After a general exploration of contributing factors to any given musical style each student chose a particular style of interest and set about gaining as much insight into it as she or he could. This new expertise was used in some cases as a guide for a new composition and in others a true to form replication of the style. Through the composer notes you will learn about students’ stylistic choices as well the general process of composing. The composer notes also highlight a number of true words of wisdom about the creative process. Perhaps it’s summed up best by one young composers who wrote, “ composing music has taught me that a lot of things that feel out of reach might not be.” [/custom_headline]
After a general exploration of contributing factors to any given musical style each student chose a particular style of interest and set about gaining as much insight into it as she or he could. This new expertise was used in some cases as a guide for a new composition and in others a true to form replication of the style. Through the composer notes you will learn about students’ stylistic choices as well the general process of composing. The composer notes also highlight a number of true words of wisdom about the creative process. Perhaps it’s summed up best by one young composers who wrote, “ composing music has taught me that a lot of things that feel out of reach might not be.” [/custom_headline]