GOAL: To write, record, and perform an original, curriculum-based song during three (3) classroom visits and one (1) assembly.

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PURPOSE: To demonstrate how a professional songwriter starts with a "First Idea" and ends with a "Finished Song" using real-life examples from Roger's music. The class will then follow these steps, with Roger' guidance, to create their own original song based on a subject they are currently studying.

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ADDITIONAL GOALS:

- To learn the parts of a song (verse, chorus, bridge)

- To discuss rhyme schemes and word choice, specifically how the right word can affect how a lyric "sounds" (i.e. how a melody "sings")

- To hear how music helps create the right mood for lyrics, whether using minor or major chords; loud or soft dynamics; fast or slow rhythms

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TIME: Three (3) hour long (or normal length) classroom visits and one (1) assembly depending on space and scheduling.

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Maximum of four (4) writing sessions per day and twenty (20) per week.

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Perfect for 3rd-5th grades but adaptable for K-2 as well. Limited to one class up to 15-25 students at a time.

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For more information, download the residency information sheet.