BUSY KIDS DO COMPOSING

 

Supplement your child’s piano lesosns and integrate his skills while allowing him to be creative and channel his inner-Mozart!

 

Does the thought of your child being able to compose a song sound intimidating or impossible?

It doesn’t have to be either of those things! In 16 years of teaching, I’ve learned that even my littlest students (as young as 4-years-old!) are completely capable of creating their own musical compositions. It is amazing and exciting to watch their creativity and confidence grow as they strengthen their musical skills and develop deeper levels of musical understanding.

HERE'S WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT IN THIS COURSE:

Video Lessons

where I explain one compositional tool at a time and help your child examine famous pieces of music to recognize how tools are used.

Downloadable Materials

including exercises, staff paper, charts and checklists to help your child practice the tools we learn using drawings, examples and his own ideas.

A Supportive Community

to engage with along the way. That includes his piano teacher (that’s me!) and other families using the program.

THE COMPOSITION COURSE CONSISTS OF 14 LESSONS IN 4 MODULES:

MODULE 1: BASIC TOOLS

In this module, I teach basic composition tools that even Level 1 piano students can utilize. We listen to examples of the techniques in famous works of music and practice applying them to our own “practice” composition. In these 5 lessons, your child will learn:

 

  • How to compose a rhythm story
  • What a motive is and how to compose one
  • How to play with the motive using repetition, sequence and retrograde

MODULE 2: INTERMEDIATE TOOLS

In these 2 lessons, we’ll learn and practice 2 additional composition tools:

 

  • How to compose a question and answer in music (parallel or contrasting)
  • How to change octaves to add variey

MODULE 3: ADVANCED TOOLS

I’ll teach ways to spice up the composition by playing with the rhythm of the motive in these 3 lessons, where your child willl learn:

 

  • Rhythmic diminution and augmentation
  • Shifting the rhythm

MODULE 4: FINISHING TOUCHES

Now that we’ve spent many lessons practicing each individual composition tool, we put what we’ve learned into practice to create an exciting piece of music. These final four lessons will teach your child:

 

  • How to improve the LH accompaniment by adding richness and variety
  • Ways to come up with concrete inspiration for a composition
  • The finishing touches — articulation, dynamics, tempo and title (includes many helpful charts and checklists!)

BUSY KIDS DO COMPOSING COURSE

$17
  • Full, instant access to 14 step-by-step composition lessons
  • Downloadable materials, including exercises, checklists, charts, staff paper and parent tips
  • Unlimited Support
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Frequently Asked Questions

Does my child need to be a member of the Busy Kids Do Piano program to take this course?
Nope! Any piano student can use this course to supplement his piano lessons. If your child can read staff note music and is comfortable playing in at least C position, she can use this course.
I already subscribe to the Busy Kids Do Piano program. Do I have access to this, too?
If you are a lifetime member of the Busy Kids Do Piano course, this course is included as part of your membership and you will be able to access it within your membership dashboard.

If you’re a monthly or annual subscriber, you will need to purchase this course separately in order to have access to the lessons.

Can I use this course for more than one child?
Absolutely!
Is this a recurring fee or one-time fee?
Supplementary courses are one-time fees. You purchase lifetime access to the course with your one-time fee.
 

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