5 MARCH 2020 LONDON OLYMPIA Showshow Guideguide
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Welcome
It’s a pleasure to welcome you to the eighth annual Music & with experts in each topic we’ve set for discussion, so that you Drama Education Expo | London – we hope that the inspiration can bring and share your own ideas with your peers, but also you will fi nd in our programme of speakers, the exhibitors rest assured that you can simply sit back and learn from others’ you chat to, and other delegates you knowledge. You'll fi nd the programme meet will send you away with a newly for the Sharing Lab in among the session invigorated teaching practice. details from page 12 onwards. This year’s programme is, as always, The exhibitors at the show come from hugely diverse, and rich with new ideas. all over the arts education world and Our advisory panel of teachers and include publishers, resource suppliers, industry leaders has helped us to plan examining bodies and associations. sessions which respond directly to your There’s a full list containing all the needs, and the desires of your superiors. exhibitors' details, including websites We know that a day out from your busy where you can learn more, from page 42, teaching schedule isn’t an easy thing to manage, and we’ve with a fl oorplan available to help you fi nd them from page 40. made sure that the programme on offer is really valuable CPD There are three café spaces in which you can meet other for you. To fi nd out what is going on for your specialism, turn delegates and take a rest from the packed schedule of the day. fi rst to page 8 for an overview of the conference programme In the central Rocksteady Café with your coffee you can enjoy which will show you all session titles, locations and speakers performances and interviews from the performance stage. We’re in a handy double-page timetable, and then to page 12 for full very excited to be welcoming superstars on both days: choirmaster information on each session, listed by theatre. Gareth Malone on Day 1; and singer Jaz Karis and actor Christopher Seasoned expo visitors will notice a few improvements this Eccleston on Day 2. year: we have increased the number of sessions with Drama or While you’re taking a break, make use of the free delegate Wi- crossover relevance so that we are at 50/50 with Music for the Fi to share your experiences on social media, with the hashtag fi rst time since Drama was added to the programme! This means and handle #MDEE and @MusicEdExpo. that although many Drama sessions still take place in The Space, If you need assistance, please fi nd a member of our team or our special walled-off room in the back corner of the show, visit the MAG stand at J11. We’re delighted that you chose to take there are also a number of Drama workshops and seminars in a day or two to spend with us and we’d love to meet you and the other spaces, so be sure to follow the pink dots across the ensure that you get the very best from your time at Expo. sessions timetable and fi nd everything that is on offer. We have also inaugurated a new theatre, the Exhibitor Sarah Lambie Showcase Theatre, where exhibitors from the show are Head of Content (Drama), Editor, Drama & Theatre programmed in to give you in-depth introductions to products, [email protected] services and resources. Chris Walters The Sharing Lab has gone from strength to strength since its Head of Content (Music), Editor, Music Teacher inauguration in 2017. This year we’ve ensured that it’s populated [email protected] Contents 03 Welcome 25 The Exhibitor Showcase Theatre 05 Visitor information 28 Speaker biographies 07 Programme introduction 40 Floorplan & exhibitor list 08 Day one timetable 42 Exhibitor listings 10 Day two timetable 55 Thank you to our sponsors 13 Session details 56 The Music & Drama Education 22 Performances and Fireside Chats Awards 2020
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Visitor Information Opening times DAY 1 9.00am - doors open 9.15am - welcome/warm up 10.00am - first session begins 5.00pm - show closes
DAY 2 9.00am - doors open 9.15am - welcome/warm up 10.00am - first session begins 4.30pm - show closes
Cafés Our exhibitors on the exhibition floor may also have scanning There are three cafés servicing the show: Slice (located next to devices. Exhibitors must ask your consent to scan your badge. the lifts) and the Workshop Café (next to the Workshop) which By allowing an exhibitor to scan your badge during the event offer a selection of breakfast items, sandwiches, salads, paninis you are consenting to your registration details being shared with and hot and cold drinks; and the Rocksteady Café (in front of these exhibitors. the Performance Stage at the heart of the show), which houses a coffee cart and serves sweet treats, tea and espresso and filter coffee. Need help? If you need help, please stop any member of staff (recognisable from their name badge) or make your way to our Organisers’ Cloakroom Office, which is located by the cloakroom. Staff will also be The cloakroom is located next to the Workshop Theatre. Please available on stand J11. note that all items are left at the owner’s risk, and Music & Drama Education Expo cannot take any responsibility for lost or stolen goods. Want to get involved with Manchester 2020 or Toilets London 2021? There are two sets of toilets which are located at the top left and top right hand sides of the floorplan – near to the Exhibitor For information on participating in future Music & Drama Showcase and Keynote theatres respectively. Education Expos, please visit us on stand J11.
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Programme introduction
elcome to the programme: once again there are more than 100 sessions for you to explore and enjoy, and you The Advisory Board have complete freedom to roam between music and Wdrama sessions and those which are equally useful to both, so do explore the content on offer for those on the other end of the staffroom creative arts sofa! There are five theatres, a Sharing Lab, and a Performance Stage, all hosting sessions and speakers, so there are plenty of places to go in search of your next piece of inspiration. As always, we’ve put together the programme in consultation Dr Steven Paul Harris, Vanessa Lee, with a specialist advisory board to whom we’re enormously Berryman, Composer and Private grateful, and details of whom you’ll find on this page. The next Director of Music, Writer, Faber instrumental four pages detail all the sessions we have on offer over the next City of London Music teacher, Vanessa School for Girls Lee Music Tuition two days in programme timetables, after which detail on each session is offered in the ensuing pages, organised by location and in chronological order. To help you navigate the programme, we have handy coloured dots on the timetable which highlight each sesssion's area of interest. Key stage applicability is also listed.
The Theatres Keynote Theatre Our keynote theatre features high-profile speakers and our Zeena Rasheed, Matt Yeoman, most in-demand sessions. Having programmed this year’s expo Teacher, Assistant amongst much political upheaval and uncertainty, we have no Penistone Headteacher, political sessions here for 2020: this is a space for interactive Grammar School Queen’s Park High School practical sessions and keynote seminars on a grand scale. Chester
Seminar Theatre Leading practitioners and award-winning educators present on the latest trends and approaches and provide examples of best practice that can easily be applied to your everyday teaching. Sharing Lab Come to see fellow delegates sharing thoughts on what’s The Workshop working well in their practice, aided by experts on each topic Make some noise in our interactive workshop room. You’ll leave with first-hand accounts to give, and bring along your own ideas these sessions armed with plenty of practical ideas and new and resources to the sharing lab table. skills to incorporate into your lessons. Performance stage The Space, sponsored by Theatrical Rights Worldwide This central platform in the exhibition space will play host to Our quiet stand-alone studio space hosts many of the drama Gareth Malone for our Day 1 warm-up, and then to fireside chat sessions, and provides the space for work on movement, body, interviews, performances and even the giving of an award. For improvisation and devising, as well as some practical music and full details on the programme for the Performance Stage, turn to Early Years sessions. page 22.
The Exhibitor Showcase Theatre Leading practitioners and specialists in their field from among Theatre etiquette our exhibitors will guide you through practical applications We kindly ask delegates to exit the theatres in-between sessions for their products, services and resources in this dedicated – even if you plan to attend the next session in the same room. showcase space. For detail on sessions in this theatre, turn to This policy makes it fair on those delegates already queuing page 25. to enter.
