O-Generator 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 the teacher:

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

For the 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!

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