Harpist and playwright published new play for children that gives a new twist to music teaching.

SAN LUIS POTOSI, Mexico - Sept. 4, 2013 - PRLog -- What a wonderful new framework for children's music theater! "Vania and the Open Windows" provides the script and a beautiful message of open-minded experience -- and WE provide the music - the music that moves US, whatever instrument WE can play, at OUR level of playing! What a great idea!

In "Vania and the Open Windows (http://www.amazon.com/Vania-And-Open-Windows-ebook/dp/B00EUGJJWK/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377808007&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=Vania+and+the+opern+windows)," playwright Mercedes Gómez Benet creates a wonderful new form of music-theater collaboration between writer and performers -- and makes it possible for children to create music-theater using the music they already know, that they can already play on the instruments they already have!

It suddenly opens up a whole new way of creating music-theater: Instead of 'recreating' and learning new music required by the script, each group of performers is encouraged to create or choose their own music, based on suggestions by the author, who is a musician herself. The suggestions are for 'types' of music, or music that evokes certain feelings, not specific pieces (except in one case) - so it also encourages performers to understand what kinds of music evoke what types of experience in stories.

The result is that the method of putting the play together enhances the message of the play itself - which is an inspiring story of one girl's deep connection to music, of new ways of hearing, based on the real-life experience of musician Evelyn Glennie. That means the experience of producing and performing the play becomes a part of that message, and deepens the impact of that message - not just on the audience, but maybe more importantly, on the children who will perform it. What a wonderful concept!

It's like half-play and half-game, a wonderful structure for learning to combine the music you know with a new story to create instant music-theater! And the essential cast is small, but infinitely expandable, so groups of all sizes can perform it.

I can imagine children all over the world creating new versions of this musical-theater piece, and because each performance can use completely different music, each performance can be completely different - and can highlight the talents and skills of each unique group of players! I can imagine teachers using it in schools, children's theater groups performing it, families using it for fun, church groups, theater troupes, -? and because of its simplicity -- children simply taking the story and performing it themselves. What an exciting new idea and a beautiful launch pad for creative expression! Bravo Mercedes Gómez Benet (http://mercedesgomezbenet.com/) !