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. . Building a Drama curriculum to evidence character education for . the new Ofsted framework . Gareth Malone and Catherine de BBC Bring the Noise – Play it! We are all storytellers: storytelling, Sybel: get the whole school singing Early Years-KS1 drama and literacy in primary Speaker: Jo Lock Smith . Presented by: CeCe Sammy and Geneva schools KS2-5 . Speakers: Gareth Malone and London Catherine de Sybel BBC Education Speaker: Malcolm Jennings . All KSs Early Years-KS2 .
. . Integrating cloud technology into The holistic primary piano teacher your Music curriculum . KS3-5 Speaker: Stephen Marquiss . Sing a song – tell a tale! Presented by: Annie Argyropulo- Performing classical text: KS1-2 Palmer, Richard Payne, MusicFirst a masterclass in techniques and . Speaker: Sue Nicholls approaches . Early Years-KS1 Speaker: Nathan Crossan-Smith . KS3-5 . ACE Teaching: Using Analysis, Creativity, and Expression in Music . Education KS1-3 . Presented by: David Andruss Hal Leonard Europe, Piano Adventures . . ‘Viewpoints’ improvisation Group teaching for early stage technique in the Drama classroom piano students . . Reimagining primary music for the Time-saving tools in Dorico music Speaker: Erika Hughes Speaker: Melanie Bowes new Ofsted framework notation software KS4-5 KS1-2 . KS3-5 . Speaker: Liz Staord Presented by: Daniel Spreadbury, KS1-2 Steinberg . .
. . Discover Nuvo Instruments Introducing design and stage KS1-2 management: backstage . Presented by: Lisa O’Connor, Thomas involvement for your students in . Pop music masterclass Lydon Devising physical theatre with and out of school Frederick Hyde practitioner inspiration . Speakers: Dan Francis, Alex Forryan Speaker: Jo Franklin . All KSs Speaker: Adam Milford KS3-5 . KS3-4 . Vamoosh your way to success! KS1-4 . Presented by: Abigail Dance . Hal Leonard Europe, Vamoosh Supportive feedback in the arts classroom: an introduction to the . Critical Response Process . Exploring and extending picture books through Drama . Speaker: Erika Hughes . KS4-5 Should we be unconditional in our The smarter way to learn and play Speaker: Patrice Baldwin teaching? music with LUMI by ROLI KS1-2 . KS1-3 . Speaker: Paul Harris Presented by: Laura Murden All KSs Hal Leonard Europe, ROLI . .
. . Teaching Piano in the 2020s Musical play and stories to nurture KS1-4 communication in young children . Presented by: Paul Myatt with additional needs . Performance anxiety: a practical Forte School of Music, Piano Teaching Music and sound technology for guide for music teachers Success drama productions . Speaker: Emma Hutchinson . Early Years-KS2 Speakers: Alison Daubney, Gregory Speaker: David Ward Daubney KS3-5 . All KSs .
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The Workshop Performance Stage Sharing Lab
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. . Welcome from our Heads of Content
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. . Music theory for the 21st-century student . Speaker: Jane Emmanuel . Teaching sight-reading through duet playing All KSs . Speaker: James Rae . All KSs
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. . Arts essays: teaching the literacy aspects of music and drama courses . . The Bollywood Progression Project Fireside chat | Gareth Malone Speaker: Dale Wills KS4-5 . Speaker: Kay Charlton . KS2-4
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. . Debating the new National Plan for Music How to develop your own music programme for Education health and wellbeing . Speakers: Panel members TBC . All KSs Speaker: Mike Simpson All KSs . . Gifted and talented are dangerous words . Speaker: Samantha Coates . All KSs
. . Performance | NYJO, with presentation of Will Michael Jazz Award . .
. . Running a successful and inclusive primary or Music bites beginner orchestra . Speaker: Judith McAuslan . Speaker: Nathaniel Dye KS1-2 KS2-3 . .
. . Performance | BYMT: Nurturing musical stars of tomorrow . .
. . What can I do with my music trolley? How to help your students get in to drama school . Speaker: Mike Simpson . Early Years Fireside chat | Helen Barratt: Head of Stage Speaker: Andy Johnson Management at Mountview KS5 . .
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. . Facilitating positive musical experiences in the Friday Afternoons: invigorate singing in your Early Years and KS1 setting school . . Speaker: Clare Seymour Speakers: Charlotte Brosnan, Charles MacDougall Early Years-KS1 All KSs . .
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. . Welcome from our Heads of Content . . Warm-up: Call and response song from West Africa . . Speaker: Kwame Bakoji-Hume All KSs . . Raising the profile of your Drama department . . Reducing barriers to music for deaf Deconstruction How to be with yourself so you can Speakers: Annabel Thomas, children and young people KS5+ be with others – in front of others Holly Barradell . Presented by: Ski Oakenfull KS2-5 . Speakers: Lottie Brooke, Jennifer Point Blank Music School Speaker: Andy Johnson Cohen All KSs . All KSs .
. . Sing! Play! Learn! Inclusive singing Using Novation Launchpads in the and music making with Al Start classroom . KS1-2 . Opening up Music Education Hubs Presented by: Al Start Using Drama to explore cultural Speaker: James Manwaring for disabled young people Hal Leonard Europe, Collins Music diversity KS2-5 . . Speakers: Douglas Noble, Oliver Cross, Speaker: Zeena Rasheed Cassie Gurling, Beverley Heard, Jak KS3-5 . Berry . All KSs Addanote: the new and unique video-based Errorless Learning system; an extra teacher . in the classroom and at home. KS2-4 . Presented by: Eric Lewis, David Shaw CalmusComposer: an AI software Addanote for teaching music composition . . Speakers: Kjartan Olafsson, Pétur Jónasson . KS2-5 . Rap Club: embracing youth culture Ukulele School: Get children Drama, a most effective link: cross- playing their first song in minutes! curricular application for Drama . Speaker: Benjamin Turner KS1-2 techniques . All KSs Presented by: Paul Mansell Hal Leonard Europe, Kevin Mayhew Speaker: David Bedward . . KS1-2 Building and assessing a knowledge-rich Drama curriculum . . Speaker: Keith Burt KS3-5 . . Building and maintaining a Using music to create physical successful state secondary music theatre with text . department . Speaker: David Farmer Speakers: Hanh Doan, David Guinane KS2-5 . KS3-5 . Build a Band Notation, aural learning or both? KS1-2 . Presented by: Sarah Watts Speaker: Victoria Jaquiss . Hal Leonard Europe, Kevin Mayhew All KSs
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. . Italian music education: leading An Introduction to Sequencing with Starting with scripts the way the KORG Kross 2 . KS3 Speaker: Zeena Rasheed . Speakers: Francesca Christmas, Presented by: Luke Edwards KS3-5 Annalisa Spadolini KORG UK . All KSs . Lifelong career development for music teachers, from ITT to . doctoral study . Speaker: Rebecca Berkley . All KSs . Coaching and mentoring Stage combat: the foundations of techniques for instrumental/vocal communication and storytelling . teachers . Speaker: Adam Milford Speaker: Jane Booth, Jane Cook, KS3-5 . Neyire Ashworth . All KSs
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The Workshop Performance Stage Sharing Lab
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. . Performance | Rocksteady Music School Adult music learning: challenges and opportunities . . The composition conundrum: encouraging Speaker: Barbara Eifler creativity in the classroom KS5+ . . Speaker: Paul Tierney KS4-5 . .
