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Point Five and the Leadership Team

May 2020 had five Saturdays. Two months in, and we were uncovering the disparities in music acumen among the kids.


We had been numbering the sessions. Claire's was 5. Classical Saxophone Project, 6, and so on. Thus on May 30th, 2020, the point-five sessions were formed... and more importantly, the "Comp Gym".


We had been seeing success in the breakout rooms with mini team composition projects. But for once, we wanted to spend the entire group session composing a piece with mentor feedback.


.5's were optional, but many of the students would make it in depending on the topic.


Drawings of four stick figured kids play jubilantly over piano keys wearing different colors. Music notes surround them. Below a stick figure conductor waves his baton with notes coming out. Blue ribbon reads "Composition Gymnasium". Other text read "improv games", "writing challenges", "ask the mentor", and "awesome prizes".