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Composing Music to Tell a Story (Program Music)
About Author: Director of Music for the Haverford Township School District, PA
Level: Middle School
National Standard:
2 - Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music
4 - Composing and Arranging Music within specified guidelines
TI:ME Technology Strategy:
Electronic Musical Instruments, Music Production
In this lesson, students experience and identify the themes from a familiar piece of program music, Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, and then compose their own piece of program music using electronic keyboards and multi-track music production software. This lesson can be completed in approximately five, 30-45 minute class periods.
