In our "Construction of Music" (COM) class, Upper School students are introduced to the primary elements of music theory, such as melody, harmony, rhythm, and form. 

These concepts are reinforced through the development of practical skills, such as ear training and music notation, and eventually through experiencing the compositional process from beginning to end as the students generate original musical ideas.  The emphasis is on the practical, analytical, and compositional skills as experienced through the work of other composers as well as through their own compositional endeavors.

Currently, COM concluded the process of creating pieces of music with everyday found objects and body sounds. They created their own unique notation systems in order to communicate their musical intentions.

After playing with their sounds and working on ideas and phrases, students presented their final products for one another, as seen in the clips below: