Free browser-based DAW with collaborative features. CR or CA depending on whether the tech amplifies what students could do otherwise.

Creative Amplify (CA)

Composing with virtual orchestral instruments

Year 11 · 100 min · 1 device per student plus headphones

Each student composes a 90-second piece using virtual orchestral instruments (strings, woodwinds, brass) plus effects (reverb, compression). The piece must use at least three instrumental voices and a clear arc. They export and submit.

Tools: GarageBand, Logic Pro, BandLab

Creative Replace (CR)

Each child builds a soundtrack for a short video

Year 6 · 50 min · 1 device per child plus headphones

Each child takes a 30-second silent video clip (school sports highlights, a nature scene) and composes a soundtrack using a DAW. Submit clip with embedded soundtrack.

Tools: GarageBand, BandLab

Each child records and layers a percussion pattern

Year 6 · 40 min · 1 device per child plus headphones

Each child records four simple percussion lines (foot stomp, hand clap, body percussion, shaker) and layers them into a 16-bar pattern.

Tools: GarageBand, BandLab

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