Songwriting and Composing

Building body beats
Building body beats
Body percussion in the KS2 and KS3 classroom by Ollie Tunmer
Songwriting for primary schools
Songwriting for primary schools
Demystify songwriting and unleash your pupils' creativity
KS1: Write away
KS1: Write away
Pen some of your own tunes with these simple songwriting and rap techniques
Composing by numbers
Composing by numbers
STEM ideas to get KS1 and KS2 firing on all cylinders by Andy Brooke
Songwriting foundations
Songwriting foundations
Beccy Owen walks us through the basic elements of songwriting - in your classroom and elsewhere
Bite-size composing
Bite-size composing
Quick composing ideas for the whole primary school by Elena Browne
Alice and her mathematical musical humps
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...
Now it's your turn...
Sharon Durant offers her songwriting advice with the help of our five new songwriting backing tracks
Sounding out
Sounding out
Taking your music-making outdoors with EYFS and KS1
How to write a rap
How to write a rap
To start writing a rap, it can help to revise rhyming couplets.
Composing with GarageBand
Composing with GarageBand
A catchy groove and a perfect opportunity to learn with music technology.