Originally written on 27th May 2017
The students at Laugalækjarskóli must complete one major final project before graduating from the tenth grade. Our daughter and her friend decided to write their project on musical genres, which I thought was an excellent choice as both are studying piano. In addition to writing about different musical styles, they decided to compose one individual song each and one together, which they then performed as a piano duet.
I found this very ambitious of them; not only did they have to compose the pieces and practice performing them, but they also had to learn how to transcribe the music using notation software and build a website to submit their work. For those who are curious, you can view their website here. At the bottom of the page, there is a link to their sheet music and recordings.
While working on the project, they were also studying for various exams. My daughter composed her piece at the same time she was studying for a math exam, which is why the song is titled Mathematics in Major and Minor.
Below, our daughter performs “Mathematics in Major and Minor” on the grand piano in the assembly hall at Breiðagerðisskóla. Her friend watches with “great interest”.