Channel the masters with an interactive music composition activity! Learners use the online tool to create their own masterpieces one measure at a time.

Concepts

composers, elements of music, Music, classical music, music appreciation, reading music, sheet music

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Additional Tags

visual and performing arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Use as a quick warm-up in a music appreciation class, or as a creative assessment activity
• Have class members share their compositions with peers, small groups, or the whole class

Classroom Considerations

• Time signature is in 4/4 in both beginning and advanced settings
• Does not include options to change the key signature; best used to review notes on the staff and their beats
• Possible notes do not include sharps or flats

Pros

• Provides an advanced setting for learners to try out dotted quarter notes and dotted half notes
• Bank of music notes provides the number of beats each one requires
• Tool ensures that pupils can only include only four beats per measure

Cons

• None