By: Mr. Adam Epstein
First grade students have recently been composing using melodic and rhythmic patterns they know from music class. Here's a broad outline of the process we undertook to get to these compositions:
- Students gradually became conscious of these patterns through physical/kinesthetic, aural, and visual preparations.
- Students practiced reading and writing these patterns in notation.
- Students practiced creating original works based on these patterns in a form through improvisation and composition.
Student Composition by Jane Meek, grade 1