a UNESCO Creative City
The UK National Festival of Music Education
musiclearninglive!2011 March 3 & 4 2011 at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow Presentedby Zone New Media inpartnershipwithCreative Scotland Supportedbythe English Folk Dance and Song Society,Musicians’ Union &the City of Glasgow Sponsoredby GAK Education
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musiclearninglive!2011 – acknowledgements
The conference organisers wish to acknowledge gratefully the support of
John Wallace CBE, Principal of the RSAMD, and the whole RSAMD team The Lord Provost of Glasgow Glasgow City of Music a UNESCO Creative City
Fiona Hyslop MSP Andrew Dixon and David McDonald at Creative Scotland Youth Music Initiative Drake Music Scotland English Folk Dance and Song Society GAK Education Heads of Instrumental Teaching Scotland Live Music Now Musical Futures Musicians’ Union National Youth Choir of Scotland Scottish Association for Music Education Carol Laula Dr László Nemes David Price Cyrilla Rowsell Clare Stevens Katherine Zeserson All contributors and performers All exhibitors and sponsors Louder Than Life & Notion Music for contributing prizes Photography credits: cover & p3 – Youth Music Initiative; Emily Smith & Jamie McClennan p6 – Alexey Melentiev
Continuing professional development programme Our CPD programme for spring 2011 includes a variety of practical, one-day courses relevant to all instrumental and vocal teachers, helping you to keep up-to-date and continue with your professional development. The following courses will be offered between March and June this year: • Introducing Improvisation London, York • Music Technology Glasgow, London • Play by Ear London, Manchester • Developing Aural Skills Edinburgh, Newcastle For further course information, dates and venues, go online to www.abrsm.org/teachers or call us on +44 (0)20 7467 8832
Explore something new One-day courses from ABRSM this spring
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a UNESCO Creative City
Welcome to musiclearninglive!2011 reative Scotland is delighted to welcome the musiclearninglive!2011 conference to Scotland. We hope that colleagues from all over the UK, and overseas, find the conference programme not only stimulating but that you also find time to enjoy Glasgow, UNESCO City of Music; the city has some amazing experiences to offer.
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Creative Scotland is the new national leader for arts, screen and creative industries and we will work with a wide range of partners to develop and support Scotland’s creative future.
Programme
We aim to invest in talent; quality of artistic production; in audiences, access and participation; the cultural economy; and in places and their contribution to a Creative Scotland.
through musiclearninglive!2011
Investing in our children and young people contributes to a sustainable cultural ecology and we will put young people at the heart of developing our future plans and policies.
Thursday 3 March 4-6 Conference Schedule Delegate Reception Emily Smith Concert
Scotland’s Youth Music Initiative (YMI) is an exemplar model of how young people can engage with the creative & cultural industries, education, artists, arts organisations and cultural professionals. The YMI was established in 2003 to put music at the heart of young people’s lives and learning. Its primary focus is to: support high-quality music-making programmes particularly for young people who would not normally access music activities; develop a cohesive national infrastructure for the youth music sector; and support and develop the workforce. The YMI has ensured that every young person in Scotland has access to one year’s free music tuition by the time they reach Primary 6. By the end of the current academic year, there will have been around 1.7 million (1,736,372) attendances at YMI -funded programmes across all of Scotland’s 32 Local Authority areas. Each year the YMI invests £10million to bring music-making opportunities to virtually every single community across Scotland through over 300 different music programmes covering all musical genres, age groups (0-25yrs) and teaching methods. This investment has been fundamental to the creation of an infrastructure for the youth music sector: a sector that works together, where formal and informal providers work in collaboration for the benefit of Scotland’s young people.
Plan your personal journey
Friday 4 March 7-8 Conference Schedule
Event Partners 9-11 Contributors 12-14 Exhibitors and sponsors
So many people give willingly of their time and skills to build a young person’s interest in and love for music, each plays a part and role in this ecology but its strength and success is underpinned by collaboration and partnership. The challenge for us all is to create a clear pathway in a young person’s musical education so that they can choose to step on, and step off, at the level that suits their interest or ability. Each of us here today shares a passion for music and for passing it on to young people everywhere. I hope you leave Glasgow with that passion burning even brighter.
Andrew Dixon Chief Executive, Creative Scotland
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Thursday 3 March 2011: morning
from 0800: Registration A Piper from the RSAMD welcomes delegates
by kind permission of the RSAMD
from 0830: Trade Exhibition open
0920–0950: Welcome to musiclearninglive!2011
Concert Hall
Music from RSAMD students Welcome from John Wallace CBE, Principal of the RSAMD; Ian Clethero, Managing Director, Zone New Media Fiona Hyslop MSP, Minister for Culture and External Affairs, opens the conference
0950–1020: Keynote: Andrew Dixon
Concert Hall
Andrew Dixon was appointed Chief Executive of Creative Scotland in 2010
1030–1140: Breakout Session 1 Options l Love Music Festival: Live Music Meets Multi-Media Stephen Deazley & Yann Seznec
Concert Hall
Stephen Deazley and Yann Seznec, the festival’s artistic director and multi-media producer, present a summary of the inaugural Love Music Festival’s achievements through a series of documentary films, digital music created by young participants, multi-media works and innovative music software commissioned by the festival to encourage musical curiosity and deepen understanding of diverse music and cultures.
l Fun with Folk Song in the Primary Curriculum Carolyn Robson & Rachel Elliott
Fyfe Lecture Theatre
Carolyn Robson will teach delegates a diverse range of traditional folk songs all tried, tested and thoroughly enjoyed by children at KS2. Bringing history and other areas of the curriculum to life in surprising, dramatic, funny and intriguing ways, the songs are all featured on the Fun with Folk web resource for children and teachers, developed by the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS). Rachel Elliott will put the practical work in context by screening a 10-minute film outlining the project.
l Live Music Now at Harmeny School Live Music Now, Skerryvore and pupils from Harmeny School
Room V1
In Spring 2010, Live Music Now delivered a six-week music project in Harmeny School, a national residential school for pupils with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. In today’s session, the pupils and musicians will present their musical achievements and demonstrate the workshop process that took place in school. Folk-rock band, Skerryvore will talk about their approach to working with children with additional needs and the benefits of creative music-making to social and personal development.
l 10.30-11.00 The BIG Sing Kim Edgar
Movement Room 1
Join singer-songwriter Kim Edgar, youth workers and volunteers from The BIG Project youth and children’s charity and members of The BIG Sing Children’s Choir who will lead you in warm-ups for the body and voice, action songs, round singing and on-the-spot songwriting.
