Music-ITE

This resource is based around a case study of a year 5 classroom composing and performing activity which is then used as a basis for generating discussion.

The aim of this workshop was: To identify pedagogy that will help young people to think creatively through music and to understand how composers think.

This resource attempts to identify some of the generic process involved in classroom compositions and suggests some of the possibilities that may be suitable for generalist primary trainees, with no specialist musical knowledge.

Audacity is a simple (and free) audio-recording program that can be used as a tool for inspiring and developing composition – including for those with limited practical music skills.

The aim of creating Action Learning Groups was to move away from just providing “tips for music teaching” workshops at the beginning of a PGCE course.

"The notion of creativity is to be found in many curricular contexts ... yet in the case of composing in schools we, as teachers, are asking our pupils to bring something into being which did not exist before."

This article reports on a school-based research project into teaching composing at GCSE, setting this alongside a review of the literature.

Can all GCSE students compose; how do you teach composing at GCSE; and is GCSE coursework a good test of composing ability?

"Sustainable development in relation to music? Is this another bandwagon onto which we have to jump? Is it possible to say anything meaningful in relation to music? "