I Can Compose

You have less than a week left to tell us about the artists and initiatives that have inspired you this year! Nominations for the RPS Awards in Birmingham are open until 25th September for RPS Members and those who work in music. Click the link below to have your say. https://lnkd.in/ek-QwRGC Photo credit: Mark Allan / Robin Clewley / Vessel Studios

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Next month is Black History Month! If you are lesson planning ahead, we have plenty of EDI resources to support you (all year round too) 💡 This week we are spotlighting the Listening Calendar from I Can Compose - it's a great way to get your students engaged! 🎧 🔗Take a look: https://buff.ly/4e0R1IE

💡Where can you find music composition inspiration? In this popular blog post we explore 7 places to find inspiration demonstrated by a diverse range of pieces. For example, did you know that American composer Amy Beach took inspiration from the Book of Psalms in the King James Bible for her solo piano work, By the Still Waters (1925). "Different Trains" by Steve Reich was inspired by a journey: as a boy, Reich regularly travelled on the train from New York to Los Angeles during World War II. He later considered that, as a Jew, this journey would have been very different had he been in Europe at the time. Find out more about how different composers have been inspired ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eH23qPfE #composing #inspiration #musicteachers

♫ Have you discovered Melodle yet? If you're a fan of Wordle and Globle you'll love Melodle - guess the notes of the melodic snippet (easy and hard versions). Try it with your students as a lesson starter - there's a new melody each day! https://lnkd.in/ePnRDW7D #Melody #MusicTeachers

Have you seen London Sinfonietta's Composition Challenges? Composition Challenges invites young people, teachers and schools to create new music for the London Sinfonietta inspired by the works and musical ideas of living composers. https://lnkd.in/eu_pKta9 #MusicTeachers #Composers #Composition

Getting Started with Composition - there are lots of different ways to find inspiration, work with a stimulus and begin your composing journey 🎵 Our FREE online course takes students through various ways of starting composing. It's ideal as a started activity or homework task. The new updated section is called 'Start with a...' and explores four key starting points for composing. Sign up FREE here ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/dGexFk8 #MusicTeachers #MusicEducation #Composing #Composition #Composers

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The acclaimed British composer, conductor and pianist Thomas Adès has received one of the highest international honours in music: the Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal. The medal was presented live onstage last night at the BBC Proms by Sir Simon Rattle, following the UK premiere of Adès' new orchestral work 'Aquifer', conducted by Rattle with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Read the full story on our website: https://lnkd.in/eZRP5_FA First presented in 1871, the RPS Gold Medal is awarded for the most outstanding musicianship to the finest musicians of any nationality. Listen on BBC Sounds to hear the exuberant performance of 'Aquifer' and the moment Thomas Adès received the RPS Gold Medal: https://lnkd.in/e94KekgR 📷Chris Christodoulou Image description: Sir Simon Rattle and Thomas Adès stand side by side on stage at the Royal Albert Hall, with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra behind them. They are smiling and looking at the camera, and Thomas Adès is holding the Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal

🎥 Teaching film music this term? Check out our hugely popular blog posts: 🎬 Top Ten Resources for Teaching Film Music 🎬 Top Tips for Teaching Film Music (2 parts) by Patrick Gazard 🎬 How to Compose Horror Music by Dr Matt Lawson https://lnkd.in/eJ4rDHmK #filmmusic #filmcomposers #music #musicteachers #musiceducation