Teaching Composition effectively without Western Staff Notation

ABOUT THIS COURSE

This NEW course is a practical course from which teachers can take away a range of effective approaches to composition to support GCSE students with minimal musical skills, including students who are unfamiliar with reading western staff notations, and help them create and develop convincing, coherent compositions

This course is excellent for teachers faced with this not unusual but very considerable challenge. Emphasis will also be on effective ways to use sequencing packages such as Garageband with students and how to access the higher grades. Consideration will also be given to students whose interests lie firmly outside Western Classical music, giving pointers as to how genres can be adapted so that the completed composition meets the marking criteria at a good level.

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING

• Discover a range of composition strategies that work with all non-reading students
• Take away proven methods and techniques to enable all students to compose successfully
• Practically explore examples of successful compositions composed without the use of Western staff notation
• Gain expertise on how students can gain high marks in composition as non-notation students
• Learn ways to help your students compose using sequencing packages, even if your own expertise and experience is rooted in Western staff notation