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Add Composition, Creativity, and Self-Expression To Any MusicCurriculum

What if we could ...

• Teach composition to all students?

• Inspire students with a program that allows them to create music from any computer?

• Increase students’ music literacy?

• Meet the needs of varied learning styles and skills?

• Add creativity to any music curriculum?

Three Reasons Teachers Give for not Teaching Composition

• Lack of confidence in how to teach composition

• Time to teach and develop good lessons

• Lack of technology and software

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• Every student can compose music.

• Every teacher can teach composition.

Inside Music: Core Beliefs:

Inside Music: Core Beliefs:

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• Composition refines auditory skills and develops music literacy.

• Composition requires students to think creatively and critically.

• Students develop 21st century skills: critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity.

Inside Music: Features

• Curriculum 21 lessons in three proficiency levels

• Yearly License 1 teacher with up to 150 students

• Short Instructional Videos 8-11 minutes per lesson

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• Built-in Composition StudioNoteflight Crescendo

• Student and Teacher ResourcesGlossary, Lesson Guides, Help (Step-by-Step Guides)

• Flexible FormatFits into any music program, including Band, General Music, Choir, Orchestra, Music Theory, and Music Production

Inside Music: Features

• Links to all lessons • Glossary• Lesson Guide • Administration Tools• Standards

Inside Music: Teacher Home Page

Inside Music: Student Home Page

• Links to all lessons • Glossary• Help • Lesson Transcripts

Replay links for each listening example.

Replay links for each listening example.

Inside Music: Lesson Pages• Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced

• Seven lessons per level

• Video instruction

• Links to replay listening examples

• Sidebar links

Inside Music: Lesson Sidebar

• Links to get ready and create activities

• Video transcripts• Vocabulary

For the lessonFor the lesson

For the programFor the program

Inside Music: Videos

• Engaging and concise presentations

• Short instructional videos

• Illustrated key concepts and musical scores

• Stylistically varied music examples

• Instant replay links for listening examples

Inside Music: Review

Important concepts from each lesson are reviewed before the Get Ready task is introduced.

Link to Noteflight Composition StudioLink to Noteflight

Composition Studio

Inside Music: Get Ready Activity

Provides

•Studentengagement

•Independentpractice

•Formativeassessment

Provides

•Creative problem solving skills

•Open ended student tasks

•Opportunity to create original compositions

Inside Music: Create Activity

• Anywhere, anytime access to Composition Studio software.

• Full version of Noteflight Crescendo included.

• Students can create their own compositions at any time.

• Teachers can create, adapt, or deliver new Noteflight Activity Templates.

Inside Music: Noteflight Composition Studio

Inside Music: Noteflight Composition Studio

• Video lessons provide discussion prompts and review.

• Self-Reflection questions deepen understanding, encourage revision and strengthen skill development.

• Website features allow students to submit scores and receive feedback.

Inside Music: Reflection and Assessment

• Lesson seven of each proficiency level contains a substantial composition activity that encompasses all concepts from that level.

• A detailed rubric is provided.

• A Reflection rubric is included for each level.

• Opportunities for self-reflection, peer review, and collaboration are included throughout the program.

Summative assessment in final lesson.

Inside Music: Assessment

“Inside Music is enhancing the music program by giving students a very effective tool for exploring music and music composition. I am starting to get reports that students from the first rotation are continuing to compose for their own instrument and the band director has expressed interest in organizing a composer's concert at the school!”

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Inside Music: Teacher Feedback

“Each student works at her/his own pace. The curriculum and lessons provided are invaluable! It saves me so much time not having to design the lessons. I can review and comment at home online. Everything has been great!”

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Inside Music: Teacher Feedback

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“We’ve learned a lot and it’s only been a week- 6 days- It’s kind of shocking that we’ve learned that much.”

Inside Music: Student Feedback

• One year license for 1 teacher and 150 students

• Multiple year licenses may be purchased in advance.

Inside Music: Pricing

Sign up for a 30 Day Test Drive at

MyInsideMusic.com

Extended Pilots are also available.

Contact your local Inside Music representative or email contact@MyInsideMusic.com