Black History Month
Find out about how we’re celebrating Black History Month…
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“I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music.” Albert Einstein
Book launch: How to Teach Composition in the Secondary Classroom – 50 Inspiring Ideas
How to Teach Composition in the Secondary Classroom – 50 Inspiring Ideas is out today!
Top Tips for Teaching Film Music – Part 2
In Part 2 of his reflections on teaching Film Music, Patrick Gazard shares ideas, tips and resources to engage and inspire your students…
Top Tips for Teaching Film Music – Part 1
In the first of this series on teaching film music, Patrick Gazard shares his top tips for effectively delivering this engaging topic…
Compose Yourself!
Find out about the exciting new Piano Composition Festival, Compose Yourself!, in this guest blog post…
The I Can Compose Story
Read all about the story of I Can Compose…
5 Engaging Classroom Music Listening Activities
With music classrooms looking and sounding a bit different this year, here are 5 listening activities to adapt for your own classroom…
Support for Music Distance Learning
Support for distance learning during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Beginning with Dorico – my experience
Find out how I got on with making the switch from Sibelius to Dorico notation software…
Interview with conductor Ben Palmer
Learn about the life of a professional conductor in this exciting interview…
8 ideas to make your music classroom more efficient
In this post I look at ways to organise your music classroom and create systems to make life easier…
Top 6 websites: music composition resources
If you’re looking for some fresh resources for teaching GCSE composition check out these 6 websites…
How should we get people engaged in listening to music?
Accessing music has never been easier. But are we staying within our comfort zones and missing out on some great music?
Happy first birthday I can compose!
I can compose celebrates one year of providing high quality composition resources for teachers and students….
How to set up a Composing Club
In this article I look at the practical considerations of effectively setting up a Composing Club…
Winner of Outstanding Music Education Product!
I Can Compose awarded Outstanding Music Education Product Award!
Interview with Dorico creator, Daniel Spreadbury
In this interview we chat to the creator of intuitive music notation software, Dorico…
How to run a Composer of the Week series
In this post we explore how to run a successful Composer of the Week series in your school…