| Genre: | Music |
| Director: | Paul Yule |
| Starring: | Paul Morley |
| Narrated: | Poppy Edwards |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Num Series: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 2 |
| Executive Producer: | Adam Barker Roy Ackerman |
| Producer: | Paul Yule |
| Editor: | John Street |
| Location: | London |
| Runtime: | 60 minutes |
| Company: | Diverse Production (Zodiak Entertainment) |
| Channel: | BBC Four |
How to Be a Composer is a British television documentary in two episodes, first shown on BBC Four in July 2009.[1] [2]
Produced and directed by Paul Yule, the show was based around the former New Musical Express journalist Paul Morley learning how to create a piece of classical music.
The films observe Morley spending a year at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London. Morley begins without knowing musical notation or music theory.[3] By the end of the year, with the help of his tutor Christopher Austin and the students at the academy, we see the performance of his string quartet.