New Opportunities

Now that composition can be facilitated in secondary music education, new opportunities arise for music students who don’t play a specific instrument (Block, 2008). Composition is a valuable and important aspect of music education, which students may not recognise as a significant component until taught in class. Also, students who did not have the patience for composing prior to the software, may realise their interest in it (Block, 2008).

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With an uprise in interest and ability to compose, the level of competitiveness to succeed will increase. Composition has become a simplified process (Pitts & Kwami, 2002; Kayali), and therefore notation and inner ear abilities are not required to create a simple composition. However, arguing against Kayali’s statement, it is probable that this will increase the level of difficulty to be successful in composition. There will be an increase in the demand for originality, higher quality and aesthetically pleasing pieces in order to succeed.

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Reference List:


Block, D. Teaching Music. (2008). Retrieved March 20, 2010, from http://www.britannica.com/bps/additionalcontent/18/34231605/Teaching -Composition-Skills-in-General-Music-Class.

Kayali, F. Music notation software: A composers best enemy?. (n.d.). Retrieved March 22, 2010, from http://www.usc.edu/libraries/partners/resonance/2009%20Spring/Kayali/ indexkayali.html.


Pitts, A., Kwami, R.M. (2002). Raising students' performance in music composition through the use of information and communications technology (ICT): a survey of secondary schools in England. B.J Music Ed, 19(1), 61-71. Retrieved March 20, 2010, from Cambridge University Press database.