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Composing with Technology Across the Curriculum Presented by Dr. James Frankel FMEA 2008 Conference Tampa, FL January 11, 2008
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All of my session materials are posted on my website: www.jamesfrankel.com
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Session Overview Why Composition? Rationale Composition…How??? Software, hardware, and the Internet Composing Across the Curriculum Elementary School Middle School High School Resources
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Why Composition? Why Technology?
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MENC National Standard #4 Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines.
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Composition…How??? Hardware needs Minimal vs. Optimal Software needs Composing Online
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Hardware Needs The School Computer Lab The One-Computer Classroom: With a MIDI Keyboard Without a MIDI Keyboard The Music Technology Lab
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Software Needs Notation Software: Sibelius or Finale GarageBand 3.0 Sibelius Compass Sibelius Groovy Making Music Band-In-A-Box
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Composing Online Vermont MIDI Project: www.vtmidi.orgwww.vtmidi.org NY Philharmonic Kids Zone: www.nyphilkids.org www.nyphilkids.org BBC Making Tracks: www.bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.uk Creating Music: www.creatingmusic.comwww.creatingmusic.com
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Composing Across the Music Curriculum
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Guidelines for Composition Provide Parameters The more structure the better Start Small Non-pitched instruments Compose short phrases No Wrong Answers Remember John Cage! Find A Way to Showcase the Work The Electronic Refrigerator Podcasting Sometimes You Should Leave Technology Behind
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Elementary School Sakura Music in Numbers July 4, 1776 Create a Melody Soundscapes
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Middle School Composing in Pentatonic Creating Two-Part Inventions Invention No. 1 by JT Making Music Out Of Pi Pi Kallman Creating Serialism Compositions Evan Young Composers Club Composition Competition
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High School Writing Four-Part Chorales Music Based on Poetry, Art, etc. Film Scoring Songwriting
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Resources Why and How to Teach Music Composition edited by Maud Hickey Teaching Music with Technology by Thomas Rudolph Composing and Arranging: Standard 4 Benchmarks by MENC Publications
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Resources www.ti-me.org www.jamesfrankel.com Teaching Classroom Music in the Keyboard Lab By James Frankel available at: www.soundtree.com Composition in the Classroom By Jackie Wiggins
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