Studying composition should be essential for all young musicians, and Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) and notation software are great places to learn and develop the right skills. While good for KS3, these skills are also useful at a time of considerable expansion in the UK film and global gaming industries, where roles such as composer, foley, sound designer, copyist, editor, field recordist, orchestrator and post-production technician are in demand.
DAWs can facilitate music creation through many approaches, including composing for film or video games. At Year 7, you may be introducing students to a DAW and notation programme that is used in the professional world. Two of the most popular programmes are Cubase and Dorico. Cubase is primarily used for recording, editing and mixing audio and MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) data, while Dorico is a music notation software designed for working with scores, through typesetting, arranging and composing.
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