Once or twice a year, I bring my mp3 player into class, and we write to music. We write to things like Tchaikovsky, Bach, Buena Vista Social Club, Edith Piaf, fiddle tunes, Tuvan throat singing, and a seven year old's piano compositions. I avoid English lyrics, just to let everyone's imaginations be free of a pre-made story. I usually let each song run for three minutes or so, and then shift to something different. Sometimes at the end I'll leave on a good, emotional classical piece for fifteen or twenty minutes. The music makes it fun, and we can write for a long time.
Writing to Music
Writing to Music
Writing to Music
Once or twice a year, I bring my mp3 player into class, and we write to music. We write to things like Tchaikovsky, Bach, Buena Vista Social Club, Edith Piaf, fiddle tunes, Tuvan throat singing, and a seven year old's piano compositions. I avoid English lyrics, just to let everyone's imaginations be free of a pre-made story. I usually let each song run for three minutes or so, and then shift to something different. Sometimes at the end I'll leave on a good, emotional classical piece for fifteen or twenty minutes. The music makes it fun, and we can write for a long time.
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