High School Theory/Composition
During my time student teaching at Hillsboro-Deering High School, I taught a five student Theory/Composition class. A few of the lessons I taught this small class of seniors included major key signatures, the circle of fifths, natural minors, minor key signatures, and harmonic and melodic minor scales.
Below is a sample lesson plan.
Circle of Fifths and Major Key Signatures
Below is a sample lesson plan.
Circle of Fifths and Major Key Signatures
Not long after I arrived at the school, these students were presented with a song writing challenge. They were asked to write a song for the UNH Stand Up to Bullying Event.
The true challenge? They had a little less than two weeks to have it written, rehearsed, video recorded, and submitted for judging. They had the piece written in one week, rehearsed once, revised, rehearsed a second time, recorded immediately after the second rehearsal, and submitted the next day. One day later, the students were informed that they had won. This piece was performed a few days later in front of over 3,500 NH middle and high school students. |
Below is the video recorded for submission by me on a Flip camera. It is conducted by Heidi Welch and the song was written by Brianna Welch '14 and Cassi Bachand '14.