Composition to Composer to Concert!
- School:
- Pine Ridge Middle
- Subject:
- Music
- Teacher:
- Nanette Grant
- Students Impacted:
- 150
- Grade:
- 6-8
- Date:
- July 27, 2016
Investor
Thank you to the following investor for funding this grant.
Lucie Jenny MacCarthy Music Fund - The Community Foundation of Collier County - $1,795.80
Original Grant Overview
Goal
For many years, I have yearned to engage a composer to write music specifically for my orchestra. This "dream come true" would also enable students to engage WITH the composer. National music standards and CCPS orchestra curriculum will be supported through this creative activity. All of my Beginning, Intermediate and Concert Orchestra classes will work personally with Lorie Gruneisen, a living composer. This will provide the opportunity and impetus to more deeply explore the mechanics of musical composition. It will inspire an increased understanding of composing. The interaction with a living composer who has written a piece of music specifically for them is a unique inspiration and catalyst for deeper exploration of this area of the curriculum which barely gets attention, given the performance demands of band, orchestra and chorus classes. This project will integrate the two areas of composition and performance.
What will be done with my students
Orchestra students (all of the Beginning, Intermediate and Concert Orchestra classes) will explore the mechanics and art of composition by composing and performing their own compositions for their class. Then we will study and prepare a piece of music composed by Lorie Gruneisen which has been specifically written for each of the three different levels of orchestra students. Lorie will then travel to Naples (late April to early May) to clinic and rehearse the students on her compositions, culminating in her guest conducting these pieces on their Spring Concert.
Benefits to my students
What an amazing opportunity for students to meet and have a living composer work directly with them! Additionally, this hands-on experience will provide insights into the world of composing through personally writing a composition. Performing a piece of music under the direction of someone with whom the students have had personal contact is expected to provide inspiration for further exploration of musical composition and the inner workings of how a piece of music is put together. This unit expands student participation far beyond the initial phases of learning how to read music and play the notes on the page as they explore the process of creating music.
Budget Narrative
Lorie Gruneisen will provide her own lodging and approximately half of the meals. She will be flying in from NY and spend several full days working with all of the orchestra classes. This is a very low Commission and Workshop fee for someone with her expertise. She is a published composer and an experienced string teacher who works very well with students.
Items
| # | Item | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Commission Fee (3 compositions) | $450.00 |
| 2 | Workshop Fee ($150/day incl. concerts) | $450.00 |
| 3 | Flight - RT Potsdam, NY to Ft. Myers, FL | $450.00 |
| 4 | Car Rental | $300.00 |
| 5 | Gas - 43 mi x 6 x 2.20/gal (~$.10/mi) | $25.80 |
| 6 | Meals - $40/day x 3 days | $120.00 |
| Total: | $1,795.80 |
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