Listen Imagine Compose Primary is a partnership between BCMG, Sound and Music, Birmingham City University (research partners), Birmingham Music Education Partnership, Bristol Beacon 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 5 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.

If you are interested in knowing more about the project or to be considered for future iterations of the project, please contact nancy@bcmg.org.uk. 

More information can also be found HERE.