We are pleased to be able to confirm that there will be three free of charge showings of the fantastic Ten Pieces Film at The Courtyard. These will be on Thursday 9th October at 10:00 am, 11:30 am and 1:00 pm. If you would like to book seats for any of these screenings, please contact The Courtyard on 01432 340555. You will need to have registered to take part in the project before you can do this.
Today we all had the privilege of working with some brilliant children and adults at St. Mary’s in Fownhope where we spent the afternoon with Foundation and Key Stage One. The pupils all learned new songs, singing with expression and thinking carefully about the meaning of the words they were singing. It was really rewarding to see the children (and teachers) having so much fun and making such great progress. Year One even managed to write their own song! We’re really looking forward to our next session there in October.
Here is a great page with information about implementing the new curriculum in music. Get in touch if you’d like support with this.
http://www.ism.org/nationalcurriculum
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/dont-stop-the-music
What an interesting documentary – showing the challenges teachers face when teaching music and how amazing it is when our young people are inspired by it.
Interesting article in the Guardian:
“Pianist tackles ‘shocking state’ of school music lessons”