11.10-11.40 Introduction to Musical Futures Abigail d’Amore & David Price
Movement Room 1
Musical Futures is frequently referred to as one of the major initiatives in secondary music education and it has seen dramatic improvements in student engagement and achievement through its often radical teaching and learning strategies. Yet it operates on a small scale – its success is attributable to the ground-up approach and the fact that it has been developed and driven by teachers and practitioners. Find out about the success and scale-up, the challenges Musical Futures faces and the forthcoming pilot projects in Scotland and Wales. (Precedes two practical workshops: Informal Learning, 1200 today, and Non-Formal Teaching, 1200 Friday)
l Soundbeam + The Skoog
Conference Room
A hands-on opportunity to experience some amazing technology (NB non-directed time).
l The Future of Online Learning Richard Crozier
Language Lab
In this session, ABRSM’s Director of Professional Development, Richard Crozier, considers the place and role of online and blended learning in the world of music education with particular reference to ABRSM’s own online course, Being an Effective Teacher, which was launched in February 2010.
l Make Your Own Ukulele Steve Nutter & Mark Ferraby
AGOS Rehearsal Room 8
In this session, not only will you have the opportunity to make your own Utterly Butterly Ukulele and become a fully fledged UKE-A-TEER, you’ll also learn how to play it and then, as if that wasn’t enough, take part in a live jam session/performance as a member of the Utterly Butterly Band! No previous experience required!
l Techniques of Creative Composition Peter Moser
AGOS Rehearsal Room 13
Be playful and create! Be creative and play! Work in a group and by yourself! Leave with a pocketful of ideas to use tomorrow! Peter Moser will take you through a number of easy-to-develop ideas that will enable you to get the most out of your next workshop! As a composer and workshop leader, Peter’s ideas have been proved through practice and have resulted in great new pieces all over the world!
1140-1200: Visit Trade Exhibition, Tea/Coffee 1200–1310: Breakout Session 2 Options l Early Years Kodály Lucinda Geoghegan
Concert Hall
‘We put up the fancy spires first. When we saw that the whole edifice was shaky, we set to building the walls. We still have to make a cellar.’ Zoltán Kodály This will be a practical session looking at the importance of preparing musical concepts. This preparation stage provides children with songs, games, movement and musical examples which contain the musical concepts which will be presented in the future.
l Techniques for Sight-Singing Jonathan Rathbone
Fyfe Lecture Theatre
Join the former musical director of the Swingle Singers for an inspiring workshop session.
l Child Protection & the Work of the Musicians’ Union Diane Widdison
Room V2
Diane Widdison will talk about the recent initiatives the MU have embarked upon for musicians who teach, including the course, Safeguarding Children in Music, and new partnerships (repeated 1410 Friday).
l Musical Futures: Informal Learning Abigail d’Amore & David Price
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Movement Room 1
This practical session will explore the informal learning pedagogies that sit at the heart of the Musical Futures initiative. Delegates will have the opportunity to experience first-hand how students navigate their way through a programme of independent learning that draws on the real-life learning processes of musicians outside the classroom and builds on their own musical interests Be prepared for noise, chaos and profound learning!
Thursday 3 March 2011: afternoon l 1200-1230 Introduction to Soundbeam 5 Tim Swingler & Drake Music Scotland
Conference Room
The new Soundbeam 5 is a uniquely accessible and interactive musical instrument which motivates learners at all levels and which can be as easy or as difficult to play as you want it to be. Traditionally a mainstay musical resource in special schools, Soundbeam is increasingly used throughout education. This session will include film of Soundbeam’s applications in the classroom but will be largely hands-on, giving delegates the opportunity to make music and to enjoy and evaluate the technology. (Repeated 1200 Friday)
l Music Technology for the Terrified Chris Swaffer
Language Lab
Not everyone is comfortable with using a computer, let alone using it for notation or recording. This session takes a refreshingly straightforward look at getting to grips with computers, peripherals and music software for the first time. A practical overview of all the hardware, software, jargon and what to do when it all goes wrong...
l Traditional Music in the Community Jo Miller
AGOS Rehearsal Room 8
This session will be an interactive exploration of issues around learning and teaching traditional music, including aural and intergenerational learning, repertoire and possibilities for formal/informal collaboration. The session will be of interest to Music Leaders both in and out of school looking to increase their awareness of traditional music and its potential as a resource for music learning. Delegates are welcome to bring instruments if they would like to try some tunes!
l V-Drums – The Future of Electronic Percussion and Sampling Craig Blundell
AGOS Rehearsal Room 13
International Roland clinician, Craig Blundell makes a welcome return to musiclearninglive! delivering his mind-boggling demonstration of the Roland range. This interactive, fun and amazing masterclass is not to be missed, even if you don’t play drums!
1310–1410: Lunch, Visit Trade Exhibition l Peter Moser Fastest One-Man Band in the World will be appearing very, very briefly l The Utterly Butterly Ukulele Duo Steve Nutter & Mark Ferraby
1410–1440: Keynote: László Nemes
Concert Hall
l Dr László Nemes is Director of the Kodály Institute in Kecskemét, Hungary. He explains: ’School curricula today place less and less emphasis on singing. According to Zoltán Kodály, “The cause of music education in school is not primarily the cause of music. By learning music we do not only learn about music. Singing sets us free, encourages us, cures us from behavioural inhibitions and diffidence; singing recreates us, it cures both our bodies and our souls, develops our work capacity, makes us more capable, enhances our attention span and discipline”.’
1450–1600: Breakout Session 3 Options l In Harmony Lambeth Brendon Le Page, Jade Calliste & Donna Peters
Concert Hall
Take 3 Primary schools, 1 international arts venue, 1 housing association, 1 world-class orchestra and 5 days a week. Stir vigorously for 21 months and savour a 120piece symphony orchestra, a 70-piece training orchestra, committed families, changed children and an online community. Through films, presentations and Q&A, this session will explore the challenges and successes of In Harmony Lambeth – with lessons for us all.
l A 21st Century Music Curriculum Aileen Monaghan
Fyfe Lecture Theatre
This colourful and entertaining session will consider what it looks like to participate in a 21st century music education and the role of a modern HMIE to support this. In particular, we will consider how to embed ICT where appropriate and discuss other innovative solutions to deliver the highest quality music education.
l Introduction to Musical Reading and Writing Cyrilla Rowsell
Movement Room 1
Following on from the Early Years session (1200 today), this section of the Kodály strand will focus on a) differentiating between pulse and rhythm, leading to the introduction and use of rhythm notation, b) pitch differentiation, leading to the introduction of solfa and handsigns and c) how to introduce new rhythm and pitch elements.
l Soundbeam + The Skoog
Conference Room
Another hands-on opportunity to experience some amazing technology (NB non-directed time)
l Build Your Own Recording Studio Chris Nichol
Language Lab
A simple, step-by-step guide to what is needed to build your own classroom or home studio on a budget. The days of having to spend thousands on over-complicated, hard-to-use systems are far behind us. People can shy away from music technology out of fear of not understanding but this session will gently ease you into the world of recording and MIDI composition using a sequencer.
l Songwriting Carol Laula
AGOS Rehearsal Room 8
Carol Laula has worked on songwriting with many groups of all ages and genres from pre-school to prison! In this workshop, Carol will take you through a simple process of writing a song - either solo or in a small group setting - that can be adapted to suit most groups. No experience of songwriting, singing or playing an instrument is necessary. All you need to bring along is a pen and some paper and a great big dollop of fun! And, once you've written the song, you get to perform it!
l Music and the Deaf Paul Whittaker
AGOS Rehearsal Room 13
Paul Whittaker OBE, Artistic Director of Music and the Deaf, talks about the various projects that MatD runs for deaf people, such as Deaf Youth orchestras and Signed Song choirs, and tells you how you can get involved. There will be audience participation!
