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Songwriting and composing

Building body beats

Body percussion in the KS2 and KS3 classroom by Ollie Tunmer

Songwriting for primary schools

Demystify songwriting and unleash your pupils' creativity

KS1: Write away

Pen some of your own tunes with these simple songwriting and rap techniques

Composing by numbers

STEM ideas to get KS1 and KS2 firing on all cylinders by Andy Brooke

Songwriting foundations

Beccy Owen walks us through the basic elements of songwriting - in your classroom and elsewhere

Bite-size composing

Quick composing ideas for the whole primary school by Elena Browne

Alice and her mathematical musical humps

Discover the powerful connections between music and maths, and how to make the most of these parallels in your classroom

Now it's your turn...

Sharon Durant offers her songwriting advice with the help of our five new songwriting backing tracks

Sounding out

Taking your music-making outdoors with EYFS and KS1

How to write a rap

To start writing a rap, it can help to revise rhyming couplets.

Composing with GarageBand

A catchy groove and a perfect opportunity to learn with music technology.