Film Scoring for High School Students
In “Film Scoring for High School,” Todd Young, a music educator at Newton (MA) North High School and Gordon College, describes a film scoring course he developed and teaches. This…
Category: Music Composition
First Steps in Composition
Dr. Daniel Deutsch, Chair of NAfME’s Council for Music Composition, contributed “First Steps in Composition” to NYSSMA Music Views, produced by the New York State School Music Association. Click here…
2013 Interlochen Fanfare Competition for Young Composers
Interlochen Arts Camp is reaching out to young composers with a new fanfare competition. The winning entry in the inaugural fanfare competition at Interlochen Arts Camp will be performed and recorded by…
New Instrumentation, Deadline for NAfME Student Composers Contest
The 2013 NAfME Student Composers Contest will allow student composers K-12, and Collegiate the freedom to compose for any combination of instruments and/or voices, or for instrumental or vocal solo. Compositions must…
Maryland Music Educators Association Launches Composition Project
The Maryland Music Educators Association is pleased to announce that it held its first call for compositions during the 2012-13 school year. In this first year, the call was open…
Ten Tips for Integrating Composition into Elementary General Music
As a K-5 general music teacher, I noticed my students yearned to create and document music. I wondered how I could provide students with meaningful opportunities to compose in our…
NAfME Eastern Division Young Composer Concert
The NAfME Eastern Division Conference will feature a Young Composer Concert on April 5, 2013. The following compositions were selected by a panel of NAfME adjudicators for performance at the…
Teaching Music with Technology – An Interview with Barbara Freedman
Imagine teaching the most requested course in the school. At Greenwich High School in Connecticut, music educator Barbara Freedman holds that honor. She teaches four levels of music technology, the…
Nominate an Inspirational Teacher for Kennedy Center Award
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is now accepting applications for the third annual Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Awards. Teachers of any subject are eligible for…
2012 Electronic Music Composition Contest winner
Elementary School winner Diego Stine, homeschooled, Vienna, Virginia Diego Stine, age 10, started taking piano lessons at home. He plays double bass and tuba in his school groups and sings…
