In the DEC-omposition project our students learned music literacy through composition. We used technology we already had onsite to create original music regardless of the students’ music ability.
Essential Questions:
- Is music designed to sell or inspire?
- How does composing music make you more musically literate?
Final Products:
- Ringtone for self
- Ringtone for a client
- Arrangement of a lullaby
- Original composition
Academic Skills and Content: composition, sight-reading, transcribing, rhythm identification, interval identification, sound engineering
Suggested Duration: 6 – 7 weeks
Created with the support of the California Department of Education California Career Pathways Trust