Check out this new addition to the music room! Last year, many students became very interested in writing their own songs and performing them in class. I've been very impressed by the work they've put into writing music outside of class, their ability to talk about their musical inspirations, their confidence in performing in front of their peers, and the support that they've shown each other. To encourage and reward these songwriters, we now have a Songwriters' Chair in our classroom. Students who write and practice their own original music outside of music class may sit in this special chair to perform their song for their class. Once they have performed, they get to autograph the chair and their name goes into a drawing. At the spring concert, we will do the drawing and the winner will get to take this autographed chair home! My only concern is that we'll run out of room on the chair for all the autographs, but that's a pretty wonderful problem to have.
Of course, performing one's own songs is not the only way to perform music! We will have a separate drawing for students who choose to perform a song that they've learned (e.g. in music lessons, from the radio, from a family member, etc.) or music that they improvise (make up on the spot). The prize for that drawing will be a surprise!
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