Every May students have the opportunity to make their own music. We work on their music for approximately one month in our weekly lessons as well as their personal practice time. We discuss the basics of theory and how to apply it- rhythms, chord progressions and their typical functions, color or jazz chords, key changes and more. It is a joy to watch students use this knowledge and understand it better.  On Composition Saturday students finalize their music and decorate it. We also play music games, learn about composers, and have snacks. It is a great chance for students to hang out with fellow musicians their own age. Each student will be placed in one of the three levels- preparatory, elementary, or intermediate, and be rated by a judge. Ratings are based on composition cleanness and clarity, creativity, performance, and accuracy. There is an award for first place in each category. Each students will receive their composition in a frame the following day at the Spring recital.