WeCompose is our transformative in-schools composition project: a collaboration between teachers, professional composers, outstanding ensembles and leading music educators. Developing high quality resources and approaches, we work directly in schools in South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, the East Riding of Yorkshire as well as in East London, Milton Keynes and the Solent Area (Portsmouth, Southampton, Isle of Wight). Our first three years have reached over 1620 students, and in 2025/2026, we aim to reach 2,460 young people across the country. We are seeking professional composers at a range of stages of postgraduate career. This is a project which is particularly focussed on opening up composition opportunities for children and young people who may have limited access to music and music education. Over the course of 25/26, composers will collaborate with class teachers and develop relationships with KS3 and/or KS4 classes that encompass a variety of teaching methods/ softwares/ challenges. Composers will be matched with 3-9 schools (depending on preference) and will visit classrooms roughly once a month from November 2026, leading group activities and delivering differentiated feedback to students working at different levels. Composers will find appropriate creative solutions to composition-based challenges that arise for individual students and empower young people to make use of different composition techniques. From March 2026, composers will ensure student scores are fit-for-purpose ahead of composition workshops with a professional ensemble (April 2026 onwards), where students will hear their pieces for the first time. Composers will co-lead these workshops and shape musical decision making with the students. Composers will attend ongoing professional development as pertains to this role. Work is paid at a rate of £150 per day plus travel expenses. For the full job description, visit https://musicintheround.co.uk/composer-callout-be-part-of-wecompose-2025-2026. Requirements include: working creatively with 14-16 year olds in schools across a range of musical styles and genres, as well as across DAWs and notation softwares. You may also be required to support students to document music in non-traditional ways; working with young people who struggle to engage with traditional music theory and may not have experience of instrument learning; being enthusiastic and compassionate with a passion for sharing a wide variety of music; wanting to develop skills in working with young people and being happy to share your learning being team-orientated and happy to collaborate with teachers, other composers, and Music in the Round to be willing to undertake a DBS check (paid for by Music in the Round) For the full list of requirements, visit https://musicintheround.co.uk/composer-callout-be-part-of-wecompose-2025-2026. To attend and participate in an in-person training day and 4 x online surgeries to share experiences and receive further support. To familiarise yourself with the WeCompose resources and appropriate curriculums in order to run the project and advise teachers and students. In advance of each visit to schools, to familiarise yourself with the methods and challenges of each classroom as described by teachers and to listen to student progress. Use this information to plan sessions with the materials and frameworks delivered in the training. To make three visits to your schools, as timetabled by Music in the Round. In each visit, lead group activities and deliver 1:1 feedback on student pieces. To ensure score materials are fit-for-purpose ahead of culmination events, where you will co-lead sessions with professional ensembles and support students to shape further decisions upon hearing their music. Full list at https://musicintheround.co.uk/composer-callout-be-part-of-wecompose-2025-2026. Please read the Full Information Pack and follow the links to apply onlineJob Summary
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