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Eric Whitacre's "The Beautiful Mess"

There is a "Composition & Creativity" Masterclass course preceded by a webinar by Eric Whitacre, a Grammy Award-winning composer, conductor, innovator and speaker. His compositions are performed worldwide and his ground-breaking Virtual Choirs have united more than 100,000 singers from 145 countries over the last decade. An alumnus of New York’s renowned Juilliard School of Music, he stands among the Top 10 most frequently performed contemporary composers.


The Beautiful Mess takes a deep dive into the practical and artistic elements of composition and creativity, drawing on Eric Whitacre’s thirty years of experience writing music and lyrics. This comprehensive course provides video content, lesson plans, reference sheets, perusal scores and a personalized certificate upon completion. Materials are customized at three levels so can be used from middle school through college and are ideal for both individual and classroom instruction. The strategies and creative solutions discovered in this course can also be applied to many aspects of life, so are suitable for general music education, composers, performing ensembles, or individual music-lovers.


See the links below:


Eric Whitacre's "The Beautiful Mess" webinar

Description Wednesday, November 10th at 6pm Eastern Time (3pm Pacific Time, 11pm GMT)

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jeSGEZ7ATpS4oVVGWkO7Eg?xnpe_tifc=4koZbDL.4DV8bdhLhIVlhypsafeWaeiLhkQZhM4DO9ELq9WWVjQJhksvnkPsakpDajUlRG8chMQS4Fb8hFxDbuP_hFLsOF1ZbnTT&utm_source=exponea&utm_campaign=EricWhitacreFeature20211101&utm_medium=email


Masterclass course info:

https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/eric-whitacre-virtual-school?xnpe_tifc=4koZbDL.4DV8bdhLhIVlhypsafeWaeiLhkQZhM4DO9ELq9WWVjQJhksvnkPsakpDajUlRG8chMQS4Fb8hFxDbuP_hFLsOF1ZbnTT&utm_source=exponea&utm_campaign=EricWhitacreFeature20211101&utm_medium=email

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