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This is a photograph of a page from one of Schafer's books, Creative Music Education. It demonstrates Schafer's belief that musical texture can be notated, and shows two textures that Schafer featured in his compositions-he titled these "clouds" and…

This is a photograph of a page from Schafer's Creative Music Notation, in which he discusses the idea that a particular musical texture (which he titles "confusions") can be notated in a musical score.

This is an exercise created by Schafer to promote musical texture in choral singing. It is found in Creative Music Education.

This an example of graphic notation created by a student.

This photo is featured in Schafer's book, Creative Music Education. It shows him leading a class in relaxation exercises.

Pedagogical exercise by R. Murray Schaffer, found on page 18 of his book, Ear Cleaning (1967). In this exercise, students are assigned 2, then 3, and then 4 notes, on which they are to improvise as creatively as possible.

A recording of the Vancouver Chamber Choir performing R. Murray Schafer's Snowforms. In the background the score is displayed in conjunction with what is being sung.

This is the second song from page 3 of R. Murray Schafer's Seventeen Haiku. It includes the original Japanese text for the haiku by Issa Kobayashi, followed by a phonetic transcription, and an English translation. It also features the meaning of the…

One of 18 'editing units' from the "'ritual drama' to be performed on a lake at dawn; for 4 sound-poets or actors, 6 dancers, solo soprano, double vocal quartet or double chorus (SAATTBB), flute, clarinet, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba and percussion…

Page 1 of R. Murray Schafer’s unpublished letter to his instrumentalists performing in “Music for Wilderness Lake.” Schafer gives the instrumentalists specific instructions of their formations for when they are performing, and a brief description of…