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EDITOR’S CORNER Give Them the Tools
What do we know about creativity? Provided the oppor- tunity, students will be creative. Just provide them with the tools and watch what happens.
Several years back I took a grad class on creativity at Illinois State University. One of the classrooms in the “creativity lab” was set up with columns, cubes, expandable walls and a floating ceiling–tools to encourage active creativity.
Two of my favorite young people of all time, sisters Elise and Brianna (daughters of our friends Rich and Sue), love to show their creativity. At a local pizza spot there is a room for children of all ages to “gather” while waiting on food. Playroom? I think not! Tis is a creativity center–an educational idea at work.
Elise and Brianna love to explore that space and the foam shapes provided. Tey proudly announce “here are our lockers, over here is the seating area, by the window is the observation platform where we can see who is watching and this triangular wedge is our tumbling space!”
HIgh Five
One readily available tool found in music classrooms is the pentatonic scale. Found easily on the black keys, they even sound “right” when played together–limiting the possibility of perceived “mistakes.” An ostinato in the bass and improvised melody by another student in the upper register can be intro- duced when Heart and Soul just will no longer do!
On the Road Again
Electronic composition tools can be explored by students at home. Isle of Tune (
www.isleoftune.com), easily introduced in class, provides an open canvas and tools for creative composing. Students begin by establishing a road (or two) on what appears to be a game board. Houses, street lights and plants can be placed at intervals much like a monopoly game. Each of the objects are sound producers–some with variable pitch and others rhythmic sounds. A car, two or three, dropped on the road starts the song. Smaller loops provide rhythmic accompaniment.
Isle of Tune creations can be saved at home and loaded at school to share with the class. Tere is also a wealth of files by skilled users for your education and amusement. Highly recommended and tested by students in my classroom this year. A wonderful creativity tool for “kids of all ages.”
Bill Froom, Editor Illinois Music Educator
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