Tag: amazing

• Part 2: Teaching Music in Isolation: A deeper, real-world reflection into lockdown: Finding a new ‘Extra Curricular’

  

  Despite this deeply negative time, from that 2nd rehearsal did come an idea, like a small shoot of a spring flower appearing as a symbol of hope after a harsh winter. We decided together that rhythm and pulse could not be followed in real-time. So rather than focusing on things that were not possible, we…

  davelowemusiceducation

  10th May 2020

  Curriculum Design

  amazing, Compose, composition, confidence, coronavirus, create, curriculum, education, environment, extra curricular, gcse, inspire, KS3, listen, music, music for all, performance, positive, real-world, teacher, technique, technology

• A solution to help ‘students who are not actively playing or writing music’ to find confidence in the understanding of music theory and language

  

  This amount of learning is vast for an 11-12 year old student. That every single individual learner is engaged and wanting to do more, is awesome. The learning potential of this approach with the addition of Kahoot is amazing!

  davelowemusiceducation

  7th Mar 2020

  Assessment, Curriculum Design

  amazing, aqa, awesome, gcse, high school, independent, Kahoot, Kahoot!, KS3, learning, music, music for all, opportunity, theory, tool

• Building the ‘Ultimate Extra’

  

  The ‘Extra’ is always a choice. I aspire to creating ‘Ultimate Extra’, which ensures every minute of every day is filled with opportunity. It is not contractual, however the difference it makes to every student and their wider community is so significant, it’s a choice worth making. The students are always my first thought, but…

  davelowemusiceducation

  6th Apr 2019

  Curriculum Design

  amazing, ambition, choice, community, competition, composition, creative, culture, education, experience, extra, GarageBand, gcse, growing, industry, inspire, iPad, KS3, life, music, performance, purpose, real-world, strategy, teacher, technology, ultimate

• Competition Time: iPad Music 2019

  

  The purpose of this competition is to encourage people of all ages to get involved in music creation. Portable technology now enables us to create our music anywhere and at anytime. Many aspects of life inspire creativity. When each moment arrives, we can now create without delay.

  davelowemusiceducation

  26th Jan 2019

  Curriculum Design

  amazing, competition, composition, education, gcse, industry, iPad, music, musicforall, musician, production, technology

• Harmony – The Hot Chocolate for Your Marshmallows

  

  Following on from ‘Detox Melody’, the natural next move was to ‘Detox Harmony’. Harmony is the most complex musical element for our students to understand. Mostly problems occur when they don’t consider the impact of an additional part, which naturally they don’t. When beginning to compose, they layer sounds or melodies together and are transfixed…

  davelowemusiceducation

  17th Jan 2019

  Curriculum Design

  amazing, aqa, gcse, harmony, melody, music, production, real-world, technology, understanding

• A Practical Model to Grow Confidence in Music for Young People Aged 11-16

  

  Over the last 8 years in my current school, I’ve been continually looking for ways to improve the experience of my music students. Every one of them is unique, no matter ability, demographic or experience of life. A one-size-fits-all model would have failed within minutes so I’ve developed a flexible, customisable model for every individual…

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  13th Jan 2019

  Curriculum Design

  amazing, composition, education, experience, gcse, high school, industry, iPad, KS3, model, music, musician, performance, purpose, real-world, strategy, student, technique, technology