These are examples of student compositions. These high school students have been learning basic piano schools throughout this school year and have learned to read both treble and bass clef. They recently learned about key signatures and their relation to Students were given several options for keys in which to write their short pieces. They used the scale associated with that key to write their melodies and used the chord progression I – IV – I – V – I to harmonize them. Students were also given set rhythmic parameters and were instructed to write melodies that they would be able to play. They first wrote their melodies and chords with accidentals in them, then copied them onto another page using only key signatures.

4th grade introductory lesson to recorders using Quaver

Continued work on Marcha rhythms on congas, 3-2 Son clave rhythms, and shaker eighth-notes; creating an ensemble with multiple parts over popular modern songs with high school students

Rehearsal plan "March of the Royal Guards" in a high school concert band