Welcome to BCMG's Learning Resource Hub. There are resources and activities here for young people, parents, composers and teachers (secondary music teachers, generalist primary teachers, instrumental teachers) mainly focused on supporting young people to compose. We are delighted to be able to make the resources free but would ask that you credit BCMG if you use them.
Guidance on composing for trumpet. BCMG trumpet player Ryan Linham talks about composing for trumpet: the range, traditional and extended techniques and composing idiomatically for the instrument.
Compose melodies inspired by bird song and learn about other composers who have used bird song in their music - Olivier Messiaen, Shiori Usui, David Hindley and Beethoven.
Unleash your musical creativity this summer with 24 composing challenges. Be inspired by the world around you!
Composing resources for KS2/3 using contemporary classical music as a starting point.
Composing activities to use with groups of beginner instrumentalists up to Grade 3.
Resources exploring pedagogic strategies for teaching and learning composing in secondary schools from BCMG's Exchanging Notes project.
BCMG project reports, inclusion strategy and careers in the arts resources.
Resources to support the teaching and learning composing in primary schools.
Fun composing activities for young people that can be done at home with or without instruments.
Resources to support children to complete their Discover or Explore Arts Award
Resources designed to support composing for particular musical instruments (oboe, flute, saxophone and bassoon)
This set of resources have been developed as part of the action research project Listen Imagine Compose Primary
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