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Festivals and competitions as motivational tools.(2008 PEDAGOGY SATURDAY REPORT)

American Music Teacher

| October 01, 2008 | Graff, Carleen | COPYRIGHT 2008 Music Teachers National Association, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

One of the ways teachers can motivate students to be involved with collaborative music making is to participate in festivals or competitions. Many activities exist in local, state and educational organizations, and today we picked four representatives to describe their programs in detail. We're hoping these descriptions will motivate you to seek out programs for your students or to create a collaborative component in your own festivals or competitions.

Carleen Graff: Piano Monster Concerts have evolved for me at Plymouth State University over the past 25 years. I hosted our first monster concert with 50 pianists in 1982, and Fred Kern was our conductor. ...

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