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Teaching and assessing basic musicianship with composition

from By NAfME member Matt Doiron

Teaching and assessing basic musicianship with composition By NAfME member Matt Doiron In her book Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, Dr. Betty Edwards defines drawing as a perceptual challenge, not a technical one, telling her readers “learning to draw is learning to see.” I would suggest that learning to compose is also a perceptual challenge, one that involves learning to hear with greater depth and recognition. Re-focusing my teaching in this direction has not only had a profound impact on my students but also on my own musicianship. READ MORE

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