Available in NSW

Graham regularly composes for percussion ensemble B’tutta and conducts composer/performer workshops with school and tertiary students. He will take students through the processes of music-making using experimentation and improvisation to reach compositional outcomes. His skills in empowering both students and teachers are well-established and he builds confidence and self-belief in the people he encounters. With particular interests in Japanese percussion, he can turn his hand to composition for any tuned and untuned percussive instrument.

Suitable for Primary and Secondary

ABOUT

This innovative program involves a professional composer working with you and your students, providing creative opportunities unlike any other.

Composer in the Classroom allows students to work collaboratively with a composer/educator to introduce and develop compositional skills.

The composer can:

• Compose a school or class song
• Create classroom compositions and engage in improvisations
• Create musical stories which can lead to productions eg musicals, films, plays, jubilee celebrations
• Develop creativity and composition skills through interactive activities and games
• Mentor teachers in composition and arranging skills
• Develop skills in using music technology
• Workshop senior student composition tasks

COSTS

1-3 days $700 per day
4-6 days $660 per day
7-10 days $630 per day
11+ days $610 per day

Costs reduce per day on a sliding scale. Eg 4 days would cost (3 x $700) + (1 x $660).
Additional travel expenses apply for regional schools.