Some ideas are listed on the next page to help you get started. Teach student librarians to use notation software. Many of the applications listed above, such as reorchestrating parts from an arrangement, could be delegated to students. They can enter parts and then have the computer make the proper transposition. Allow students to use a notation program to create original music .
Students can learn to use a notation program and begin to print out their own compositions.
Every year I ask my middle school band members to compose a duet. I provide them with a melody and they write the harmony part. Notation software gives them the opportunity to hear their composition as it is being composed. Also, they can produce a professional looking printout. Teach students to transcribe melodies, perhaps the parts they are playing in the ensemble.