Throughout the school year, my students learn music history by briefly studying the lives of four great composers. For a few minutes every week or so, I read a short, fun story and then play a piano piece by the featured composer. In2014-2015, this included Bach, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, and Gershwin.
When I first asked Aiden if he wanted to study composition this summer, he said “No,” emphatically. Two weeks later I got an email from his mom, Lori. “He has really been 'composing' a lot lately,” she said. “I've attached his latest creation that he works on all the time. It is not perfect and often takes on other forms... but it sure is pretty!”
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When I first asked Aiden if he wanted to study composition this summer, he said “No,” emphatically. Two weeks later I got an email from his mom, Lori. “He has really been 'composing' a lot lately,” she said. “I've attached his latest creation that he works on all the time. It is not perfect and often takes on other forms... but it sure is pretty!”