1600-1620: Visit Trade Exhibition, Tea/Coffee 1620–1730: Breakout Session 4 Options (continues on next page) l Sistema Scotland – The Big Noisy Story Nicola Killean, Joëlle Fenna, Ysla Robertson
Concert Hall
Big Noise is an orchestra programme that aims to use music-making to foster confidence, teamwork, pride and aspiration in the children taking part – and across their wider community. It is based on the methods of Venezuela’s El Sistema movement and is run by the charity, Sistema Scotland. Big Noise opened in 2008 in the community of Raploch, Stirling. It started working with a core group of 35 children and now works with over 300 children every week. This session will involve: an overview of Big Noise; a presentational performance from 40 children who form one of the Big Noise orchestras; feedback from the children on what the orchestra means to them; Q & A.
l Art Music in the Music Curriculum László Nemes
Fyfe Lecture Theatre
Music education according to the Kodály concept is about spiritual enrichment through active music-making that has an enduring influence on the shaping of the human character and the human personality. It is about musical inspiration and the beauty of music, both folk and classical. Some music educators these days tend to forget about the mission of music education. If we do not want Palestrina’s or JS Bach’s music to be lost for the generations following ours, we must teach the music of Palestrina and Bach in the classroom. Where is the place of this repertory in the music classroom curriculum? How can we help children to get closer to the masterworks of classical music?
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Thursday 3 March 2011: evening
1620–1730: Breakout Session 4 Options (continued from previous page) l Breath, Voice, Spirit Michael Harper
Movement Room 1
Have you ever wondered how your voice works? How to get the most efficient use of it when teaching or speaking publicly? Through vocal exercises and simple, fun songs, we will explore freeing your natural voice, techniques for vocal health and more confidence in your singing and teaching of singing.
l Soundbeam + The Skoog
Conference Room
Another hands-on opportunity to experience some amazing technology (NB non-directed time).
l The Skoog – To Accessibility and Beyond! Ben Schögler
Language Lab
For many, the barrier to making music is the instrument itself: knowing how to play an instrument is essential. The barriers can be even more fundamental for those with physical and learning difficulties. A musical instrument that we can all play, that sounds great and affords expressive potential? Ladies and gentleman, introducing the Skoog. This session, led by Skoog co-inventor, Ben Schögler, will examine the grounding of the Skoog in Human Communicative Musicality, the support the project received from schools throughout Scotland and the input from pupils and teachers that helped create a unique tool for creating and sharing music with others.
l Standards, Progression and Assessment at Key Stage 3 Kevin Rogers
AGOS Rehearsal Room 8
What are the implications of QCDA’s new exemplification materials for music at KS3? How do they reflect the principles and requirements of the national curriculum? What do they imply about planned learning? Do they demonstrate the musical learning that Ofsted identifies as effective? How should teachers refine their assessment practice in response to these materials? What does it all mean for transition and progress? Although the materials are designed for teachers in England, these are fundamental questions for all KS3 music teachers (and relevant for KS2 teachers), wherever they teach.
l Boys’ Changing Voice Christopher Bell
AGOS Rehearsal Room 13
Christopher Bell explains: ‘Ever since I started in choir directing, it has been clear that there is a ‘crisis’ in male singing in the UK and it’s recognised that male singers can be few and far between. I have become a bit obsessed with seeking to redress this balance in a variety of ways, mainly by starting at the beginning, forming a National Boys Choir and, as part of that, a Changed Voice group.’ NYCoS is rightly proud of its ground-breaking work in the area of Boys’ Changing Voice. This session will explore the five stages of boys’ changing voices; how to assess ranges, suitable repertoire and motivational strategies will be covered.
1800: Reception and Concert sponsored by The City of Glasgow and the Musicians’ Union (Concert at 1915)
City Chambers
musiclearninglive!2011
The Lord Provost of Glasgow & The Musicians’ Union Request the Pleasure of Your Company at a Reception on Thursday 3 March 2011 at 6pm in City Chambers, Glasgow with Music Performed by The Gorbals Community Choir
and Afterwards at a Concert with Scots Singer of the Year 2008/9, Emily Smith
onto snare drum in the local pipe band and
fourth, Traiveller’s Joy, launched at Celtic Connections
subsequently found a passion for piano accordion
in January 2011.
where at the age of eighteen she was National Mod
Emily was the first ever winner from Scotland
champion. But it wasn’t until a solo with the school
when her song Edward of Morton won the Folk
choir in her late teens that Emily discovered her
Category of the USA Songwriting Competition in 2005.
singing voice. She moved to Glasgow in 1999 where
Another of her songs, Always a Smile, about the life of
she gained an Honours degree in Scottish Music from
her Polish grandmother, was shortlisted in the final ten.
the RSAMD. With principal study of Scots Song, she Set up in September 2010, the Gorbals Community
also studied accordion and piano.
Choir draws singers from the Gorbals – including
Winning BBC Radio Scotland’s Young Traditional
residents and those who work locally – and across
Music of the Year Award in 2002 gave Emily the
Glasgow. We are all about inclusion, giving folks an
confidence and impetus she needed to pursue a career
opportunity to get involved in their community and
in music. In the same year she met New Zealand born
create some wonderful harmonies and sounds. We
multi-instrumentalist Jamie McClennan who had
love to perform a wide range of material, including
travelled to Scotland to pursue his own music career.
songs from different cultures and modern classics.
Jamie joined Emily’s band initially on fiddle and has been an integral part of her sound ever since, helping to arrange and produce Emily’s albums and has now
mily Smith is one of the leading singers of the
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settled into the role of lead guitarist in her band.
contemporary Scottish folk scene. Her powerful,
Emily soon found her interpretation of traditional
clear vocals have gained her award-winning,
Scots songs coupled with her own compositions were
worldwide recognition. As a songwriter, Emily has been
gathering appeal both in the UK and further afield and
likened to ‘a Scottish Joni Mitchell’ but as a passionate
the last eight years have seen her regularly perform to
collector, she is equally adept at presenting fresh and
audiences throughout Europe, New Zealand, Australia,
evocative interpretations of traditional songs.