. . Fireside chat | Jaz Karis Through the mask: empowering children with SEND in the Drama classroom . . Why manage behaviour when you can manage Speaker: Cheryl Stapleton energy? KS3-5 . . Speaker: Rachel Hawker All KSs . .
. . Creative careers advice for your students . Speaker: Adam Milford . KS4-5
. . Get on Your Feet! A contemporary music and wellbeing project . . Speakers: Debbie Kent, John Bangham KS3-4 . .
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. . Minerva Scientifica: composing music with Performance | Teachers Rock® Youth Choir science . . Speaker: Frances M Lynch KS3-4 . .
. . Inter-school drama collaboration to the benefit of all . . Speakers: Ali Warren, Catherine Nash KS4-5 . . The Modulo approach to small ensembles . Speakers: Anna Williams-Haines, Emma Oliver-Trend . KS3-5 Fireside chat | Christopher Eccleston
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. . Adventurous music-making with Ocarina Music e-learning: friend or foe? Workshop . Speaker: Tom Rogers, Sarah Goodwin . Speaker: David Liggins All KSs KS1-3 . .
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Session details
Day 1: Wednesday 4 March Should we be unconditional in our teaching? Keynote Theatre 14:45 – 15:30 Gareth Malone and Catherine de Sybel: get the whole school Prolific musician, writer, composer and music pedagogue Paul singing Harris asks should we be unconditional in our teaching? Are 10:15 – 11:00 there resulting winners or losers? And exactly how can we be? An exciting practical workshop by two of the UK’s leading [All KSs] Speaker: Paul Harris musicians to explore group singing in schools. Understand the case for, and potential of, secular singing assemblies. Performance anxiety: a practical guide for music teachers [All KSs] Speakers: Gareth Malone, Catherine de Sybel 15:45 – 16:30 From the authors of Performance anxiety: A practical guide for Sing a song – tell a tale! music teachers, this ISM Trust workshop provides guidance and 11:15 – 12:00 practical strategies to enhance students’ development over time. A practical session for EYFS generalist practitioners offering [All KSs] Speakers: Alison Daubney, Gregory Daubney songs and musical activities to bring traditional stories to life. [Early Years – KS1] Speaker: Sue Nicholls Looking for the Exhibitor Showcase Theatre? Turn to page 25 for full details of sessions from our exhibitors Reimagining primary music for the new Ofsted framework 12:30 – 13:15 Consider the changes that primary schools may need to make to The Space their music curriculum in the light of the new inspection focus We are all storytellers: storytelling, drama and literacy in on curriculum quality and progression, rather than on teaching primary schools quality. Look at curriculum design to ensure progression, and 10:15 – 11:00 assessment methods to demonstrate this progression, during a This practical drama session will explore the correlation deep dive process. between children’s skills and confidence as oral and physical [KS1-2] Speaker: Liz Sta ord storytellers and story makers and their attainment in speaking and writing. Pop music masterclass [Early Years – KS2] Speaker: Malcolm Jennings 13:30 – 14:15 In this masterclass, Dan and Alex will take a backline of Performing classical text: a masterclass in techniques and student musicians (Guitar, Drums, Bass and Keys) through the approaches Rockschool graded exam repertoire and how to support the 11:15 – 12:00 development of technical skill and understanding as found in A 45-minute session from the National Youth Theatre, exploring the exams; ensemble skill; and musical understanding which and sharing best practice to teach students approaches to supports progress in both the formal and informal learning auditioning with classical texts. environment. [KS3-5] Speaker: Nathan Crossan-Smith [All KSs] Speakers: Dan Francis, Alex Forryan ‘Viewpoints’ improvisation technique in the Drama classroom 12:15 – 13:00 This introductory workshop will teach delegates how to use ‘Viewpoints’ improvisation techniques to create performance with secondary students. The Viewpoints system, as developed by Anne Bogart and Tina Landau, is a powerful improvisational tool that can be of great value to drama teachers and directors of young actors. [KS4-5] Speaker: Erika Hughes
Devising physical theatre with practitioner inspiration 13:30 – 14:15 A brief introduction to physical theatre techniques inspired by Brecht, Artaud, Grotowski, Frantic Assembly, Complicite, DV8, Derevo and Jacques Lecoq. A practical session, improvising,
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fresh strategies for integrating meaningful, joyful learning with healthy, expressive coordination, every step of the way. [KS1-2] Speaker: Stephen Marquiss
Group teaching for early stage piano students 12:15 – 13:00 We will consider how early stages learners can access piano learning, demonstrating how groups can offer the ideal set-up. [KS1, KS2] Speaker: Melanie Bowes
Introducing design and stage management: backstage involvement for your students in and out of school 13:15 – 14:00 In this session we’ll look at practical advice for teachers on involving and advising their students in the backstage roles at school – both for curriculum requirements if they choose design specialisms in lighting, sound or costume, and in more general contexts such as school plays. We will also consider playing and creating moments of theatre. how teachers can make good quality opportunities and advice [KS3-4] Speaker: Adam Milford available for enthusiastic students to explore and experience backstage work so that they can apply to drama schools for Exploring and extending picture books through Drama technical, stage management and design courses with some 14:30 – 15:15 knowledge and practical experience under their belt. This workshop uses drama strategies to enter and explore [KS3-5] Speaker: Jo Franklin a picture book, exploring and developing interplay between images and text. Supportive feedback in the arts classroom: an introduction to [KS1-2] Speaker: Patrice Baldwin the Critical Response Process 14:15 – 15:00 Music and sound technology for drama productions This workshop will introduce educators to the Critical Response 15:45 – 16:30 Process, a system for giving supportive, constructive, and non- This session will cover how to get good show sound for a school judgemental feedback. concert, musical, play, lecture or event; the difference between [KS4-5] Speaker: Erika Hughes sound reinforcement and PA; speakers, speaker positions and room and stage acoustics; feedback problems; microphone Musical play and stories to nurture communication in young types and tips; handheld mics, radio mics, leads, safety, snakes, children with additional needs audio interfaces; foldback and monitoring; sound mixers and 15:30 – 16:15 interfaces. A lively, interactive and thought-provoking workshop to show [KS3-5] Speaker: David Ward how young children’s communicative and vocalising skills can be nurtured through musical play and musical story-tales. Seminar Theatre [Early Years-KS2] Speaker: Emma Hutchinson Building a Drama curriculum to evidence character education for the new Ofsted framework The Workshop 10:00 – 10:45 Teaching sight-reading through duet playing This seminar considers Ofsted’s new inspection framework and 10:15 – 11:00 how Drama could support character development through its James Rae teaches sight reading through duet playing and uses curriculum and assessment. the same principal as in chess or tennis: if you wish to improve [KS2-5] Speaker: Jo Lock Smith your game, you play against a stronger player. This places the student in a sink-or-swim situation and in time their game will The holistic primary piano teacher naturally improve. 11:00 – 11:45 [All KSs] Speaker: James Rae A chance to wave goodbye to any lingering outdated, unergonomic ‘rules’ that may even impact our teaching subconsciously, this seminar will explore the goldmine that is a Grade 1 piano piece from fresh, holistic perspectives. Learn
