LearnToCompose

Inspire creativity and collaboration with this hands-on resource for group music-making and composition

Suggested Year Groups

4, 5 & 6

Length

6 lessons

Focus

Composition, rhythm & pulse

Equipment

Class set of mixed instruments

Assessment

Composition + Performance

Project Overview

LearnToCompose is a whole-class composition project aimed at primary pupils. Across six lessons, pupils build confidence by exploring:

  • pulse (steady beat)
  • rhythm and ostinatos (repeating rhythms)
  • simple cues (signals) to start, stop and change the music

Pupils begin with body & untuned percussion, then some pupils add melody using one note (A) or one chord (A minor). The project ends with a short class performance.

LearnToCompose