Japan, USA and Canada.
Aged seven, she started out on piano; moved
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Emily has released three solo albums with her
Her 2008 release, Too Long Away again brought awards when in the same year she was named ‘Scots Singer of the Year’ by public vote at the Scots Traditional Music Awards.
In 2009, Emily and Jamie released a duo album
her home area of rural Dumfriesshire in South West
roots of traditional Scottish and Irish fiddle music as
titled Adoon Winding Nith to celebrate the 250th
Scotland but this release sees her writing from a more
well as a love of bluegrass and blues. 2009 saw the
anniversary of the birth of Scotland’s bard, Robert
personal viewpoint than before.
release of his first solo recording, In Transit.
Burns, who at one time lived only a few miles from where Emily grew up.
Jamie McClennan has toured worldwide with Emily
Traiveller’s Joy features songs written on the road
Smith, playing on all of her albums and co-producing
Offer for mll!2011 delegates
throughout 2010 beautifully blending alongside
Too Long Away. Performing with the likes of Beth
Emily Smith’s new album, Traiveller’s Joy, is
traditional material sourced from the travelling people
Neilson Chapman, Phil Cunningham and Brian
available this evening at the special price of £10
of Scotland. Emily continues to draw inspiration from
Finnegan, Jamie draws influences from his ancestral
Friday 4 March 2011: morning from 0800: Registration (Friday day delegates only) from 0815: Visit Trade Exhibition
0900–0910: Music from Royal College of Music Junior Department students & warm-up led by Sam Lee
Concert Hall
Please come to this brief plenary! As well as starting the day singing, you’ll be able to hear any general announcements.
0915–1025: Breakout Session 1 Options l Is There Life After Henley? Marc Jaffrey, James Dickinson, David Price, Diane Widdison & Katherine Zeserson
Concert Hall
With its far-reaching recommendations for the future of music education in England, the Henley Review, commissioned last Autumn by the London Government and published in February, has had a mixed reception. Former Music Manifesto Champion, Marc Jaffrey gives a personal response to the Review, after which the panel, chaired by journalist Clare Stevens, will open the debate more widely. Questions from the floor are welcome! ***Just published: visit www.zonemag.net for a special edition of Zone Magazine devoted to the Henley Review***
l Creating a Folk Band from Scratch Becki Driscoll & Paul Wilson (Wren Music)
Movement Room 1
This dynamic session will be filled with practical, participatory activities based on English folk tunes with backup music sheets and discussion. Wren Music will provide a selection of traditional instruments (accordion, autoharp, anglo-concertina, bodhran, dulcimer, fiddle, mandolin, melodeon) to enable delegates to make music on instruments they may never have played before. This approach has been successfully used by Wren Music for many years with young people of all levels of experience.
l Soundbeam + The Skoog
Conference Room
Another hands-on opportunity to experience some amazing technology (NB non-directed time)
l Music Tech on a Budget Tim Hallas
Language Lab
This session will look at free software available to schools, including online Web 2.0 technologies. The web is full of resources for the aspiring musician and we need to know what’s worth using and what isn’t. The software looked at will be suitable for work at KS3 and higher.
l Inspiring Older Beginners Lucinda Geoghegan & Cyrilla Rowsell
AGOS Rehearsal Room 13
This will be a practical, hands-on session exploring singing games and repertoire suitable for older beginners (Upper Primary). Topics include age-appropriate material, engaging the older beginner and musical reading and writing for all learners.
1030–1140: Breakout Session 2 Options l Scots Folk Song Emily Smith
Fyfe Lecture Theatre
Emily Smith will teach examples of the various song types found within the Scots song tradition, focussing on the history behind the songs and the use of Scots language. Lyrics will be provided but melodies will be taught by ear.
l Givin’ it Laldie Shelly Coyne
Movement Room 1
In this study of wide-ranging Gorbals-based project, Givin’ It Laldie, Project Leader, Shelly Coyne will interview one of the project’s founders, Douglas Ellis, ask RSAMD placement students to talk about their experiences and invite her Children’s Community Choir to perform.
l Communicating to Survive Marc Jaffrey
Board Room
Drawing on the work Think Again Media have been undertaking with Local Authority Music Services, this session will provide insight into key communication and sales techniques and encourage participants to see communicating well with their users, stakeholders and staff as an essential part of being a professional educator.
l Presenting Self Sarah Thurstan
Conference Room
Sarah Thurstan will give an interactive lecture on the use of body language, vocal techniques and the building of rapport and empathy with an audience. This will be followed by exercises in relaxation techniques and live presentations from delegates with feedback from both Sarah and the group (repeated 1200 today).
l ABC Creative Music Online for Primary: Teach Creative Music on Your Smartboard Tom Bancroft
Language Lab
This session will demo interactive lessons from ABC Creative Music’s new online Primary classroom music resource, including early composing and improvisation activities. We will look at online traffic light assessment, teacher training videos and curriculum coding and forward-planning features.
l Yamaha Jazz Experience Richard Michael & Bill Martin
AGOS Rehearsal Room 13
This session will offer an overview of Yamaha Jazz Experience plus an improvisation workshop. Participants should bring instruments and be prepared for Richard Michael to leave you energised and excited about the positive impact that improvising can have on you and your students.
1140-1200: Visit Trade Exhibition, Tea/Coffee
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Friday 4 March 2011: afternoon
1200–1310: Breakout Session 3 Options l Musical Futures: Non-Formal Teaching David Price
Movement Room 1
This practical, hands-on session will explore the non-formal teaching pedagogies of the Musical Futures initiative. This democratic view of learning utilises the skills and interests of students in the group/class and uses this as a basis for whole-class composition and improvisation.
l 1200-1230 Introduction to Soundbeam 5 Tim Swingler & Drake Music Scotland
Conference Room
Repeat of 1200 Thursday.
l Practical Technology in the Classroom Tim Hallas
Language Lab
A practical workshop looking at PC and Mac software for use in the classroom and how it can be used in day-to-day teaching. The session will also look at other technologies available to young people including ‘Apps’ for mobile phones and other portable devices.
l Introducing Figurenotes: ‘I Can Play Music’ Pete Sparkes
AGOS Rehearsal Room 8
Drake Music Scotland has been piloting Figurenotes in a range of educational settings. Pete Sparkes will chart the journey so far, outline future plans and, joined by one of the teachers using Figurenotes in the classroom, discuss the real difference it has been making for her pupils with Additional Support Needs.
l Living Song Joy Hill, David Sutton-Anderson, Sam Lee, Rachel Elliott & RCMJD Chamber Choir
AGOS Rehearsal Room 13
A presentation of the source material, working process and outcomes of this folk song and composition project, jointly devised and delivered by the English Folk Dance and Song Society and the RCMJD, which has introduced RCMJD singers and composers to English folk song as a living, evolving tradition and led to the RCMJD Chamber Choir performing new choral compositions by student composers based on traditional folk songs.
