Performing John Cage's 4'33" in the Freshman Composition Classroom.

Starkey, David

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ERIC Number: EJ479231

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Publication Date: 1993

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Performing John Cage's 4'33" in the Freshman Composition Classroom.

Starkey, David

Writing on the Edge, v4 n2 p41-45 Spr 1993

Describes the reaction of first-year composition students to a classroom performance of John Cage's 4'33" [his most (in)famous piece] and discusses the role of silence in the composing process. (NH)

Descriptors: Creative Teaching, Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Student Reaction, Writing Processes

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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