Comments on: Future Composers in Your Classrooms? http://etobiasblog.musiced.net/2006/03/20/future-composers-in-your-classrooms/ Expanding Dialogue in Music Education Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:25:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.1 By: Abel Rodriguez http://etobiasblog.musiced.net/2006/03/20/future-composers-in-your-classrooms/#comment-141 Abel Rodriguez Wed, 22 Mar 2006 02:12:59 +0000 http://etobiasblog.musiced.net/2006/03/20/future-composers-in-your-classrooms/#comment-141 Hello Evan, How have things been going since Northwestern? I now live in NYC and am a Ph.D (Cognitive Psychology)student at Columbia. Some of my research will likely be music related and may possibly include composition and improvisation. Email me if you have a chance. Abel Hello Evan,

How have things been going since Northwestern? I now live in NYC and am a Ph.D (Cognitive Psychology)student at Columbia. Some of my research will likely be music related and may possibly include composition and improvisation. Email me if you have a chance.

Abel

]]> By: Jonathan http://etobiasblog.musiced.net/2006/03/20/future-composers-in-your-classrooms/#comment-140 Jonathan Tue, 21 Mar 2006 21:57:59 +0000 http://etobiasblog.musiced.net/2006/03/20/future-composers-in-your-classrooms/#comment-140 I'm firmly convinced of the educational benefits of getting all pupils composing from an early age. In the UK with have a curriculum that covers pupils aged between 5 - 14 and states that the skills of performing, composing and listening/appraising are taught and integrated within classroom activities. By and large, this happens very effectively. Approaches to group composition are common at an early age and slowly pupils move towards independence, so by 16 they are entering individual composition work for national qualifications (GCSE and later A level). Much of our research has looked at how new technologies can support this activity and develop compositional skills in our pupils (alongside improvisation and performance activities too). I’m firmly convinced of the educational benefits of getting all pupils composing from an early age. In the UK with have a curriculum that covers pupils aged between 5 - 14 and states that the skills of performing, composing and listening/appraising are taught and integrated within classroom activities. By and large, this happens very effectively. Approaches to group composition are common at an early age and slowly pupils move towards independence, so by 16 they are entering individual composition work for national qualifications (GCSE and later A level). Much of our research has looked at how new technologies can support this activity and develop compositional skills in our pupils (alongside improvisation and performance activities too).

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