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Creative education · Young people

For minds that cross disciplines.

Explore music, design and technology through practical programmes, shared experiments and creative collaboration.

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A young woman talking with a group of young musicians during a session

The polymath idea

Go deep.
Reach across.

Develop your creative practice. Explore unfamiliar ideas. Discover what you can make with others.

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A person reviewing ideas on a flip chart labelled Fiction and Documentary.
Developing ideas during City That Shape Us.

Learning through creative projects

City That Shape Us

A summer programme delivered by Innovatoire with Arts Council support, bringing young people together through studio work, songwriting, instrument practice and performance.

Developing a creative practice does not happen in isolation. Participants worked on musical ideas, shaped original material, developed their playing and shared work live with others.

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A studio session during City That Shape Us, recorded on camera.
  1. 01

    Studio work

    Exploring sound and ideas in a creative studio.

  2. 02

    Songwriting

    Writing and shaping original material.

  3. 03

    Instrument practice

    Playing and developing musical skills.

  4. 04

    Performance

    Sharing work live with other people.

In the community

Creating with our community

  • Supported by Innovatoire

    SoundLab-Cov

    Supporting SoundLab-Cov, a free Centre for Creative Music Making for young people in Coventry.

    Our role

  • Supported by Innovatoire

    Coventry and Warwickshire Youth Orchestra

    Supporting the orchestra's project and fostering classical music learning and its legacy in the West Midlands.

    Our role

Learning

Learning with us.

A growing space for methods, exercises and resources — beginning with Benoît Granier’s guitar method, in development.

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Stories & ideas

Ideas worth exploring.

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  1. 01External reading · MUSIC:ED · Benoît Granier‘AI cannot answer the most important questions’: Benoît Granier on music education, creative identity and Sonic Futures 2026In this interview, Benoît Granier reflects on ideas emerging from his university teaching and Sonic Futures activity: keeping creative identity, artistic judgement and human intention at the centre of music education as tools become more powerful.(opens in a new tab)
  2. 02Reading note · LinkedIn · Benoît GranierEditorial titleMaking room for the beginnerBenoît reflects on moving from composition into organising, designing and creating opportunities—and on how unfamiliar work helped him rediscover curiosity. A personal reflection on developing a practice while staying open to discovery.(opens in a new tab)
  3. 03Reading note · LinkedIn · Benoît GranierEditorial titleWhat music can teach us about sustaining a creative practiceA reading reflection prompted by Donald J. Passman’s All You Need to Know About the Music Business, exploring how ideas about rights and multiple revenue streams might inform other creative work.(opens in a new tab)