1310-1410: Lunch, Visit Trade Exhibition l 1300-1400: RSAMD Showcase Concert (Concert Hall) A special showcase event marking musiclearninglive!2011 featuring performers from across the RSAMD School of Music. Tickets are available to conference delegates at the concesionary rate of £6.50 from the RSAMD Box Office. Please note start time: Latecomers will be admitted but slip in quietly!
1410–1520: Breakout Session 4 Options l The Kodály Approach to Advanced Repertoire László Nemes with the RCMJD Chamber Choir
Concert Hall
‘Relative solmisation has done more for the popularisation of musical culture than any music school..’ Zoltán Kodály ‘Solmisation, through play, implants in the pupil the foundations of musical thinking..’ Zoltán Kodály This session aims at demonstrating the adaptation of the tonic solfa method to teaching non-tonal music. With careful and thorough preparation we can successfully teach the most challenging atonal repertoire to young people.
l Child Protection & the Work of the Musicians’ Union Diane Widdison
Fyfe Lecture Theatre
Repeat of 1200 Thursday.
l Let’s Make the Music and Dance Carol Laula & Judy Fielding
Movement Room 1
Let’s Make the Music & Dance involves children in a creative artistic experience whilst emphasising the key messages for Early Years within the Curriculum for Excellence. This is a simple, fun workshop, suggesting ways in which you can work with children to achieve these outcomes.
l Soundbeam + The Skoog
Conference Room
A final hands-on opportunity to experience some amazing technology (NB non-directed time).
l Introduction to Charanga Mark Burke
Language Lab
Mark Burke talks you through the latest developments at Charanga Music, including inspira®, their Wider Opportunities training programme (part of a Professional Development Partnership with ABRSM) and the interactive Music Medals modules with ABRSM which will come on-stream in Spring 2011.
l Action Learning Sets: An Introduction Catherine Pestano
AGOS Rehearsal Room 8
Action Learning is a structured and powerful way for a group to assist each other to extract new reflections, understanding and solutions. This creative professional and leadership development tool offers a new way for teachers, managers, arts coordinators and other professionals to engage with issues and challenges.
l Presenting Self Sarah Thurstan
AGOS Rehearsal Room 13
Repeat of 1030 today.
1530–1615: Closing Plenary
Concert Hall
musiclearninglive!2011 closes as it opened – with music
l Royal College of Music Junior Department Chamber Choir l Wren Music Show Band – a musical jigsaw is made from music and rhythm patterns as lucky volunteers come and join the Show Band on stage! l Utterly Butterly Ukulele Band Prize draws!
l NOTION 3 unlimited site licence worth £750 donated by NOTION Music l 30-piece Samba kit worth £1,200 donated by Louder Than Life Conference round-up by David Price, Musical Futures
Thank you for joining us at musiclearninglive!2011. We’re coming back to Glasgow in 2012. Please register your interest at www.musiclearninglive2011.com/mll2012.
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Contributors
national music education magazine, and
back to the South West, she has been running
is a Bookstart Rhymetime Champion, fulfill-
through Zone New Media has developed the
music workshops for Wren Music and leading
ing her role as a training deliverer throughout
the annual musiclearninglive! conferences.
the Folk Orchestra of North Devon. Her duo
Scotland to present her own Bookstart
with Nick Wyke has made a strong impact on
Rhymetime Sessions with parents and chil-
the British folk scene.
dren under five.
Abigail d’Amore is National Co-ordinator for the Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Musical
Shelly Coyne leads and manages Gorbals-
Futures initiative, focussing on finding new,
based Community Music project, Givin’ it
innovative ways of engaging young people in
Laldie. After 18 years teaching singing in
In partnership with Broomhouse-based charity,
Lucinda Geoghegan works with the British
sustainable music activity. After specialising in
Primary and Secondary schools in Lancaster,
The BIG Project, Kim Edgar leads The BIG Sing
Kodály Academy, Royal Scottish National
ethnomusicology at the University of London’s
she completed an MSc in Community Music at
which uses music to build confidence, foster
Orchestra Junior Chorus and RSAMD. Her work
School of Oriental and African Studies, she
Edinburgh University before gaining a post as
positive relationships and raise the aspirations
as National Youth Choir of Scotland Education
worked as an editor in music and arts educa-
a Sing Up Area Leader at The Sage Gateshead.
of children and young people in an area of
Consultant includes staff development across
tional publishing before becoming Project
She moved to Glasgow in May 2010 to pilot
social and economic deprivation. Kim balances
Britain. An ‘Expert Friend’ of Sistema Scotland,
Manager for the Hertfordshire pathfinder of
and run Givin’ It Laldie for Gorbals Church of
her community-based work with writing,
she has provided training for music tutors and
Musical Futures.
Scotland.
recording and touring as a solo artist, session
members of the BBC Scottish Symphony
musician and member of Scottish-Canadian
Orchestra. She has written numerous singing
‘supergroup’, The Burns Unit.
books for Primary-aged children.
Hertfordshire Music Service Music Technology
Award-winning drummer, composer, band-
After studying music at Newcastle University,
leader and educator, Tom Bancroft trained as a
Richard Crozier taught in Secondary schools as
doctor but now makes a living from music,
Head/Director of Music before being appointed
After training at the Rambert School of Ballet
playing with musicians ranging from Sun Ra to
Area Music Co-ordinator in Avon and County
and Contemporary Dance, Rachel Elliott
Consultant, Tim Hallas studied Creative Music
Bill Wells. He leads big band Orchestro
Music Inspector in Bedfordshire. In 1995, he
worked for arts organisations including London
Sound Technology at APU, Cambridge, gaining
Interrupto, plays in Trio AAB and the Dave
became Course Director for the Certificate of
Contemporary Dance Trust, Sadler’s Wells,
an MSc in Composition with Technology from
Milligan Trio and runs music education
Teaching of the ABRSM one-year professional
English Touring Opera and Akademi South
the University of Hertfordshire. As well as
resource company, ABC Creative Music with his
development course for instrumental and
Asian Dance UK. She was Associate Director of
working with schools providing advice on
twin brother, Phil Bancroft.
singing
the
Green Candle Dance Company and co-chair
equipment installation and curriculum content,
Federation of Music Services, he has written
(2004–2009) of the Dance Educators Group.
Tim writes a column in Music Tech magazine
Belfast-born, Christopher Bell is Artistic
numerous books on teaching music.
She became Education Director of the English
and is working on a book on the practical use
Folk Dance & Song Society in 2008.
of technology in music education.
teachers.