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What can I do with my music trolley? 14:45 – 15:30 There is an increasing focus on the importance of music in EYFS settings and the instruments on a music trolley are often the first source of practical music making for children aged 0-5 years. In this inventive, humorous and interactive session (featuring a real, wild music trolley) delegates will learn music and rhythms from several cultures suitable for EYFS children. [Early Years] Speaker: Mike Simpson
Facilitating positive musical experiences in the Early Years and KS1 setting 15:45 – 16:30 Outlining ‘best practice’, plus interactive songs and ways of teaching to accommodate and embrace the unexpected. [Early Years-KS1] Speaker: Clare Seymour
Looking for the Performance Stage? Turn to page 22 for full details of performances and fireside chats
Sharing Lab Music theory for the 21st-century student 10:00 – 10:45 Integrating theory into music lessons from the beginning in a way that works for 21st-century students. [All KSs] Speaker: Jane Emmanuel
Arts essays: teaching the literacy aspects of music and drama courses The Bollywood Progression Project 11:00 – 11:45 11:15 – 12:00 A forum for sharing literacy approaches from the classroom, Find out how Bollywood Brass Academy works with Music drawing on real-life experiences. Bring along your own Education Hubs, schools and ensembles to promote approaches to share with peers, and learn how to utilise instrumental progression with Whole Class Ensemble Teaching technology to support and track learning; embed vocab; (WCET). differentiate approaches for individual students; and offer [KS2-4] Speaker: Kay Charlton Learning Support for creatives. [Key stages 4-5] Speaker: Dale Wills Gifted and talented are dangerous words 12:30 – 13:15 How to develop your own music programme for health and In this thought-provoking session these ‘dangerous’ words will wellbeing be redefined, showing the opportunities we all have to reach our 12:00 – 12:45 potential. Using practical exercises developed by neuroscientists, a session [All KSs] Speaker: Samantha Coates on how music can strengthen immunity and reduce stress. [All KSs] Speaker: Mike Simpson Running a successful and inclusive primary or beginner orchestra Music bites 13:30 – 14:15 13:30 – 14:15 Practical ideas for repertoire, arranging, rehearsal technique and Short musical activities to help classroom teachers improve warm-ups to make your orchestra feel like rock stars! their confidence and realise that they can ‘do music’. [KS2-3] Speaker: Nathaniel Dye [KS1-2] Speaker: Judith McAuslan
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How to help your students get in to drama school Ministry of Education on Italy’s ground-breaking new cultural 14:45 – 15:30 education law. What to say and do to encourage, support and inform [All KSs] Speakers: Annalisa Spadolini, Francesca Christmas your students about the exacting process of drama school application, preparation, interview and audition. Coaching and mentoring techniques for instrumental/vocal [KS5] Speaker: Andy Johnson teachers 15:45 – 16:30 Friday Afternoons: invigorate singing in your school Using Executive Coaching’s OSCAR model, this demonstration 15:45 – 16:30 lesson explores client-led discovery of solutions through critical Friday Afternoons’ teacher ambassadors share techniques and self-reflection. resources from this innovative school singing programme. [All KSs] Speakers: Jane Booth, Jane Cook, Neyire Ashworth [All KSs] Speakers: Charles MacDougall, Charlotte Brosnan Looking for the Exhibitor Showcase Theatre? Turn to page 25 Day 2: Thursday 5 March for full details of sessions from our exhibitors Keynote Theatre Warm-up: Call and response song from West Africa The Space 09:30 – 10:00 How to be with yourself so you can be with others – in front of Discover how to lead call and response songs for your students, others learning the context and the meaning of the words. 10:15 – 11:00 [All KSs] Speaker: Kwame Bakoji-Hume A workshop with games designed to explore techniques to allow the performer to be open to themselves, in the moment, and Reducing barriers to music for deaf children and young people aware of others. Be more connected to yourself and the energy 10:15 – 11:00 of others, to better support the work in the room. An engaging, informative, practice sharing seminar, on the topic [All KSs] Speaker: Andy Johnson of meaningful music making with deaf children and young people. Using Drama to explore cultural diversity [All KSs] Speaker: Lottie Brook 11:15 – 12:00 Practical Drama has real potential as a way of exploring cultural Opening up Music Education Hubs for disabled young people diversity theory, looking at identity, stereotypes, racism, 11:15 – 12:00 prejudice, and ways of seeing our culture. This workshop looks A multi perspective panel session sharing the learning at techniques like verbatim and devising, and scripts, as ways outcomes and role in the inclusion journey for Music Education to enable more confident teaching and delivery of what can be Hubs of inclusive ensembles. challenging content. [All KSs] Speakers: Cassie Gurling, Douglas Noble, Oliver Cross, [KS3-5] Speaker: Zeena Rasheed Beverly Heard, Jak Berry
Rap Club: embracing youth culture 12:30 – 13:15 How disengaged school kids – surrounded by knife/gang cultures – became Wembley Superstars... and how your pupils can do the same. [All KSs] Speaker: Benjamin Turner
Building and maintaining a successful state secondary music department 13:30 – 14:15 The Beaumont Music Department shares its top tips and advice for cultivating a successful and thriving music department. [KS3-5] Speakers: David Guinane, Hanh Doan
Italian music education: leading the way 14:45 – 15:30 A presentation from Trinity College London and the Italian
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Seminar Theatre Raising the profile of your Drama department 10:00 – 10:45 This session will share some tried and tested methods to raise the profile of your Drama department within your school and beyond. [KS2-5] Speakers: Annabel Thomas, Holly Barradell
Using Novation Launchpads in the classroom 11:00 – 11:45 Explore the uses of Novation Launchpad technology, with ideas for how it can be applied to the current curriculum. [KS2-5] Speaker: James Manwaring
CalmusComposer: an AI software for teaching music composition 12:00 – 12:45 Introducing software that, among other things, uses Drama, a most eective link: cross-curricular application for improvisation to create real-time, AI-led compositions. Drama techniques [KS2-5] Speakers: Kjartan Olafsson, Pétur Jónasson 12:30 – 13:15 Adopt new drama techniques in your teaching across the Building and assessing a knowledge-rich Drama curriculum curriculum, in particular to help you access and teach foreign 13:00 – 13:45 languages with more confidence. Learn to explore different ways This session offers tips for those of us who have been asked to of improving students’ social, emotional and physical skills, and create an academically challenging, knowledge rich, broad and understand different ways in which technology can enhance balanced, progressive, responsive and ambitious curriculum students’ learning. recently. [KS1-2] Speaker: David Bedward [KS3-5] Speaker: Keith Burt
