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Theory & Composition

Might You be a Composer?

A workshop for high school students curious about pursuing composition as a serious hobby or vocation

means and methods

  • how composers compose
  • inspiration vs. perspiration
  • some roles of technology

talent and teaching

  • what composers need to possess
  • what composers need to learn    
  • what composers might expect at college
  • what young composers can do now

composition as a calling

  • scratching the itch
  • the composer’s audience
  • careers involving composition

After lunch, students will have an opportunity to present music they have written for comments. The workshop is free, but limited to 15 students.

conducted by:             David Fuentes, Professor of Composition and Theory, Calvin College
time and date:            10:00-3:00, Saturday October 25, 2008
place:                         Music Technology Lab (Rm. 227) in the Fine Arts Center

for more information, contact David Fuentes

Registration Form

Click here for a PDF version of the registration form.

General Information
Street Address:
City, State, Zip:
Phone Number:
Email:
   
Musical Information
1. How many hours a week do you spend practicing, performing, and/or writing music?
 
2. Have you taken music lessons? On what? For how long?
   
3. Why are you interested in this workshop?
   
4. Describe any music you have composed.
   
5. Are you interested in presenting one of your pieces during the workshop?
If so, describe the piece, including its length.