A
consultant
to
Director of the National Youth Choir of Scotland (NYCoS) which he formed in 1996 to
Former
Education
Director
for
Scottish
encourage young singers to develop their skills.
Chamber Orchestra, Stephen Deazley is
The English Folk Dance & Song Society is one
Professional singer, teacher and animateur,
He also holds posts as Chorus Master of the
Director of eclectic performing group, Music at
of the UK’s leading folk development organisa-
Michael Harper has sung in the US, China and
Royal Scottish National Orchestra Junior
the Brewhouse and Artistic Director of Love
tions. It is multi-faceted, being a membership
throughout Europe and has worked with stu-
Chorus, Edinburgh Festival Chorus and
Music Festival. An award-winning composer,
society, advocate and lobbyist, arts venue, edu-
dents internationally at the Norwegian Opera,
Belfast Philharmonic Choir, Chorus Director of
Stephen specialises in large-scale works that
cation, training and development agency, pub-
the Asolo Song Festival, The Sage Gateshead
Chicago’s Grant Park Chorus, and Associate
draw communities, amateurs, children and pro-
lisher, online shop and custodian of the
and Pegasus Opera. He works regularly with
Conductor of Ulster Orchestra.
fessional musicians together. He is currently fin-
Vaughan Williams Memorial Library. Through
Youth Music and Sing Up and is one of the
ishing a new youth opera for Welsh National
its work, EFDSS aims to place the indigenous
leading proponents of the natural voice
Roland clinician, Craig Blundell performs,
Opera and a cabaret concerto for cellist and
folk arts of England at the heart of cultural life.
approach to singing in the UK.
records and runs drum clinics worldwide. He
singer, Matthew Sharp. Violinist Joëlle Fenna gained a BA Honours and
Joy Hill directs the Royal College of Music
produces and remixes for various acts/labels
has a column in Drummer magazine, writes, After reading music at Oxford University, James
Postgraduate Diploma in Performance from the
Junior Department Chamber Choir and Girls’
under the moniker of Dr oKtopus and plays live
Dickinson taught and played the French horn
RSAMD. Her freelance career has included
Choir, the Purcell School Chamber Choir and
with King Crimson’s David Cross and neo-pro-
as well as managing orchestras including the
chamber music performances on Radio 3 and
New Commonwealth Voices. Formerly Senior
gressive rock supergroup Frost*. His master-
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. He
concerto performances with orchestras. In
Lecturer in Music and Music Education,
classes are a must for people wanting to see
went on to become Marketing Director of two
2008, she was
the Scottish Chamber
University of Surrey, Roehampton and
technology at its very best being pushed to the
successful software companies before being
Orchestra’s Education Fellow. Joelle’s main job
Lecturer, Institute of Education, London
limits.
appointed Projects and Activities Manager for
is as a musician on Sistema Scotland’s Big
University, she now works internationally as a
Hertfordshire Music Service in 2003 and Head
Noise Raploch programme
guest conductor, lecturer and adjudicator. She
After graduating from the Royal College of
was awarded a Churchill Fellowship for choral
of Service in 2007.
Music, Mark Burke went on to pursue a successful performing career which included tours
Middlesex Polytechnic Performing Arts graduChief Executive of Creative Scotland, Andrew
conducting in Sweden.
ate, Mark ‘Toff’ Ferraby has always encour-
of Japan and the USA, live solo performances
Dixon began his career as youth projects direc-
aged participation by all in drama, dance and
Glasgow University graduate, Fiona Hyslop
on BBC TV, Radio 3 and Classic FM and over
tor of Major Road Theatre Company before
music through small-scale touring in diverse
completed a postgraduate Diploma in Industrial
500 performances with Live Music Now! His
moving to Northern Arts (where, as Chief
settings. If, at first, Mark, a Primary teacher and
Administration at the Scottish College of
interest in exploring new approaches to teach-
Executive, he raised the profile of the region
co-founder of The Utterly Butterly Ukulele
Textiles before becoming Brand Development Manager for financial services company,
ing led him to establish Charanga Music in
through advocating for large projects such as
Project, appears engaging, lucid and level-
1996 with educational ICT expert, Paul
the Baltic, the Angel of the North and The
headed, please engage in friendly banter.
Standard Life. She was elected a Lothians MSP
Fletcher.
Sage
the
However, don’t allow him to become wet or
in 1999 and was a member of the Parliament’s Education Committee and Cabinet Secretary
Gateshead)
and
NewcastleGateshead Initiative. He has been
feed after midnight. Trial by ukulele is bound to
Ian Clethero (conference programming) was a
a tutor and mentor on the Clore Leadership
follow.
chorister at Ripon Cathedral and later studied
Programme.
the organ with Peter Hurford while a student at Cambridge University, where he read
for Education and Lifelong Learning. In December 2009, she became Minister for
As well as running her own highly successful Fiddle- and viola-player, Becki Driscoll started
dance school in the West End of Glasgow, pro-
Culture and External Affairs.
Mathematics. Following a time as administrator
playing folk and traditional music in her home-
fessional dancer Judy Fielding works exten-
Marc Jaffrey has 25 years’ experience as a
of the national music education charity, The
town of Bridport before going on to study
sively around the West of Scotland teaching
leader of high-impact campaigns including the
Voices Foundation, he co-founded Zone, the
Community Music in Liverpool. Since moving
dance and drama in nurseries and schools. She
Music Manifesto. His skills were built through
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a range of award-winning social justice initia-
ships and associations and edits acclaimed
technology at Normans Musical Instruments.
tives and honed when he joined the BBC to run
music education magazine, YES. A former
Previously, Chris worked as a live and studio-
working as a teacher, presenter for Radio 4’s
multi-media social action campaigns on litera-
teacher, musician, composer and producer, Bill
based sound engineer, recording everything
Music Workshop, Education Officer for EFDSS,
cy, family, education, arts and youth issues. A
is on the board of Jazz Yorkshire, a panel
from indie rock groups and singers to beatbox-
performer and soloist. A Senior Advisory
Director of Think Again Media, Marc was
member of Jazz Services and a trustee of the
ers and full brass/wind bands. He is a musician,
Teacher for The Voices Foundation, Carolyn’s
awarded an OBE in the 2010 New Year Honours
Music Education Council.
recording and gigging with his band Great
work draws on a wealth of songs and games
Scott and supporting UK acts including Sway
gathered from the British tradition and further
and Lily Allen.
