August 2008
1 post
Reflections from the annual Summer Institute
For four days, teachers from Vermont and other states come together for professional development at the Music and Multimedia Summer Institute sponsored by the Vermont MIDI Project. They compose and share their work mimicking the same processes that they will use with their students. Here are some reflections by participants excerpted from their reflective papers at the end of the follow-up period...
June 2008
3 posts
Highlighting Classroom Compositions for parents
On June 5th, Saint Albans City School presented a program of Choral Music and Original Student Compositions. The 7 and 8 Grade Chorus opened the program. After 4 selections, the audience was treated to the playing of the student compositions from their music classes. Since this is a large part of the Middle School music program, I felt it was very important for the public to know about what’s...
My six years as a student composer . . .
Whenever someone asks me what the VMP is, I seem to find myself at a lack of words. It took me quite a while to figure out why this was. Initially, I just figured it was complicated to explain how the mentoring process works with students posting their works. It habitually seems to take several minutes of explaining before it dawns on people what a wonderful project VMP is. Then, however, I came...
Opus 16 was inspirational
Opus 16 was an inspirational expirence for me. To hear professionals play a song that I created is an incredible gift. They played it exactly the way I heard it in my head which was very rewarding. It is amazing how much better it sounds live than on a computer. I feel very lucky to have been given the chance to have this opportunity. I also had a wonderful time being the MC for the performance!
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May 2008
7 posts
“from Ruth Sylvester
I’m an amateur musician and a freelance writer who...”
“My MIDI Experience
By Thyme, fifth grader
Ever since I’d heard...”
“John Sheets
father of Zach, a young composer since fifth grade, now a junior in...”
Opus 16 event
Let’s hear from students, parents, composer mentors, musicians, community members who attended the Opus 16 event on April 30th at the Chandler Music Hall in Randolph Vermont. Special thanks to all the folks at the Chandler and the community of Randolph who supported us. The rehearsals and performance were in the concert hall which has fantastic acoustics and a wonderful warm feeling. We...
“Nancy Daigle, mother of a young composer
The Vermont Midi Project provided the...”
“Laura Lienhard, mother of young composer
I attended the Opus 16 Concert in...”