Education… Why arts education matters now 14 May 2020 ‘All schools should be art schools’ proclaimed Bob & Roberta Smith and now as schools are providing on offsite provision how that vision is realised will be one of many challenges schools…
Education… Indicators of (musical) thinking together 10 May 2020 In a previous post I wondered if the six types of talk proposed by Robin Alexander could be six types of (creative) music-making: Collective: 'address learning tasks together' - ensemble…
Education… A dialogic teaching companion to music 26 Apr 2020 I'm working my way through Robin Alexander's A Dialogic Teaching Companion (2020). I've reached the centre of the book where Alexander introduces his revised framework. I won't reproduce the framework…
Education Walkthrus: Explanation and Modelling 25 Apr 2020 I had a great two terms of supervising coaches on the Accelerate Teaching Programme. Supporting new instructional coaches gave me insight into the experience of the participants and particularly the…
Education… Googling dialogic teaching 6 Aug 201825 Apr 2020 Well before I read the EEF report on dialogic teaching I did a google search and found several news stories and opinion pieces that followed the release of the report.…
Education How does it fit together? 24 Sep 20176 Oct 2017 What role does music(al) learning play in the music industry? Is it to promote engagement with music so they will become lifelong consumers of various musics through buying equipment/instruments to…
Education Understanding Younger Audiences 5 Nov 2016 It's now over half-way through a project I devised with some students from Guildhall School to explore my pupils' perceptions of attending classical music concerts. It felt the right time…
Education Response to ‘How do we get music teachers the CPD that they want?’ 5 Aug 20155 Aug 2015 My response to John Kelleher's http://www.teacherandmusician.com/2015/08/how-do-we-get-music-teachers-the-cpd-that-they-want.html/#more-692 I think Music teachers need to see a wider variety of activities as CPD - not just formally organised events (that often cost a lot…
Education Are Art and Music so different? (Guest Editorial) 3 Aug 20153 Aug 2015 Editorial for TeachTalkMusic can be found here: https://teachtalkmusic.wordpress.com/2015/08/03/are-art-and-music-so-different/?utm_content=buffer648c0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer Thanks to David Ashworth for the invitation. Text of the Editorial is printed below. Are Art and Music so different? Art happens…
Composing… Keep being taught to learn 16 Jul 20153 Aug 2015 "Musical Futures is a global movement that transforms, engages and inspires people through making music that is meaningful to them; the festival builds on its aims to create exciting, innovative,…
