BlackCat Compose

Ages: 5-11
OS: Windows

Musical composition for the whole class. This musical exploration program allows children to develop their creativity and musical ideas using ICT in a fun and engaging way.

This program is designed for use across the full primary age range with four built-in levels. Children can progress from creating a simple musical sequence to composing multi-track compositions where several layers of sound can be combined to achieve different effects.

Children can develop their understanding and appreciation of a wide range of different kinds of music and explore the way in which moods and effects can be created. The program provides ideal support for the Music and ICT primary curriculum, with direct links to the QCA ICT Unit 3B, 'Manipulating sound'.

• Over 70 different musical projects included which cover different styles, themes and structures
• Ability to save your composition for use in web pages or other programs
• Add effects to your composition such as echo and fade
• Compositions can be viewed on screen as simple pictures, musical sequences or full musical script.

Curriculum Match

QCA quick guide: Unit 3B

Key Stages 1-2, Levels A-C of the Scottish 5-14 Curriculum.