There is not a day that goes by that I either I get over twitter/plurk teachers looking for royalty-free music or if I have any original music for others to use. Since I teach fourth through eighth grade music and all my students create and compose I am a bit perplexed. My students compose so
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No Comments » I did not compose in high school and only composed ONE song in college. The emphasis was on playing or singing the compositions/songs with a director or conductor. The only creativity was the practice order of the director, no creativity on my part, it really wasn’t discussed. If you wanted to be creative, learn jazz.
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Since I teach General Music I teach the gifted/talented right along side the general population student. Here’s what I classify the talented/gifted student: a student that has taken piano lessons and performed in recitals, they can play and doodle on the piano or other instrument. They love music and practice on a daily basis, either
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