Using music to create physical theatre with text Notation, aural learning or both? 13:30 – 14:15 14:00 – 14:45 This workshop explores using recorded music to add A thoughtful session asking whether your classroom music atmosphere to drama activities, and new dimensions to devised curriculum really considers the needs of your students. performance. [All KSs] Speaker: Victoria Jaquiss [KS2-5] Speaker: David Farmer Lifelong career development for music teachers, from ITT to Starting with scripts doctoral study 14:45 – 15:30 15:15 – 16:00 An accessible, practical, on-your-feet way to support the Reviewing music education qualifications for music teachers, ‘Performing from a script’ unit common to several exam boards. plus how to plan strategically to build a career portfolio. We all teach some wonderful actors who struggle with the [All KSs] Speaker: Rebecca Berkley literacy demands of a professional script. This workshop offers strategies for understanding character, plot and structure on their creative journey. [KS3-5] Speaker: Zeena Rasheed
Stage combat: the foundations of communication and storytelling 15:45 – 16:30 Stage combat training bonds performers, providing a strong foundation in storytelling and communication techniques, all while learning how to beat each other up, safely! [KS3-5] Speaker: Adam Milford
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The Modulo approach to small ensembles 14:45 – 15:30 Kick-start a modulo – a small mixed ensemble – in your school, with practical tips in this inclusive music-making session. [KS3-5] Speakers: Anna Williams-Haines, Emma Oliver-Trend
Adventurous music-making with Ocarina Workshop 15:45 – 16:30 Identify and practise 10 key elements of music through singing and playing instruments together. [KS1-3] Speaker: David Liggins
Looking for the Performance Stage? Turn to page 22 for full details of performances and fireside chats
Sharing Lab Adult music learning: challenges and opportunities 10:00 – 10:45 Who are adult music learners? What are their challenges? How can you adapt your practice to reach them more effectively? Explore and share answers to these questions in this interactive Sharing Lab. [KS5+] Speaker: Barbara Eifler
Through the mask: empowering children with SEND in the Drama classroom 11:00 – 11:45 How can drama be inclusive to all, yet still be challenging? This The Workshop session looks at inclusive teaching methods and strategies, The composition conundrum: encouraging creativity in the starting with the power of the mask as a tool for enabling the classroom personal development of all pupils. 10:15 – 11:00 [KS3-5] Speaker: Cheryl Stapleton A talk on breaking down barriers associated with creative and meaningful composition in the classroom. Creative careers advice for your students [KS4-5] Speaker: Paul Tierney 12:00 – 12:45 If there’s no money in the arts, how can it contribute £101bn Why manage behaviour when you can manage energy? to the UK economy? It’s time to give good career advice to 11:15 – 12:00 students. A session on spending more time focused on music or drama [KS4-5] Speaker: Adam Milford and less time dealing with behaviour in the classroom. [All KSs] Speaker: Rachel Hawker Inter-school drama collaboration to the benefit of all 14:15 – 15:00 Get on Your Feet! A contemporary music and wellbeing project This session introduces the wonderful world of inter-school 12:30 – 13:15 collaboration where students from different backgrounds devise Introducing units of work that use musical activities as a vehicle performance and learn about themselves. for personal, social and emotional development. [KS4-5] Speakers: Alison Warren, Catherine Nash [KS3-4] Speakers: Debbie Kent, John Bangham Music e-learning: friend or foe? Minerva Scientifica: composing music with science 15:45 – 16:30 13:30 – 14:15 Are online lessons and tools a substitute for a music teacher Celebrating women in science and music and investigating the or a way to enhance lessons and improve outcomes? Explore crossover between scientific and musical processes. answers together in this Sharing Lab discussion. [KS3-4] Speaker: Frances M Lynch [All KSs] Speaker: Tom Rogers
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Performances and fireside chats Wednesday Warm-Up: Gareth Malone 09:30 – 10:00 Superstar choirmaster Gareth Malone will lead us all in a Day 1 warm-up from the Performance Stage, get those voices and bodies working for an energised and inspirational two days at the Expo.
Fireside chat | Gareth Malone 11:15 – 11:35 Hear Gareth being interviewed about singing and music education, and take an opportunity to ask questions from the floor.
Panel | Debating the new National Plan for Music Education 12:00-12:30 This session will debate the government’s planned refresh of the National Plan for Music Education in England. Due to the timing of the government’s announcement, details of speakers for could not be confirmed at time of writing: come along to hear expert commentators discussing the National Plan.
Performance | NYJO, with presentation of Will Michael Jazz Award musicians. Last year’s winner, Camden Music Service, were 13:00 – 13:20 honoured for their outstanding commitment to gender diversity Each year, the Will Michael Jazz Education Award celebrates in jazz and engaging in cross-genre collaboration. Music Services who have excellent provision for jazz & The winner for 2020 will be announced by award-winning improvised music. Today, the winner will be announced saxophonist, MC and broadcaster Soweto Kinch and there will be from a shortlist featuring services from across the country a short performance from members of the National Youth Jazz that demonstrate innovative approaches to engaging young Orchestra (NYJO). The awards are generously supported by the Musicians’ Company and managed by the National Youth Jazz Orchestra
Performance | BYMT: Nurturing musical stars of tomorrow 13:00 – 13:20 An exciting and energetic performance from young British Youth Music Theatre participants featuring the extracts from the musical theatre shows of BYMT Summer Season 2019. Last summer these young people participated in BYMT’s projects, trained with top theatre professionals, put together a new musical theatre show in 2-3 weeks and performed in some of the most prestigious venues across the UK. Today they bring to life the most beautiful and heart-rending moments of those amazing musicals.
Fireside chat | Helen Barratt: Head of Stage Management at Mountview 15:00-15:20 Helen talks to Sarah Lambie, editor of Drama & Theatre, about training and careers in Stage Management and how you can introduce your students to this essential role in the theatre industry while they’re still at school.
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Fireside chat | Jaz Karis 11:00 – 11:20 Brit School alumna and growing vocal star Jaz Karis chats to Chris Walters, Editor of Music Teacher, about getting into the music industry, education and creativity.
Performance | Teachers Rock® Youth Choir 13:30 – 13:50 A collaborative performance by educators and the young people they work with. Witness music and wellbeing in action and expect to be engaged in audience participation, with founder Debbie Kent.
