Tag: student

• 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…

  davelowemusiceducation

  22nd Feb 2019

  Curriculum Design

  ambition, aqa, Assessment, education, gcse, grade, impact, implementation, model, music, performance, real-world, Showbie, strategy, student

• Inventiveness & Creativity

  

  Having launched the new iPad Music competition last Sunday, I’ve spent the week discussing the concepts of inventiveness and creativity with my students. I chose these two words as they explain a meaning of “exceptionally creative”, which is given in the top-band on the mark scheme for AQA GCSE Music Composition. A student who is…

  davelowemusiceducation

  2nd Feb 2019

  Curriculum Design

  aqa, composition, education, gcse, high school, iPad, KS3, music, real-world, student, technology

• 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…

  davelowemusiceducation

  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

• GCSE iPad Music – a game-changer for Music Education

  In September 2018 we began our new “GCSE Music Production Via Technology” course. Students are still entered for AQA GCSE Music 8271 in the same way as our traditional course, but they learn and study music in a completely different way. The difference in teaching on this new course is fascinating and has required me…

  davelowemusiceducation

  29th Dec 2018

  Curriculum Design

  composition, education, excitement, future, gcse, industry, iPad, KS3, listen, music, musician, performance, purpose, strategy, student, technology