The last two weeks of June were the "So You Want to be a Composer ?" camps (written by Joy Morin at colorinmypiano.com) Each day we learned about a different aspect of composing - ex. elements of sound, motives, what all you can do w/ a motive, themes, accompaniment styles, and notation. Then the students would have time to work on a composition of their own, using what we had learned that day. I loved hearing what the students came up with! I would listen each day as they worked at their keyboard stations. I would fret, as I saw their notation, that I would never be able to read that! Then, I would be amazed at what it sounded like and looked like as we transcribed their completed composition. On the last day we held a recital for the students to present their finished compositions to their parents. This was the highlight of the week! I will definitely be doing more composing activities and classes in the future!
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