Thursday Fireside chat | Christopher Eccleston Performance | Rocksteady Music School 15:00 – 15:20 10:00 – 10:20 Editor and Head of Content Sarah Lambie meets star of stage A live performance by Rocksteady Music School bands from and screen Christopher Eccleston to talk about drama education local London primary schools. Rocksteady Music School deliver in the UK, and to answer a few of your questions. Essential drama resources for all
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Exhibitor Showcase Theatre
Day 1: Wednesday 4 March applications Auralia for ear training and Focus on Sound, an BBC Bring the Noise – Play it! interactive encyclopedia of instruments and terminology used 10:15 – 10:45 by over 800 secondary schools to support Key Stage 3 and GCSE. Discover how our free interactive tool Play It! can help you teach Following the Music & Drama Education Expo, delegates music to your KS1 and upper EYFS class. Join vocal coach to the will be given the opportunity to road-test the platform and stars and Bring the Noise ambassador CeCe Sammy and nine- all software including Focus on Sound, Auralia, Soundtrap, year-old drumming sensation Geneva London as they take you Noteflight and more. through this exciting interactive resource brought to you by the [KS3-5] Presented by: Richard Payne, Education Manager, BBC’s primary music campaign Bring the Noise. MusicFirst; Annie Argyropulo-Palmer, Head of Music, University of [Early Years – KS1] Presented by: CeCe Sammy, Vocal coach and Birmingham School Bring the Noise Ambassador; Geneva London, BBC Education ACE Teaching: Using Analysis, Creativity, and Expression in Music Integrating cloud technology into your Music curriculum education 11:00 – 11:30 11:45 – 12:15 Following a brief introduction to MusicFirst by Richard Payne, As teachers, how do we bring about a deeper understanding Annie Argyropulo-Palmer will take the stage to tell her story of concepts? More personalised expression? Practical skills for about the technology developments in her Music Department. artistry? The interweaving of analysis, creativity, and expression With years of experience in facing the challenges that are unique provides a practical model for effective music teaching. Learn to music teachers, Annie will showcase how she has embraced more in this session featuring the Piano Adventures curriculum. the latest cloud technology from MusicFirst to broaden her [KS1-3] Presented by: David Andruss, Hal Leonard Europe, Piano curriculum and offer students tools for creativity, music learning, Adventures and assessment. In this session, delegates will learn more about how Time-saving tools in Dorico music notation software technology can enhance creativity and musicality, as well as 12:30 – 13:00 streamline the needs and requirements for being a Music Dorico is the complete music notation solution from Steinberg, teacher in a busy Music Department. Highlights will include the with a version to suit every budget, from a free version for
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students up to the professional version used by top composers, • LEARN music fundamentals not only by playing, but also arrangers and publishers worldwide. Dorico is fast and easy, through fast and fun interactive lessons. and is packed with unique time-saving features that will get you [KS1-3] Presented by: Laura Murden, Hal Leonard Europe, ROLI out from behind your computer and in front of your students or ensembles more quickly than any other software. Teaching piano in the 2020s [KS3-5] Presented by: Daniel Spreadbury, Steinberg 15:30 – 16:00 Children of today are different, they’re busy, screen driven and Discover Nuvo instruments looking for instant success, but learning music isn’t always like 13:15 – 13:45 that. Learn some new strategies to enhance your teaching so A hands-on session, presented by teachers who use the that you can engage your students in learning piano (or any instruments in their daily work. Come and try out the Toots, instrument). These teaching strategies are not new – they’re DooDs, Clarinéos, jSaxes, jFlutes, jHorns and our student flute from educators like Dalcroze, Kodály and Orff. and see what all the fuss is about. No experience necessary! [KS1-4] Presented by: Paul Myatt, Director, Forte School of Music, The session will include a prize draw in which three attendees Piano Teaching Success can win their choice of Nuvo instrument. Nuvo instruments are beautiful, easy to play, waterproof, durable and have been designed by experts to provide the perfect starter instrument, or Day 2: Thursday 5 March an easy transition for recorder players who want to move on to Deconstruction other concert instruments. 10:15 – 10:45 [KS1-2] Presented by: Thomas Lydon, Marketing Manager, Ski will deconstruct a well-known track. This will involve Frederick Hyde; and Lisa O’Connor, Flautist and Founder of Happy providing some background history (fun facts), discussion about Tunes Music Makers the technology used, music theory and production techniques. Ski will then program the track from scratch using Ableton Live Vamoosh your way to success! and Push 2 to reveal the finished production at the end. 14:00 – 14:30 [KS5+] Presented by: Ski Oakenfull, Head of Education & How to deliver an inspiring and dynamic group instrumental Development, Point Blank Music School lesson using the popular Vamoosh material. This session will explore the subtle secrets behind Vamoosh’s success, providing Sing! Play! Learn! Inclusive singing and music making with Al Start great tips on how to motivate your pupils to better themselves. 11:00 – 11:30 Abigail Dance is much in demand as a music educator, workshop Learn songs with signs and actions to improve your SEND leader and ensemble tutor. A ‘dedicated, passionate and selfless provision and offer new ways for all children to access music teacher, musician and inspirer’ she is known for her positive making. Delegates will receive a free pack including access to and inclusive teaching style and her desire to encourage others video demonstrations and song materials. to enjoy music making as much as she does. Her current roles [KS1-2] Presented by: Al Start, Hal Leonard Europe, Collins Music include a diverse range of teaching environments and levels ranging from nursery right through to adult learners. Addanote: the new and unique video-based Errorless Learning [KS1-4] Presented by: Abigail Dance, Hal Leonard Europe, system; an extra teacher in the classroom and at home Vamoosh 11:45 – 12:15 A short explanation of the science behind Errorless Learning The smarter way to learn and play music with LUMI by ROLI techniques, neural pathways and memory, followed by a live 14:45 – 15:15 workshop demonstration using Addanote videos as they are LUMI lets everyone play and jam along to hit songs. Come and used in the classroom. Using 3 volunteers, and whole audience see how LUMI can make you more musical in minutes. participation. LUMI is a fully illuminated keyboard and interactive app. [KS2-4] Presented by: Eric Lewis, David Shaw, Directors and Everything is connected by light and colour. We will demo how teachers, Addanote LUMI allows users to follow the colors in the app and the lights on the keyboard. Ukulele School: Get children playing their first song in minutes! LUMI Keys and the LUMI app work together so you can: 12:30 – 13:00 • PLAY great songs, note by note, just by following the lights — The ukulele has become very cool and popular indeed in in your own time, at your pace. When you’re ready, move onto recent years. Why? Because it’s easy to play, easy to learn, a coloured notes or sheet music great starter size for children and you can purchase one for • JAM along to songs, just like you’re in the band. The chords a reasonable price! It’s the perfect instrument to get primary and notes in the song’s scale light up, so you can improvise in children not just learning music, but loving it, too! real time Paul Mansell, one of the most inspirational and enthusiastic
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professional ukulele teachers in the country (probably even country’s favourite composer for schools, will take you through the world!), will show you exactly how you too can use this all that you need to know to run a mixed group of beginner wonderful, fun and versatile little instrument to teach all instrumentalists. aspects of the music curriculum at Key Stages 1 and 2 through Don’t miss your chance to learn: his Ukulele School book, namely: • Practical, fun ways to choose and create inspiring repertoire KS1: using voices to sing; playing tuned instruments; listening • Ideas to help children build self-confidence to live music; experimenting with and creating sounds • Fun activities to keep children playing KS2: playing and performing; improvising and composing; And with Sarah on-hand, you will have plenty of chance to using and understanding notation; increasing aural memory ask questions and pick the brain of someone who has inspired Paul’s session will cover just enough to make sure you want thousands, not only to take up a musical instrument, but to more, including: make it a key part of their lives. • Why the ukulele is just so cool and awesome! [KS1-2] Presented by: Sarah Watts, Hal Leonard Europe, Kevin • Tuning and playing chords – you’ll be amazed by how easy Mayhew it is! • Rhythm, singing, and you – yes YOU! – having a go yourself! An introduction to sequencing with the KORG Kross 2 [KS1-2] Presented by: Paul Mansell, Hal Leonard Europe, Kevin 14:45 – 15:15 Mayhew A session covering the basics of MIDI sequencing on a keyboard. Learn how easy it is to produce a recording using the KORG Build a band Kross 2 keyboard and how to integrate it into a computer based 14:00 – 14:30 set up. After the session teachers will have an opportunity to The best way to get children excited about learning a musical visit the KORG stand and go hands-on, with invaluable hints and instrument is to get them learning together in a band setting. tips from KORG’s specialists. Sarah Watts, creator of the hugely popular Red Hot Recorder [KS3] Presented by: Luke Edwards, KORG Product Specialist, series, Five-Note Philharmonic and Band In A Book, and the KORG UK
