How to Be a Composer

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| image = How to Be a Composer.png

| caption = How to Be a Composer title card

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| genre = Music

| creator =

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| writer =

| director = Paul Yule

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| presenter =

| starring = Paul Morley

| judges =

| voices =

| narrated = Poppy Edwards

| theme_music_composer =

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| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

| num_series = 1

| num_episodes = 2

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| executive_producer = Adam Barker
Roy Ackerman

| producer = Paul Yule

| editor = John Street

| location = London

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| runtime = 60 minutes

| company = Diverse Production (Zodiak Entertainment)

| channel = BBC Four

| first_aired = {{start date|2009|7|18|df=yes}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2009|7|19|df=yes}}

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How to Be a Composer is a British television documentary in two episodes, first shown on BBC Four in July 2009.{{Cite news |last=Morley |first=Paul |date=12 June 2009 |title=Critic to composer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jul/12/classical-music-becoming-a-composer |access-date=2024-07-20 |work=The Guardian}}{{Cite web |title=How to Be a Composer |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lsylj |access-date=2024-07-20 |website=BBC Four}}