Music Outside the Lines

Ideas for Composing in the K-12 Music Classroom

Music Outside the Lines is a practical and informative resource for those invested in making composition an integral part of curriculum. Author Maud Hickey offers well-grounded justification for teaching music composition as well as a wealth of useful instructional ideas and classroom activities. Hickey addresses issues such as lack of formal composition lessons, assessment, notation, technology, and introduces a curricular model for teaching.

Contents:

• Introduction
• The Issues
• Define, Listen, and Explore
• Compositional Prompts: Inspiration and Identity
• Form in Music
• Musical Elements
• Big Elements
• Composition at the Core of School Music