Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
You’ve learned how to compose music using household objects, now take it a step further and use chance to create a work of art! Following in the footsteps of composers like John Cage, you too can rely on the randomness of a coin flip or the flick of a spinner to make artistic decisions. In this video, Danny Clay provides step-by-step instruction on how sounds, chance, and rhythm can come together to make an original piece of music.
Danny Clay (he/him) is a composer and teaching artist based in San Francisco, California. Danny teaches music composition to curious folks of all ages, from kindergarteners to doctoral students. He strives to create situations where musical ideas are transformed into community sandboxes for creativity, communication, and collaboration. dclaymusic.com
Explore more of the Teaching Artists Present collection at kennedy-center.org/teachingartistspresent
#music #notation #rhythm
You’ve learned how to compose music using household objects, now take it a step further and use chance to create a work of art! Following in the footsteps of composers like John Cage, you too can rely on the randomness of a coin flip or the flick of a spinner to make artistic decisions. In this video, Danny Clay provides step-by-step instruction on how sounds, chance, and rhythm can come together to make an original piece of music.
Danny Clay (he/him) is a composer and teaching artist based in San Francisco, California. Danny teaches music composition to curious folks of all ages, from kindergarteners to doctoral students. He strives to create situations where musical ideas are transformed into community sandboxes for creativity, communication, and collaboration. dclaymusic.com
Explore more of the Teaching Artists Present collection at kennedy-center.org/teachingartistspresent
#music #notation #rhythm
