Composing at Home (Children)

Compose music using things you find in the garden or park inspired by composer John Cage's Child of Tree.

Compose music for your family using sound makers that you find around your home. Inspired by John Cage's Living Room Music. 

Compose music inspired by the map of your daily walk, scoot or cycle.

Compose music for a superhero of your own design.

Compose music using noisy toys from around your house  inspired by the music of Joseph Haydn, Benedict Mason and the Modified Toy Orchestra.

Compose music for imaginary or real deep sea worlds, inspired by Deep by composer Shiori Usui.

Compose music for your voice inspired by Sequenza III for Voice by composer Luciano Berio.

Create your own graphic score inspired by composers such as Cornelius Cardew, Cathy Berberian and John Cage.

A simple guide to composing. Open your ears, play and experiment. 

Compose your own percussion piece inspired by Ionisation by composer Edgard Varèse 

Doodle along to BCMG oboe player Melinda Maxwell performing her own composition Sounding Out Varèse. Then compose your own music using your doodle!

A simple guide to using the recording and editing software Audacity

Compose simple melodies to describe friends and family inspired by the zodiac using a music box app or a real music box, inspired by Tierkreis by composer Karlheinz Stockhausen

Compose a 60 second piece of music inspired by A Dust in Time by composer Huang Ruo.

Compose a piece of music for 1 performer that is a short drama between 3 characters. Inspired by Masks for solo flute by British composer Oliver Knussen

Unleash your musical creativity this summer with 24 composing challenges. Be inspired by the world around you.

Unleash your musical creativity this summer with 24 composing challenges. Be inspired by the world around you!