7 places to find Composition Inspiration
Where can we find inspiration for music composition?
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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
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10 Books for a Secondary Student Music Reading List
Here’s an engaging music reading list to inspire your 11-18 year old students…
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Composing to a Brief – this time it’s for real!
Patrick shares his experience of composing a jazz piece for a massed ensemble to perform in the Royal Albert Hall…
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6 Classroom Composing tips for New Music Teachers
Teaching Classroom Composing for the first time? This post is for you…
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5 Classroom Composing Activities to try in 2023
Need some new ideas to kickstart your composing lessons?
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Time-Saving Secondary Music Christmas Resources
We’ve got you covered as the busy festive season approaches…
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How to Compose Horror Music
Dr Matt Lawson shares his tips on how to effectively compose a piece of horror music.
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Top 10 Resources for Teaching Film Music
Teaching film music? Check out these fantastic resources…
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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…
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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…
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Compose Yourself!
Find out about the exciting new Piano Composition Festival, Compose Yourself!, in this guest blog post…
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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…
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Support for Music Distance Learning
Support for distance learning during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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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…
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Music Composition Resources: Top 6 Websites
If you’re looking for some fresh resources for teaching GCSE composition check out these 6 websites…
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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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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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Top 5 tips for Composing for Choirs
Composing choral music? David Barton shares his top tips on how to write for a choir.
