ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE
We are proud of this Young Composers Playground project because we were able to incorporate students’ acting and narration of their story. Our students love to act and express themselves this way, and acting was a highlight for them. We couldn’t have done the acting without the help of a skilled student-teacher, who assisted on the stage and in rehearsals.
Some wonderful musical moments occur in this work. In the video you’ll notice the expressive and creepy lumbering bear music, in which instruments play simultaneously. The student composers utilized some of the special techniques that the instruments could use, and they also were successful with composing for multiple instruments simultaneously.
Next, notice that the composers used found-sound, crinkling paper, to express a moment in the story.
TIP: Throughout the process, encourage students to explore musical boundaries in order to express the story.
THE VIDEO shows the performance of Red Group: Story of Instrument Village at Edgewater Elementary.