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Speaker biographies
Neyire Ashworth, Guildhall School of Music & Drama Helen Barratt, Head of Stage Management, Mountview Neyire Ashworth is a coach and Clarinet Professor at the Helen has worked in the West End, on national and Junior Guildhall School. Towards a More Flexible Musician of international tours and site specific projects. She spent three the Future (Neyire’s professional motto) inspires her students years at the National Theatre and has company managed to engage with the world around, whilst developing a form in shows including Wicked and Avenue Q. Helen worked on which instrumental playing and theatre can marry seamlessly the 2012 Olympics and production coordinated the 25th and meaningfully. anniversary concerts for Les Miserables (O2) and Phantom Session: Coaching and mentoring techniques for instrumental/ (Royal Albert Hall). vocal teachers, Thursday 5th, 15:45 – 16:30, Keynote Theatre Session: Fireside chat | Helen Barratt, Wednesday 4th, 15:00 – 15:20, Performance Stage Kwame Bakoji-Hume, African Activities CIC Kwame is from a traditional drumming family in Northern David Bedward, TranslAction Ghana and he learnt to talk using call and response song. David has a background in drama, dance and languages. He oers the best possible introduction to call and response He has taught drama in England and France at primary, song without getting on a plane! African Activities CIC are secondary and further education level, and has performed proud to be making outstanding, authentic African music and directed in England, France and Italy. This experience widely accessible. has allowed him to work with individuals who have dierent Session: Warm up: call and response song from West Africa, levels of performance experience. Thursday 5th, 09:30 – 10:00, Keynote Theatre Session: Drama, a most effective link: cross-curricular application for Drama techniques, Thursday 5th, 12:30 – 13:15, Patrice Baldwin, Inspiring Professional Development and The Space School Improvement Patrice Baldwin is an international freelance Drama for Rebecca Berkley, University of Reading Learning specialist, having been Chair of National Drama and Rebecca Berkley is a lecturer in Music Education at the President of the International Drama Theatre and Education University of Reading. She leads the BA Primary Education Association (IDEA). She has published several books, was with Music Specialism (QTS), the leading undergraduate a Primary Headteacher, Ofsted Inspector, Arts Education programme in the UK for training primary music subject Adviser and Drama Editorial Expert for Rose’s proposed leaders. She is the Artistic Director of Music at Reading: National Curriculum. www.reading.ac.uk/music Session: Exploring and extending picture books through Drama, Session: Lifelong career development for music teachers, from Wednesday 4th, 14:30 – 15:15, The Space ITT to doctoral study, Thursday 5th, 15:15 – 16:00, Seminar Theatre John Bangham, Teachers Rock® (in partnership with Devon Music Education Hub and Charanga Musical School) Jak Berry, Manager of Instrumental and Vocal Music, Tower Keyboard player, composer and vocalist, John has a ‘unique Hamlets Arts and Music Education Service (THAMES) and flavoursome’ style that sits in a harmonic dimension of Jak Berry is a Manager of Instrumental and Vocal Music at its own. John has worked as a gigging musician for 15 years, Tower Hamlets Arts and Music Education Service (THAMES), playing with bands of many dierent styles and genres. He the lead organisation for the Music Education Hub in both is also an educator and manages a Rock School accredited Tower Hamlets and The City of London. As well as working with music course for 16-24 year olds. schools to develop their curriculum and instrumental oer Session: Get on Your Feet! A contemporary music and wellbeing to pupils, Jak leads the borough’s Saturday Music Centre and project, Thursday 5th, 12:30 – 13:15, The Workshop Youth Orchestra programmes. Jak studied flute at Trinity College of Music before working at THAMES and has a broad range of Holly Barradell, Head of Expressive Arts, Skinners’ Kent musical interests having performed concertos with orchestras Academy (Ibert’s Flute Concerto, Honegger’s Concerto da Camera) to live Holly Barradell is currently the Head of Expressive Arts BBC Radio 1 sessions at Maida Vale. Outside of his work with Faculty at an all ability Academy in Tunbridge Wells. THAMES, Jak is also a trustee of LEAN (Lewisham Education Holly trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in Stage Arts Network), a membership organisation and charity that Management and worked in the industry before re-training to champions arts education in Lewisham, fostering high quality be a teacher. She has been teaching for over a decade, won creative opportunities for children and young people. a teaching award as an NQT and recently was nominated for Session: Opening up Music Education Hubs for disabled young and granted an FRSA. Holly has been a moderator/examiner people, Thursday 5th, 11:15 – 12:00, Keynote Theatre for several exam boards and is currently a critical friend for the Action for Children’s Arts as well as an external subject Jane Booth, Guildhall School of Music & Drama expert for OFQUAL. Holly is a co-founder of Open Drama Coaching Lead at Guildhall Innovation (GSMD), Jane Booth UK and is at present working as a co-author on a teacher is an international clarinettist, Executive Coach, and Coach textbook for HarperCollins. Trainer. With nearly 20 years’ experience supporting artistic Session: Raising the profile of your Drama department, Thursday and career development in Higher Education in the UK and 5th, 10:00 – 10:45, Seminar Theatre France, Jane has a track record for delivering individual and team growth, personal transformation and accountability. Session: Coaching and mentoring techniques for instrumental/ vocal teachers, Thursday 5th, 15:45 – 16:30, Keynote Theatre
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Melanie Bowes, KeyNotes Music Samantha Coates, BlitzBooks Melanie Bowes is a Secondary Head of Music-turned early Samantha Coates is an internationally regarded pedagogue stages group piano teacher. Having experienced the huge and presenter. She is the creator of BlitzBooks, the series gap in opportunities for early years learners and piano, and that has brought laughter and creativity to music theory, with her experience as a classroom music teacher, Melanie is sight reading and rote repertoire. Samantha’s lighthearted passionate about providing opportunities for all learners to approach is reflected in her ongoing dedication to making all access creative piano lessons. areas of music accessible, enjoyable and memorable. Session: Group teaching for early stage piano students, Session: Gifted and talented are dangerous words, Wednesday Wednesday 4th, 12:15 – 13:00, Seminar Theatre 4th, 12:30 – 13:15, The Workshop
