Book
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Contents
- Contents
- Welcome to Experiencing Music Composition
- About the Companion Website
- The Experiencing Music Composition Program
- What to Expect from Young Composers
- Typical Characteristics of Composers in Grades 3-5
- Typical Qualities of Works by Composers in Grades 3-5
- How to Use This Book
- Section 1: Compositional Capacities
- On Composing
- Compositional Capacities
- Feelingful Intention
- Developing the Capacity of Feelingful Intention
- Musical Expressivity
- More About the M.U.S.T.S.
- Developing the Capacity of Musical Expressivity
- Artistic Craftsmanship
- Techniques and Etudes for Grades 3-5
- Developing the Capacity of Artistic Craftsmanship
- Final Thoughts
- Section 2: Using Sketchpages
- Guiding the Journey
- Introducing Sketchpages to Young Composers
- Sketchpages as Multi-taskers
- Section 3: Creative Positive Compositional Experiences
- Composition Requires a Different Kind of Teaching
- Working with In-process Composers
- Idea Generation
- Idea Development or Extension
- Anchoring Knowledge, Inviting Inspiration
- Guidelines for Sharing Compositions - Giving and Receiving Feedback
- Setting Expectations and Creating Guidelines
- Composer's Circles
- Working with Reluctant Sharers
- Putting Feedback to Good Use
- Post-Performance Reflections
- Making the Most of Limited Timeframes
- Section 4: Teacher Guides and Student Sketchpages
- Teacher Guides
- Curricular Organization
- Songwriting and Choral Music
- Composition and Visual Media
- Instrumental Music
- Electronic Music and Digital Media
- Music Theater
- Projects for Grade 3
- Songwriting & Choral Music - Seasons: A Song Cycle in Four Movements
- Composition & Visual Media - Composing for Adventuresome Characters
- Project in Instrumental Music - Sounds & Notations
- Project in Electronic Music & Digital Media - Duets with Tone Matrix Generators
- Project in Music Theater - Getting to Know Me: Introducing Character Songs
- Projects for Grade 4
- Project in Songwriting & Choral Music - Tonic & Dominant Friendship Songs
- Project in Composition & Visual Media - Before & After
- Project in Instrumental Music - Percussion Canon
- Project in Electronic Music & Digital Media - Head in the Game
- Project in Music Theater - There's More than One Way to Tell a Story
- Projects for Grade 5
- Project in Songwriting & Choral Music - Our Blues Album
- Project in Composition & Visual Media - From Silent Movie to Film Score: Just Say Cheese
- Project in Instrumental Music - Soundscapes: A Walk through the Fair
- Project in Electronic Music & Digital Media - Podcasts with Peer Composers
- Project in Music Theater - Mini-Musical: A Story in Just Five Songs
- Appendix: Sketchpage Notation Templates