How to set up a Composing Club
In this article I look at the practical considerations of effectively setting up a Composing Club…
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Winner of Outstanding Music Education Product!
I Can Compose awarded Outstanding Music Education Product Award!
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Interview with Dorico creator, Daniel Spreadbury
In this interview we chat to the creator of intuitive music notation software, Dorico…
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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…
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Interview with film composer Jon Brooks
Learn all about the life of a successful film composer in this fascinating interview…
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Top 5 tips for Composing for Choirs
Composing choral music? David Barton shares his top tips on how to write for a choir.
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Music Teacher Awards for Excellence 2019 – Finalist!
Thrilled to be a finalist at the Music Teacher Awards! Discover our journey and celebrate the joy of music education with us.
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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…
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Interview with Nicholas D. Ball
Appearing in Downton Abbey, playing with the Alex Mendham Orchestra..Nicholas Ball is living the dream!
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Press Release: Enterprise Vision Awards
I Can Compose director Rachel Shapey has been nominated for a business award!
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Interview with Chris Tye
Chris Tye is a singer-songwriter, producer and music technology teacher based in Coventry and Birmingham. Over the past 12 years he has supported a number of acts including Amy Winehouse, Fionn Regan and Ben Thomson. Chris also took part in the BBC Music Live In Birmingham Event in 2015, hosted by Jo Whiley. I caught up…
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Interview with Angela Slater
Angela Slater shares her musical journey, composing inspiration and how she’s flying the flag for women in music…
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Interview with David Barton
David Barton is “deeply passionate about music education”. Here he talks about composing, teaching and music he is inspired by…
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Audio tracks for ‘Writing Effective Drum Parts’ booklet
Discover audio tracks to boost your Writing Effective Drum Parts experience and master drum composition with ease!
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Composer interview: David T Önaç
David Onac is a professional composer and accomplished pianist. I got chatting to him about composing, improvising and what to do when you get writer’s block…
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Getting the most out of I Can Compose for students
A quick guide to how to use the courses on this website, to help you get started.