afield. She sings with renowned a cappella trio
list. 2009 Jazz Educator of the Year, Richard
ied at the Royal Academy of Music before
Director and CEO of Sistema Scotland, Nicola
Michael has influenced a generation of teach-
Killean graduated from the RSAMD with an
ers and students through 30 years’ work with
Director of Sly Community Arts and co-founder
Honours degree in Music Education. She was
Fife Youth Jazz Orchestra. An award-winning
of the Utterly Butterly Ukulele Project, Steve
one of the first cultural coordinators for South
composer, performer, writer and workshop
Nutter has been a musician, composer and stu-
Service, Kevin Rogers was seconded to the
Lanarkshire Council and has worked as
leader, Richard is Radio Scotland’s ‘Jazz
dio engineer for over 20 years. From playing
Secondary National Strategy in 2004 to lead
Scottish Development Officer for Youth Music
Jargonbuster’. Recent activities include presen-
tuba with Fidgety Feet to bass guitar with The
on the KS3 music pilot. This role was extended
and as a music leader for NYCoS. Nicola is a
tations for SAME, NAME and SMA, commissions
South, he has toured extensively throughout
to cover the national launch of the KS3 music
Board member of Horsecross and is in training
for Dumfries Youth Jazz Orchestra and
Central and Eastern Europe. Steve has worked
programme and the subsequent development
to become a member of the Glasgow
Wigmore Hall and an appearance on BBC2’s
in music education with all age groups from
of the KS3 music website. He was the Lead
Children’s Panel.
Scotland’s Music.
KS1 to post-16 and adult education.
Music Consultant working with QCDA on their
Professional singer/songwriter Carol Laula has
Jo Miller founded and ran the innovative BA
Catherine Pestano is a community musician,
taught singing and songwriting for over twenty
(Scottish Music) degree at the RSAMD from
workshop facilitator and educator with a social
Cyrilla Rowsell obtained the British Kodály
years to people of all ages from various and
1996-2005. Currently a Youth Music Advisor to
work background. Chair of Sound Sense, she
Academy’s Advanced Musicianship Diploma
diverse backgrounds. For Carol, the most impor-
Creative Scotland, she runs Singing Stirling
trained with Frankie Armstrong and runs
with Distinction in 1991. She runs courses for
tant thing about her workshops is that they
and the Riverside Music Project supporting
career development sessions for MusicLeader
organisations including ABRSM, BKA, NYCoS
maintain a fun element whilst managing to
family and community learning of traditional
London. In 2010, in partnership with Sound
and the Dalcroze Society and teaches on the
produce a piece of work that participants are
music. As well as working as a singer, fiddler
Sense, Catherine organised an international
String Training Programme at the Guildhall
proud to share. Carol is a Bookstart
and academic, Jo has written materials to sup-
conference on Community Arts in Higher
School of Music and Drama. She has co-writ-
Rhymetime Champion.
port the teaching of traditional music in Scottish
Education. She recently completed the Cultural
ten the Jolly Music scheme and hopes to
schools.
Leadership Programme’s Accreditation pro-
establish the first British Kodály School fol-
gramme for Action Learning Set leaders.
lowing the model of Hungarian music Primary
Craig Morgan Robson.
County Inspector with Hampshire Music
exemplification of standards material.
Singer, promoter, teacher and researcher, Sam Lee is a leading light of the current folk revival.
Award-winning music technology consultant,
In December 2009, he featured on the BBC4
Aileen Monaghan is a member of Her
Education consultant, project manager, strate-
Christmas Special dueting with Jon Boden and
Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education and the
gic adviser and public speaker, David Price has
The
sang alongside Rufus & Martha Wainwright,
current national specialist for music. One of the
led national projects in arts and education in
Department Chamber Choir is a choir of 40+
schools.
Royal
College
of
Music
Junior
The McGarrigle Sisters and Brian Eno at the
writers for Curriculum for Excellence seconded
the UK (most notably the Musical Futures and
students aged 15–18 conducted by Joy Hill.
Royal Albert Hall. Sam was nominated for the
to work with Learning and Teaching Scotland,
Learning Futures projects for the Paul Hamlyn
Repertoire includes new choral music along
2011 Arts Foundation Award in folk music.
her substantive post was Principal Teacher of
Foundation) and advised companies, third-
with pieces by RCMJD student composers who,
Music at Glasgow’s Kingspark Secondary. She
sector organisations and government depart-
under the direction of David Sutton-Anderson,
Brendon Le Page’s early musical experiences
has written articles on the use of music tech-
ments internationally. In June 2008, he was
also work on collaborative projects with the
were gained in South Africa where he played
nology for the TES and BECTa.
awarded the OBE for Services to Education. He
Young Dancers’ Saturday Programme at The
is a Senior Associate at the Innovation Unit.
Place (Sound Moves). Both singers and com-
Living Song folk song and composition project.
trumpet in the National Youth Orchestra and established the first South African National
Multi-instrumentalist, composer, teacher and
Wind Band Festival and the South African
Fastest-One-Man-Band-In-The-World, Peter
After training as a chorister at Coventry
posers have been working with EFDSS on the
Youth Wind Ensemble. He was appointed
Moser has been Artistic Director of More Music
Cathedral and choral scholar at Christ’s
Head of Lambeth Music Service in 2006 and
for the last 15 years. He co-edited Community
College Cambridge, Jonathan Rathbone spe-
Dr Benjaman Schogler is co-founder, co-inven-
gives Teacher Training on basic conducting skills
Music: A Handbook and his latest work, The
cialised in singing and composition at the Royal
tor and Creative Director of Skoogmusic and a
and Whole Class teaching methods throughout
Long Walk – a response to the Morecambe Bay
Academy of Music. Musical Director of the
member of the Perception-Movement-Action
the UK.
tragedy of 2004 – was developed and per-
Swingle Singers from 1984–96, Jonathan has
Research Centre, University of Edinburgh. A
formed in Morecambe, Gateshead, Liverpool,
written works for theatre, film, radio, television,
former lecturer in developmental psychology at
Hong Kong and at the 2010 Shanghai Expo.
concert platform and the church and is in
the University of the West Indies, he has
demand throughout Europe and the USA as a
worked closely with Professors Colwyn
choral director, arranger and workshop leader.
Trevarthen, Dave Lee and Nigel Osborne over
Ysla Robertson gained a BA in Musical Studies
research in human communicative musicality.
Live Music Now provides live music to the UK’s welfare, educational, justice and health sectors, working strategically with groups in the com-
Director of Hungary’s Kodály Institute in
munity whose access to live music would nor-
Kecskemét, Dr László Nemes is a graduate of
mally be restricted such as children with special
the Franz Liszt University of Music, Budapest
the last 11 years and is at the frontline of
needs, adults with learning difficulties, older
where he has been Associate Professor since
and a Postgraduate Diploma in Performance
people, hospital and hospice patients, prison
2001. He obtained his doctoral degree in choral
from the RSAMD. After four years as a tutti vio-
Sound designer and artist, Yann Seznec’s work
inmates, young offenders and refugees. LMN
conducting from the University of Alberta,
linist in Portugal’s Orquestra do Norte, she
has been shown at the Scottish National
musicians deliver over 3,000 performances,
Canada. Associate Conductor of the Hungarian
returned to Scotland where she freelanced with
Gallery of Modern Art, the Scottish National
workshops and training events each year.
