Experiencing Music Composition in Grades K–2
eBook - PDF

Experiencing Music Composition in Grades K–2

  1. 147 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Experiencing Music Composition in Grades K–2

About this book

Experiencing Music Composition in Grades K–2 is designed to help teachers and students create original music through materials and activities that are enticing and accessible. The text offers an innovative approach to composition teaching and learning to promote the development of the compositional capacities of feelingful intention, musical expressivity, and artistic craftsmanship. With instructional materials aligned to real world tasks from the genres of songwriting/choral music, composition and visual media, instrumental music, electronic music and digital media, and music theater, program activities easily fit into existing curricular frames. Students will transition from participation in teacher-facilitated whole class lessons to more independent compositional work using Sketchpages to guide their critical and creative thinking. These unique graphic organizers blend elements of the composer's notebook with doodle space to help students plan compositions, track their thinking through the compositional process, and document their analysis of completed works. They can also be projected in full color from the website for the book.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. About the Companion Website
  7. Section I: TEACHING AND LEARNING WITH EXPERIENCING MUSIC COMPOSITION
  8. Chapter 1: The Experiencing Music Composition Program
  9. Chapter 2: What to Expect from Very Young Composers
  10. Chapter 3: How to Use This Book
  11. Section II: Facilitating the Work of Very Young Composers
  12. Chapter 4: Compositional Capacities
  13. Chapter 5: Using Sketchpages
  14. Section III: CREATIVE POSITIVE COMPOSITIONAL EXPERIENCES
  15. Chapter 6: Composition Requires a Different Kind of Teaching
  16. Section IV: TEACHER GUIDES AND STUDENT SKETCHPAGES
  17. Chapter 7: Teacher Guides and Student Sketchpages
  18. Projects for Kindergarten
  19. Chapter 8: Teddy Bear Lullabies: Songwriting
  20. Chapter 9: Sonifying Characters: The Gingerbread Man: Composing and Visual Media
  21. Chapter 10: Stormy Weather: Instrumental Music
  22. Chapter 11: Achieving Artistry with Apps: Electronic Music and Digital Media
  23. Chapter 12: Birthday Wishes: Music Theater
  24. Projects for Grade 1
  25. Chapter 13: Field Trip Song: Songwriting
  26. Chapter 14: Background Music for Storytelling: Composition and Visual Media
  27. Chapter 15: Duets with Two Sounds: A Musical Conversation: Instrumental Music
  28. Chapter 16: Sound Blocks and Patterns: Electronic Music and Digital Media
  29. Chapter 17: Making A “When I Grow Up, I Want to Be” Song: Music Theater
  30. Projects for Grade 2
  31. Chapter 18: A Song for Grandparents’ Day: Songwriting
  32. Chapter 19: Exploring Leitmotif: The Mitten: Composition and Visual Media
  33. Chapter 20: Chamber Music Trios: Instrumental Music
  34. Chapter 21: Terrific Textures: Electronic Music and Digital Media
  35. Chapter 22: Incidental Music for Puppet Theater: Music Theater
  36. Appendix: Notation Templates
  37. Index
  38. About the Authors