Music Composition

Hannah K. Wery

The Beginning

•Affinity for music in my youth

•All-state Chorus

Research

•Music education

●Positive impact

Research

•Improves functioning of the brain

●Learning languages

●Hearing ability

●Increased attention span

●Improved memory

●Emotional intelligence

Research

•Superior SAT scores

●Improves vocabulary

●Improves math skills

Research

•Music therapy

●Parkinson's disease

●Alzeimer's disease

●stroke

My Facilitator

•My AP Music Theory teacher, Mr. Opitz

Part I: Learning •AP Music Theory

●Music Fundamentals

●Rhythm, Meter, Metric Organization

●Scales, Keys, Modes

Learning

●Aural skills

●Harmonic organization

●Composition fundamentals

Part II: Teaching

•Caroline

Teaching

•Vocal performance

Teaching

•Materials

●Flashcards

●Worksheets

●Tests

Part III: The Creation

•1. Inspiration

The Creation

•2. Theme

The Creation

•3. Poetry

The Creation

•4. Melody

The Creation

•5. Chord Analysis

The Creation

•6. Noteflight

The Creation

•7. Voice Parts (SATB)

The Creation

•8. Piano Part

The Creation

•9. Revision

The Creation

•9. Recording

Complications

•Time

Complications

•Choir

Complications

•Language

Complications

•Technology

What I Learned

•Music is complex

My Future

My Future

My Future

•My future

ANY QUESTIONS?