No word count requirement. She was trying to say, "After learning the meaning of the piece [a musical composition], it made me better understand why it was written that way."

I read stuff like this all of the time--I have no idea how the teachers can stand it. The spelling errors drive me crazy, too, because there is spellcheck available within the text input box. You have to click on the button for it, though. No one ever does.

Grammar, spelling, and punctuation are part of our grade for discussions.