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Students Compose Music From Poetry
Posted by composer on Apr 29, 2009 in Music Composition Education
Noah Webster Academy third grader Madeline Nelson changes notes on a Smartboard in Ben Peterson's music class Tuesday, April 28, 2009. Students in Peterson's class composed music to go along with a classmate's poem Tuesday. MARIO RUIZ/Daily Herald
Noah Webster students compose music from poetry
From Daily Herald
Genelle Pugmire – CORRESPONDENT
Move over Mozart, the first- through sixth-grade students at Noah Webster Academy are composing music on a scale even Amadeus would be jealous of. The lyrics are provided by the school’s annual poetry contest winners from each grade.
The idea started last year when Racheal Routt, the school’s media specialist, and Ben Peterson, its music teacher, joined two projects into one great competition. According to Routt it begins with a celebration of poetry.
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