Tag: performance
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What I learned from… being seen and heard
This term we’ve tried something new that could be tried in any school. We’ve moved our orchestra rehearsal to be in the centre of the school.
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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…
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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…
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ORASingers #PerfectInspiration
Last night I was fortunate to be at LSO St Luke’s in London to listen to ORASingers. It was the second time I’ve experienced the choir live, the first being at Manchester Cathedral with 40 or so of our students (aged 13-15) in February 2018. After last night’s performance I tweeted: Why #perfectinspiration? For me,…
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A Real-World Solution To Create Impact In Music Progression
This is specifically written for school leaders, for heads of music and for the parents of my GCSE music students. We’ll shortly be going into Year 9 mocks. Historically in a 3-year KS4, it has always felt too early to be awarding an attainment grade as the GCSE Music qualification requires much applied development of…
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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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