Young Creators

Music· — This March was composed by Frederick Ouseley (1825-1889) when he was six years old. Frederick grew up to become a composer of church music. He started composing at the age of...

Music· — The entries for our February 2017 Music Contest, in which Stone Soup readers recorded their performances of Anna Steiger‘s childhood composition La Valse des Fleurs (Flower Walz), were so good...

Music· — This lovely piano piece is written by Julius Ugo, age 11. Julius lives in Toronto, Canada.

Music· — Frederick Ouseley (1825-1889) was a British musician and composer. He specialized in church music. He started writing music when he was three — his sister transcribed those first pieces. A...

Music· — This lovely piano piece is written by Julius Ugo, age 10. Julius lives in Toronto, Canada. This is what he says about the piece, “My video is about waking up...

Music· — Nathan Grabow, a young American composer and pianist performs his original composition entitled Concertino in G Minor for Piano and Strings. He wrote the piece when he was twelve years...

Music· — Joey Alexander (born Josiah Alexander Sila; June 25, 2003) is one of the world’s most recognized child composer/musicians. Born in Bali, Indonesia, he began playing jazz at the age of six....

Music· — Natalie plays Mozart variations on the melody for “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.” Use this music inspiration for theme-based individual or classroom writing projects. Mozart (1756-1781) wrote a set of variations on the...

Spoken Word· — A very strong reading of “A Far Away Place,” first published in Stone Soup Magazine. This, and other stories read by their authors can serve as a model for a...

Music· — One of the most extraordinary things about the world we live in today is that is possible for people who would have had no way to be heard or discovered...