Teaching Composition in the Schools (368-0-1)

Instructors

Ludger Clayton Dahm

Meeting Info

RCMA Lower Level 121: Tues, Thurs 12:30PM - 1:50PM

Overview of class

The purpose of this course is to study practical concepts and theories of teaching composition, improvisation, and creative thinking in music, learn about the design of curricular materials for teaching composition and improvisation, and compose and improvise using a variety of approaches and mediums that are applicable to music teaching and learning contexts.

Registration Requirements

N/A

Learning Objectives

Develop an understanding of the theories, issues, and concepts surrounding teaching music composition, improvisation, and creative thinking in music settings.
Develop (or improve) skills to compose and improvise yourself.
Develop imaginative and applicable composition/improvisation lessons for a variety of music teaching contexts.
Identify the need to follow through with infusing improvisation and composition in your teaching.

Teaching Method

Reading, discussion, improvisation, composition

Evaluation Method

Reflections, a series of creative projects

Class Materials (Required)

Hickey, M. (2012). Music outside the lines: Ideas for composing in K-12 music classrooms. Oxford University Press. $40 (paperback) ISBN-10: 019982679X

Healy, D. J., & Ankney, K. L. (2020). Music discovery: Improvisation for the large ensemble and music classroom. Oxford University Press. Available as an e-book through the NU Library