Music-ITE

"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? "