plans or exploratory activities for the elementary or middle school music teacher who wishes to incorporate meaningful, creative compositional activities in the general music classroom. This book aims to provide inspiration, additional ideas, creative activities, and contemporary techniques for the innovative teacher. All lesson plans include an Exploratory Set, a step-by-step Composition Guide,  photocopiable templates, and Performance suggestions.  The lesson plans are written as a general guide for the teacher and are not grade specific.  All lessons can be adapted to suit multiple age and ability levels. Flexible composition lesson plans allow teachers to include own materials, connect to concepts studied in the curricula, and utilize additional resources.
Photocopiable pages have been provided.
Lesson features include: 
Standard notation: pitch, staff notation, letter names, rests, note values and basic theory such as measures, bar lines, time signatures, etc.
Graphic notation: twentieth-century techniques, graphic notation, alternative music symbols, found sounds, body percussion, electronic sounds, and digital techniques
Compositional techniques: repetition, sequence, motif, phrase, 4-measure phrase, form, augmentation, diminution, inversion, etc.
Technology: ringtones on phones, composition apps, computer software, online tone-generators, voice memo apps, video, and slide show presentations
Multi-media: Compositions include speaking parts, drama, images, slide shows, story, technology, live or recorded performance, spatial components, etc.
Harmony: chordal work to start establishing the idea of harmonic progression
Graphic Organizers: work charts for student groups, listening analysis, format of the composition, brainstorm maps, etc.
Novelty: Student engagement is at its peak when novelty and variety are present.  To this end many lessons have included fun, surprise and novelty items such as games, cards, toys, pipes, string, buttons, dominoes, images, charts, new sounds, etc.

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Connecting the Dots.....

4/9/2015

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Nevada Music Educators Association
Statewide Conference, Las Vegas, NV
April 16-18, 2015

Hi Teachers
I am presenting "Connecting the Dots - composition in the 21st Century Classroom at the Nevada Music Educators Conference held on site at the University of Nevada.  My 75 minute presentation is on Friday afternoon, April 17th, 3.30 p.m.  If you're in the area, please stop by, introduce yourself, and let me know that you saw this blog post!  I would be happy to give you a complimentary copy of one of my publications.  
What to expect in the presentation :
How do I teach composition? I don’t compose!  This session will provide a way forward through hands-on activities, ideas, inspiration, and a “how to” guide for introducing or expanding composition in the classroom.  
Twentieth Century techniques, Media Poems, technology, graphic notation, soundscapes, triad-melody technique, Aleatoric music, Video Fun, iPads, and more will be explored. 




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