Music Education
Books, study guides and practical resources for KS3, GCSE, A-Level and aspiring musicians, making music theory, composition and analysis more engaging and accessible.
Textbook · New for 2026
From Bach to Ēriks Ešenvalds
A practical textbook on the art of changing key in choral music. Starting from verified examples in Bach’s chorales and moving to the luminous harmony of today’s choral composers, it teaches each technique through original SATB studies on texts from the Psalms.
Short course · Book and video masterclass
One held note can carry a whole phrase. This short course follows preparation, suspension and resolution through worked examples in major and minor keys, set to texts from Scripture, and shows how to link suspensions into chains that drive the music forward.
Edition 3.0 gives every chain a step-by-step formula in scale degrees, so you can build each one in any key. The book comes with a full video masterclass that walks through every example in score and sound.
Book · Ultimate Edition
A practical handbook for writing more expressive, confident and technically accomplished choral music, covering harmony, voice leading, suspensions, modulation, chromaticism, text setting, accompaniment styles and more.
Video course on Skool
Structured lessons, demonstrations and assignments in choral composition.
Take the Workshop on SkoolVideo masterclass series
How Whitacre, Lauridsen, Gjeilo and Ešenvalds actually build their harmony: added tones, cluster voicings and the glowing sonorities of contemporary choral music, explained chord by chord with short scores and recordings.
For composers, choir directors and arrangers.
For schools · GCSE & A Level
Written from more than six years of teaching GCSE and A Level Music, with students among the country’s top performers in Cambridge AS and A Level Music. Each series has a GCSE volume and an A Level volume.
Book series · Orchestration and film scoring
Orchestration and film scoring for student composers, built on the three layers every cue needs: a lead, a bed and a pulse.
Book series · Choral writing
Choral writing for student composers, from first four-part textures at GCSE to more ambitious writing for voices at A Level.
For young learners · Music theory
Complete video courses with worksheets, assessments and answers for every London College of Music theory grade from Steps to Grade 5, published through Dolce Music Education. More lessons for students are on the Dolce Music Education YouTube channel.
Community & mentoring
Two programmes founded by Tinashe to give composers feedback, structure and a community to grow in.
An online composition community for composers at every stage.
An online composition mentorship for Zimbabwean composers. The first cohort ran in August 2026.