Compose Yourself! 2022
Compose Yourself! the online piano composition festival is now in its second year…
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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
Women’s History Month
To celebrate Women’s History Month in March we are thrilled to publish a new Women’s History Month Listening Calendar with 31 days of inspiring music by female composers. At I Can Compose we are passionate about getting pupils listening to a variety of musical genres and styles from a diverse range of composers. We believe…
How to Compose Horror Music
Dr Matt Lawson shares his tips on how to effectively compose a piece of horror music.
Top 10 Resources for Teaching Film Music
Teaching film music? Check out these fantastic resources…
One Giant Leap – composing to a lunar-themed brief
David Beeby, composer and Head of Music at Poole Grammar School shares his experience of composing the music for a very special commission…
Black History Month
Find out about how we’re celebrating Black History Month…
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 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?