Creating Original Music as a Tool for Change (Nov 6)

This session goes in-depth into why creating original music is important for learners, educators, and performers alike, and will include a hands-on activity that will help unlock your inner creative. We’ll ask questions like “What is a composer?” and “What stories and cultures need to be represented today?” We’ll explore which genres and instruments participants think best represent these issues and what method of composition is most suitable (written, aural, etc.) and how exploring the practice of creating original music empowers the individual as well as works to expand the canon and curriculum that have been hallmarked by erasure. There will be examples of transformative music through history with discussion of why this music was important and how it affected change. The session will culminate in participants utilizing the techniques gained in this course and beginning to write your own music for change.