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…
Music Composition Resources: Top 6 Websites
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…
Interview with film composer Jon Brooks
Learn all about the life of a successful film composer in this fascinating interview…
Top 5 tips for Composing for Choirs
Composing choral music? David Barton shares his top tips on how to write for a choir.
Music Teacher Awards for Excellence 2019 – Finalist!
Outstanding Music Education product finalist We were delighted to learn that someone nominated I can compose for the 2019 Music Teacher Awards for Excellence and even more thrilled to find out we were a finalist! As a new business this is a huge accolade. Since launching 6 months ago, we have been shortlisted for three…
PRESS RELEASE: Stelios Business Award
Finalist for the Stelios Business Award: Rachel Shapey, a Secondary school teacher from Stockport, is one of five finalists for this year’s Stelios Awards for Disabled Entrepreneurs. Rachel’s icancompose.com website guides students through the academic side of composition with resources designed to build confidence preparing for GCSE and A Level examinations. Rachel was diagnosed with relapsing remitting…