Services for Education

Example 1: beginner group

RECORD OF MUSICAL ACHIEVEMENT

Name of school Birchfield Community School Name of class, ensemble or pupil(s) Isam Hussain, Ammarah Islam, Abbubakhor (indicating instrument/year group as Ahmed, Kadijah Begum (Class 18 -Year 5) appropriate) Clarinet Academic year 2011-12

Details of performances, ensemble membership, repertoire, examination successes, etc. (Including, where possible, electronic links to recordings and/or notation.) http://birchfield.bham.sch.uk/concert/121211 “Merrily”, 12th December 2011 (performance in school assembly) http://birchfield.bham.sch.uk/woodwind/070312 “Haunted House”, group composition, 7th March 2012 (performance in School assembly) http://birchfield.bham.sch.uk/woodwind/150512 “Broadway Blues”, School Orchestra in collaboration with Broadway School musicians, 15th May 2012 (performance in School assembly)

Review of attainment and progress during the year After a series of workshop sessions in September and October, the group started regular, weekly lessons in November. They quickly established good, basic technique on the instrument and I was delighted that, in December, they were able to perform two simple pieces of music fluently, from memory, at an assembly for parents. During the Spring Term the group continued to develop their instrumental technique, performing longer, more complex tunes, using an increasing range of notes. They also developed their confidence in improvising and were involved in composing their own music, often from a descriptive starting point, both individually and as a group. In the Summer Term, the group began to take part in School Orchestra rehearsals and responded well to the new challenges of this situation: the need to match their playing to that of other musicians playing different instruments (in terms of rhythm and dynamic level, for example); reading from musical notation. The group demonstrated their wide range of well-established musical skills when they performed in the Assembly in May. I expect the young musicians to continue to make good progress in their music-making in Year 6, particularly if they are able to do more regular clarinet practice at home. Signed

Name and position Akron Bilk, Woodwind Teacher

Date 20th May 2012