Listen Imagine Compose Primary

Listen Imagine Compose Primary is a partnership between BCMG, Sound and Music, Birmingham City University (research partners), Birmingham Music Education Partnership, Bristol Plays Music and individual schools in Birmingham and Bristol. The project aims to:

  • Work with teachers and composers to develop meaningful and relevant composing activity for children
  • Better understand children’s composing and how they progress as composers
  • Improve the quality and frequency of composing in primary schools.

Funded by a Paul Hamlyn Foundation More & Better grant, this project draws on knowledge and practice developed through a number of past BCMG projects. The project will involve workshops and action research in 6 Birmingham and 3 Bristol primary schools and reflective symposiums and professional development for teachers and composers. The findings will be shared through conferences, online resources, academic articles and further CPD.