O-Generator Learning to Compose

O-Generator Learning to Compose is the simplest way to teach the fundamentals of music and composition.

Aimed at 10- to 16-year-olds, O-Generator’s structured lessons provide objectives, activities, outcomes and assessment, and fulfill National Curriculum requirements.

The ‘Virtual Music Teacher’ guides students through each lesson using simple language in understandable steps with a recorded voice-over, making it ideal for nonspecialists.

For you...
Structured lessons provided
No music knowledge needed
Minimal ICT skills required
Minimal lesson preparation time
Teach the whole class at the same time

For your students...
Learn about rhythm by exploring different styles
Explore melody, harmony and arrangement
Use different instruments to understand chords and create melodies
Learn and develop songwriting techniques
Compose in modern and traditional styles

O-Generator engages children from the outset thanks to its clear design, which uses a circular representation of a bar of music, onto which students place their own beats, rhythms and melodies.

The use of contemporary musical instruments and styles excites students, and lets them compose the kind of music they most enjoy listening to.

And because the software is not limited to preset musical loops, the possibilities for students are endless!

CD-ROM drive or network required for installation

Windows: 98/2000/XP, Intel or AMD 350MHz or faster, 64Mb+ RAM (100Mb hard disk space), 16-bit soundcard, QuickTime 6.5

Mac: OSX 10.2.8 or later, 300MHz processor, 64Mb+ RAM (100Mb hard disk space), QuickTime 6.5