Creative music making through composition workshop for higher education educators: An experiential learning

This study looked into a way experiential learning was incorporated into a music course by having students participate in a workshop led by a subjectmatterexpert.Intheworkshop,PassepartoutDuo’sroleassubject matter experts in the music field ensures an ideal experiential learning environment for composition music students to immerse themselves in order to develop new skills and knowledge. Passepartout Duo is a piano and percussion duo based in Germany, who performs and composes contemporary music. Passepartout Duo members are Nicoletta Favari (piano & keyboard) and Christopher Salvito (drums and percussion).The music composition workshop which ran for two consecutive days was presented in an informal group context introducing contemporary music. Participants and observers of the workshop included Malaysian music students of higher education institutions and professional composers. Participating composers composedoriginal music pieces and worked togetherandweredirectlyinvolvedwithPassepartoutDuointhecreative processes required in creating their own music composition and the culmination of the workshop was a concert featuring musiccompositions from participating composers performed by the duo. Students attending the workshop were found to better grasp musical concepts, be more creative, and have a peek into the career as a composer. Implementing workshopsintothemusiccoursealsomaximisedlearningforstudentsand ensured the efficient development of the course.

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