Composing with Audacity
Utilises free-to-download software.
Support your students in creating rich and multifaceted soundscapes using Audacity digital audio editing software.
Perfect for use across levels and abilities- Student-friendly instructions are accessible for both GCSE and A Level.
- Utilises everyday sound recordings – ideal for students with or without the ability to play a musical instrument or read musical scores.
- Plus! Use with pre-GCSE classes to engage students who have little or no musical background.
Build skills for assessed compositions
- Students learn to record and manipulate both vocal and percussive sounds, as well as mix and render multiple tracks.
- Familiarises students with key compositional terms including repetition, sequence, retrograde, inversion, augmentation and diminution.
- Final guided composition project and progress log consolidates learning and tracks progress to build skills for compositional assessments.
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