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Empowering Young Musicians: Music by Kids for Kids Curriculum

Music by Kids for Kids is a groundbreaking composition curriculum developed by composer Janika Vandervelde at the American Composers Forum. It bridges the gap in music education by encouraging students in grades 7-12 to create and compose music, akin to how they express themselves through writing in English and art classes. This curriculum equips educators with essential tools to incorporate composition and notation software into their classrooms. Discover more about enhancing musical creativity at www.composersforum.org.

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Empowering Young Musicians: Music by Kids for Kids Curriculum

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  1. about the project about the project Music by Kids for Kids is a composition curriculum. American Composers Forum invited composer/educator Janika Vandervelde to write the curriculum and accompanying templates. Music by Kids for Kids fills the gap in the music classroom between performing and composing music. In English class, students are encouraged to write their own prose and poetry. In art class, students are invited to pick up a brush and paint their own picture. The purpose of Music by Kids for Kids is to provide tools for 7th through 12th grade educators to incorporate composition and notation software into their classrooms. Visit www.composersforum.org to learn more about composers and the work of the American Composers Forum.

  2. cd-rom table of contents(click on a link to launch the PDF file lesson plans) • Introduction • Unit 1 • Unit 2 • Unit 3 • Unit 4 • Unit 5 • Performance Files (in Finale 2006) • Template Folder (in Finale 2006)

  3. performance files(in Finale 2006) • Unit 1: Winds • Virtuosity 1 for Performance • Vision 1 for Performance • Unit 2: Brass • Virtuosity 2 for Performance • Vision 2 for Performance • Unit 3: Percussion • Virtuosity 3 for Performance • Unit 4: Strings • Virtuosity 4 for Performance • Vision 4 for Performance • Unit 5: Chorus • Refrain 1 • Refrain 2-3 • Refrain 4

  4. template file(in Finale 2006) • Virtuosity 1 • Virtuosity 2 • Virtuosity 3 • Virtuosity 4 • Vision 1 • Vision 2 • Vision 3 • Vision 4 • Vision 5 • Voice 1 • Voice 2 • Voice 3 • Voice 4 • Voice 5

  5. credits Thank you to Janika Vandervelde, Perpich Center for Arts Education. Published by American Composers Forum, 332 Minnesota Street, Suite E-145 Saint Paul, MN 55101-1300 651-228-1407 phone 651-291-7978 fax Mail@composersforum.org www.composersforum.org

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