Student Work

The following work is 100% created by Kateri and her students through the arts integration course Songwriting is Easy!

This group of students collaborated through Spotify’s Soundtrap and recorded their own version of a well-loved Philippine folk song.

Special thanks to the Filipino American Symphony Orchestra for the opportunity to host this workshop.

This student recreated a song within Minecraft using Note Blocks as they correspond to the keys on the piano.

Rhythm Scavenger Hunt

If you can talk, you have rhythm.

By integrating digital drawing on Zoom’s whiteboard, TAKADIMI system of counting in Indian classical music, and Western music notation, this student discovered sounds through items in their own home.

Op. 2 No. 3 Math Clues…DUN DUN DUN!

To strengthen this 3rd grader’s understanding of the multiplication tables, the student composed rhyme schemes and paired each rhyme with a guitar chord. The result…a fun way to drill your multiplication tables!

Unlock the C Major 5-Finger Pattern

There are so many fun ways to practice! This beginning piano student created different combinations of this popular piano warm-up.

Ode to Legos

This 1st year piano student wrote their own lyrics to the popular “Ode to Joy” from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 based on a popular construction toy…

Remember Kitty

This student wrote lyrics to one of their first songs about their favorite household companion because Songwriting is Easy!