New Music Alive Book One
Composition Resources for the Classroom
A set of eight lesson plans designed as a practical and fun introduction to the principles of music composition.
Complete
Introduction
Lesson Plans
Lesson One: The Voice – Our First Instrument
Additional materials
- Captain Beefheart, Electricity [YouTube]
- Spike Jones, Hawaiian War Chant [YouTube]
- Jennifer Walshe, Here We Are Now
- Luciano Berio, Sequenza III [YouTube]
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Ruppetigah class performance [mp3]
Lesson Two: Conductor
Additional materials
- Conductor class performance
Lesson Three: Graphic Scores
Additional materials
beano_game.pdf- Cathy Berberian, Stripsody: class performance
Lesson Four: Musical Games
Additional materials
Lesson Five: Maestro
Additional materials
Lesson Six: Maestro Detective Games
Additional materials
Lesson Seven: The Golden Section
Additional materials
- Golden Section - class performance