Music and Poetry

I found this great poem about music and poetry. Take from it what you will. I think it's great.

Music/Poetry

In reference to the Peterson chapters we were to read, I think that writing a narrative for music is fantastic and essential. There are curriculum requirements outlined that say students are to explain, analyse, etc, some key elements of canadian music, world music, and music theory. A student will not be able to do that without writing a couple of paragraphs. In chapter 6 narratives were discussed and explained the importance of that writing style across the curriculum. What I propose to do in my own class is to have students write narratives on composers, concert reviews, newspaper articles and CD reviews. Not only will this help students prepare themselves for writing in university, it will open themselves up to different possibilities of careers. As well after seeing what grade 10's can accomplish in terms of writing skills I would find it negligent to keep writing out of my assessments and lessons.

I'm glad I took this course as it had opened my eyes to the possibilities of what I can to help my future students.