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Composing for Students: Composers' Reflections on the Process of Creating Educational Music
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Mielke, Susan; Andrews, Bernard W. – Research Studies in Music Education, 2023
The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the process of composing educational music. As part of a research project titled "Sound Connections: Composing Educational Music" Canadian composers completed email interviews, responding to semi-structured questions about the process of composing educational music. Using…
Descriptors: Music Education, Musical Composition, Musicians, Student Development
Turning Experience into Learning: Educational Contributions of Collaborative Peer Songwriting during Music Therapy Training
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Baker, Felicity; Krout, Robert – International Journal of Music Education, 2012
This article reports on a study of 21 Australian and United States (US) tertiary/university students involved in training to become professional music therapists. The study aimed to identify the learning outcomes--musical, professional, and personal--that occurred when students participated in collaborative peer songwriting experiences. Student…
Descriptors: Singing, Group Activities, Musical Composition, Cooperative Learning
Mozart and Today's Student Musician
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Knopper, Rob – Understanding Our Gifted, 2011
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) was the ultimate child prodigy. It is said that Mozart, after attending a service at the Vatican, wrote down an entire sacred piece of music after one hearing. There are countless examples of the amazing feats that Mozart accomplished through his childhood, not to mention his huge compositional output through…
Descriptors: Music, Teacher Role, Musicians, Early Experience