Radio Children’s Choir from 1997 to 2009, he
Scottish Ballet’s orchestra and started her own
Portrait Gallery, Inspace, Chapter Cardiff, MIT
has held workshops for choral conductors and
string
Sistema
Media Lab and the Hannah Maclure Gallery.
Bill C Martin is Music Education Manager at
music educators in Australia, Canada, Ireland,
Scotland’s Big Noise in 2009, she worked as a
Awarded grants and residencies by the Scottish
Yamaha
Poland, Portugal, Switzerland, Singapore and
violin teacher and for NYCoS delivering musi-
Arts Council, Creative Scotland, New Media
The Philippines.
cianship classes.
Scotland and the British Council, he is founder
Chris Nichol is the driving force behind music
Leading folk animateur, Carolyn Robson stud-
cialising in fun and intuitive musical software.
Music
Europe,
co-ordinating
Yamaha’s music education activities in the UK
quartet.
Before
joining
and director of Lucky Frame, a company spe-
and Ireland. He leads the company's national music education projects, activities, partner-
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Ian Singleton, conference producer, has spent
Classical Music. She recently moved from
Sarah Thurstan founded Performance Link in
more than twenty years as a content producer
London to the Welsh borders where she works
2000 to provide coaching in presentation skills
behalf of musicians who teach. Recent initia-
and event organiser. His work has taken him all
as a freelance writer and editor for a variety of
to clients such as Microsoft and BBC TV. Having
tives include an agreement with the National
over the world – he is currently pioneering a 3D
music-related publications and sings with sev-
performed in many stage and screen produc-
Union of Teachers, a collaboration with online
learning initiative in the Middle East. Ian con-
eral choirs including Hereford Choral Society.
tions including Silent Witness, Casualty and
teacher database musicteachers.co.uk and the
Coronation Street, her work as an actor allows
bespoke course, Child Protection Awareness in
Royal College of Music Junior Department
her to understand how frightening and difficult
Music developed in conjunction with the NSPCC, ABRSM and MusicLeader.
ceived and founded icanplayit (www.icanplayit.com) where he has worked with musi-
has transformed the work the MU does on
cians such as Guy Pratt of Pink Floyd and clar-
Head of Composition and Musicianship, David
it is to present – a skill of growing importance
inettist Emma Johnson.
Sutton-Anderson studied at the RCM and the
in the educational world today.
Hebridean folk-rock band, Skerryvore has
for dance, film, TV and concert platform.
Principal of the RSAMD, John Wallace CBE is
instrumentalist, singer, composer and folk
gripped audiences from Chicago to Beijing and
David’s music has been recorded on Black Box,
greatly in demand as a soloist, recitalist, con-
music educator. His dedication to preserving, maintaining and creating traditional music was
Director of Wren Music, Paul Wilson is a multi-
Cologne Musikhochschule and has composed
been the highlight of festivals including Italy’s
Oboe Classics, Meridian, Classicprint and sfz
ductor, recording artist, teacher and writer.
MagiaCeltica, Holland’s Celtic Crackers and
music. He is Associate Professor, University of
After attending King’s College, Cambridge, he
rewarded in 2002 with an Honorary MA in
Scotland’s Celtic Connections. When not tour-
Notre Dame, member of music staff, Royal
was Principal Trumpet of the Philharmonia for
Music Education from the University of
ing, Skerryvore’s involvement with Live Music
Opera Covent Garden and conductor of
nearly 20 years. He has given masterclasses
Plymouth. He sat on the Music Manifesto
Now has seen the band participate in perform-
Sounds Positive.
worldwide and participated in Arts Council
Partnership & Advocacy Group, works closely
tours in the UK and Australia. He is Fellow of the
with Sing Up and led the delivery of Vocal
ronments such as The Royal Blind School,
Chris Swaffer was educated at Chetham’s
Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Royal
Force training for teachers and singing leaders
Artlink Central and HMP Cornton Vale.
School of Music and holds a Masters degree in
College of Music.
in Devon.
ances and workshops in key community envi-
composition and conducting from Manchester Pete Sparkes divides his time between work
University. He is Musical Director of the Auricle
Profoundly deaf since the age of eight, organist
Katherine Zeserson, Director of Learning and
as a freelance project leader throughout
Ensemble and Edinburgh Festival Symphony
and pianist, Paul Whittaker OBE studied music
Participation at The Sage Gateshead, is
Scotland and the North of England and his posi-
Orchestra
St
at Wadham College, Oxford and the Royal
responsible for programmes including The
tion as Artistic Director for Drake Music
Petersburg Academic and Ukrainian State
Northern College of Music. In 1988, he found-
Sage Gateshead’s region-wide delivery, work-
Scotland. He has led projects with many differ-
Symphony Orchestras. He is UK consultant for
ed the charity Music and the Deaf to help deaf
ing with people of all ages and aspirations; and
ent participant groups for various organisations
NOTION notation and conducting software and
people access music and performing arts. In
three ground-breaking national programmes –
including Drake Music Scotland, Scottish
conducting consultant to MusicInset.com.
2010, Paul gave the first signed Prom at the
REFLECT (Creative Partnerships co-mentor-
Royal Albert Hall. He works regularly with
ing); Sing Up, the Music Manifesto National
Rambert Dance and The Sixteen choir.
Singing Programme; and Vocal Force, a nation-
and
has
conducted
the
Chamber Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Artlink Central and Jessie’s Fund.
Tim Swingler has run workshops and training courses with Soundbeam in more than 20
al workforce development initiative for singing
Clare Stevens is a former editor of Music
countries. His recent sessions in New York were
Musicians’ Union National Organiser for Live
leaders. She performs regularly with a cappella
Teacher magazine and deputy editor of
reported as ‘momentous’.
Performance and Teaching, Diane Widdison
vocal ensembles, Mouthful and Human Music.
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10, Stratford Place, London WC1 1AA, UK
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Drake Music Scotland
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SPACE, Harewood Road, Edinburgh EH16 4NT, UK
Tailours House, High Road, Chigwell IG7 6DL, UK
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become instant music-makers without the need to play an instrument. Step-by-step lesson
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Drums for Schools
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Louder Than Life
National Youth Choir of Scotland
Innovation Way, Barnsley, S75 1JL, UK
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Musicians’ Union
Roland UK
60-62, Clapham Road, London SW9 0JJ, UK
Atlantic Close, Swansea SA7 9FJ, UK
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T: +44 (0)1792 702 701. E David Barnard, Head of Education: david.barnard@roland.co.uk
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Normans Musical Instruments is the UK’s leading supplier and education specialist of musi-
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NOTION Music
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