Lottie Brook, The National Centre for Early Music Jennifer Cohen, The National Centre for Early Music Lottie Brook is the Learning and Participation Manager at Jennifer Cohen is the project manager for I Can Play! in the National Centre for Early Music (NCEM), programming York and Hull. Alongside this role, she enjoys leading music year-round music education projects for children and workshops (for the National Centre for Early Music and for young people, particularly working to reduce barriers to Music and the Deaf), lecturing and researching in music music- making for those from disadvantaged backgrounds. education, performance and musicology at the University Alongside this, Lottie works as a community musician leading of York, teaching her private instrumental students, and a wellbeing choir for Aviva in York, has experience in leading performing as a professional flautist. intergenerational music workshops, youth ensembles and is Session: Reducing barriers to music for deaf children and young an instrumental teacher. people, Thursday 5th, 10:15 – 11:00, Keynote Theatre Session: Reducing barriers to music for deaf children and young people, Thursday 5th, 10:15 – 11:00, Keynote Theatre Jane Cook, Guildhall School of Music & Drama Jane Cook has 25 years of mentoring, coaching and Charlotte Brosnan, Friday Afternoons – Snape Maltings leadership experience in education and the arts, including The newly appointed Friday Afternoons Ambassador team as a headteacher and national education advisor. As Senior Charlotte Brosnan and Charles MacDougall have a vast Associate and Specialist Advisor to the Guildhall School, Jane amount of experience directing, workshopping, teaching and devised GSMD’s training programme The Coaching Approach, an coaching singing with a wide variety of young people and EMCC (European Mentoring and Coaching Council) accredited their leaders. course available at Foundation and Practitioner levels. Session: Friday Afternoons: invigorate singing in your school, Session: Coaching and mentoring techniques for instrumental/ Wednesday 4th, 15:45 – 16:30, Sharing Lab vocal teachers, Thursday 5th, 15:45 – 16:30, Keynote Theatre
Keith Burt, Burt’s Drama Oliver Cross, Freelance Music Educator/ Inclusive Music Leader Keith Burt has been working in Drama Education for 20 Oliver is a folk musician, photographer and film maker who years. Graduating from the Central School of Speech and lives in Preston. He is also a Drake Music Associate Musician, Drama, he went on to get a Masters in Drama and Education freelance Music Educator and Inclusive Music Leader. Oliver at Middlesex University. An experienced and established plays harmonica and synth with the National Open Youth Head of Drama and former Artistic Director of a theatre Orchestra. company, he is also the author of the website Burt’s Drama. Session: Opening up Music Education Hubs for disabled young Keith delivers CPD and one-to-one support, both direct in people, Thursday 5th, 11:15 – 12:00, Keynote Theatre schools and in venues across the country. As an author, Keith regularly contributes to Drama & Theatre magazine Nathan Crossan-Smith, Associate Artist, National Youth and is currently publishing a book Next Stages: Building and Theatre Assessing a Knowledge Rich Drama Curriculum. Nathan is a theatre director and practitioner working across Session: Building and assessing a knowledge-rich Drama new writing, devised work and classical texts, specialising curriculum, Thursday 5th, 13:00 – 13:45, Seminar Theatre in work with young people and work with lyricism and movement. He is Associate Director for Hydrocracker Theatre, Kay Charlton, Bollywood Brass Band a National Theatre Connections Mentor Director, an Associate Kay Charlton is a composer and educator alongside playing Teacher and Research Associate for LAMDA and Associate the trumpet with Bollywood Brass Band for over 20 years. Artist for National Youth Theatre. He runs the youth justice She co-founded the Bollywood Brass Academy in 2017 with project Tipping Point. a focus on progression from WCET/beginners to playing with Session: Performing classical text: a masterclass in techniques Hub ensembles and beyond. Publications include Bollywood and approaches, Wednesday 4th, 11:15 – 12:00, The Space Blast! tutor books for brass/wind. Session: The Bollywood Progression Project, Wednesday 4th, Alison Daubney, ISM / ISM Trust 11:15 – 12:00, The Workshop Dr Alison Daubney is a qualified teacher and researcher. She’s been involved in projects considering the health and Francesca Christmas, Trinity College London well-being of young musicians; worked with the University Francesca is Head of Music at Trinity College London. She of Cambridge International Examinations on international trained as a singer at Music College, then moved into curriculum and assessment development, and works with secondary teaching after doing her PGCE. She worked with the University of Sussex. She is the co-author of Performance The Open University on the Music PGCE programme, and Anxiety. joined TCL in 2008. She is studying for her PhD at BCU. Session: Performance anxiety: a practical guide for music Session: Italian music education: leading the way, Thursday 5th, teachers, Wednesday 4th, 15:45 – 16:30, Keynote Theatre 14:45 – 15:30, Keynote Theatre
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Gregory Daubney, ISM / ISM Trust Jane Emmanuel, Key Interactive Books Gregory Daubney is a Chartered Sport and Exercise Jane Emmanuel has been excited by the challenge and logic Psychologist registered with the British Psychological Society. of music theory for over 40 years. Alongside her work as a Greg has worked extensively across performance psychology professional session singer she has taught singing, theory domains since 2008. He has developed a thorough and musicianship in schools, universities and privately, in understanding of the psychological impact of performance both individual and group lessons, to students aged from 4 on individuals and groups, with a particular interest and to 80. specialism in sport and other performance settings. Session: Music theory for the 21st-century student, Wednesday Session: Performance anxiety: a practical guide for music 4th, 10:00 – 10:45, Sharing Lab teachers, Wednesday 4th, 15:45 – 16:30, Keynote Theatre David Farmer, Drama Resource Catherine de Sybel, Hal Leonard Europe David Farmer inspires, motivates and educates teachers Catherine de Sybel is a composer, pianist and music educator. about the power of drama to transform learning through live Her teaching career, spanning over twenty years, has and online training. Following a stand-out career as a theatre encompassed work in mainstream, private and specialist director and producer of shows and workshops for children schools, always driving inclusive music education to the and young people across the world, he is an in-demand forefront of the curriculum. speaker, trainer and writer. Session: Gareth Malone and Catherine de Sybel: get the whole Session: Using music to create physical theatre with text, school singing, Wednesday 4th, 10:15 – 11:00, Keynote Theatre Thursday 5th, 13:30 – 14:15, The Space
Hanh Doan, Beaumont School Alex Forryan, Freelance Musician and Educator David Guinane and Hanh Doan have been the driving force Alex has played drums for over 45 years. In 2009, following a behind the Beaumont School Music Department for ten years. long and varied career which saw him playing with bands all Together they have built a thriving department, with an around the world, Alex added ‘Music Educator’ to his musical authentic music education at its heart. They are co-authors of portfolio career. Alex completed his Professional Certificate in How to teach Secondary Music and the OCR GCSE Study Guide. Education (PCE) in 2015 through the University of Greenwich, Session: Building and maintaining a successful state secondary receiving the Garnett Undergraduate Award for Outstanding music department, Thursday 5th, 13:30 – 14:15, Keynote Theatre Achievement. His time now is divided between acting as a consultant for Music Education Providers, providing CPD for Nathaniel Dye, Nelson Primary School future music educators and leading drum workshops. Nathaniel is the Music Leader at Nelson Primary School in Session: Pop music masterclass, Wednesday 4th, 13:30 – 14:15, Newham and conducts nine regularly rehearsing ensembles, Keynote Theatre including the Barking Concert Band, Pavilion Brass Band, Newham Music Jazz Collective and a flourishing school Dan Francis, RSL Awards orchestra of more than 60 children, most of whom are pre- Dan has over 20 years’ experience in Music Education, having Grade 1 standard. worked as a classroom teacher, Assistant Headteacher, Head Session: Running a successful and inclusive primary or beginner of Service, Consultant and Senior Leader in Education. He has orchestra, Wednesday 4th, 13:30 – 14:15, The Workshop driven an array of curricular and extra-curricular initiatives and supported specialist and non-specialist teachers and Christopher Eccleston, Actor musicians working in both primary and secondary schools. Emmy Award winning and twice-BAFTA nominated British He has extensive experience of curriculum design and actor Christopher Eccleston trained at the Royal Central development, from KS2 to KS5, leading developments in School of Speech and Drama and has starred as Macbeth at assessment and progression, and has strong experience of the RSC and in Antigone and Bent at the National Theatre, change management both within school and Music Service in A Doll’s House at the Donmar Warehouse, in Hamlet at the contexts. He firmly believes in the importance of close West Yorkshire Playhouse and Miss Julie at the Haymarket collaboration between classroom and instrumental tutors Theatre. His illustrious television career has included to create a coordinated approach to musical learning and Come Home, King Lear, The A-Word, Brian Pern: A Life in Rock, progression. The League of Gentlemen, The Second Coming, Doctor Who and Session: Pop music masterclass, Wednesday 4th, 13:30 – 14:15, The Sarah Silverman Show, and film has included Where Hands Keynote Theatre Touch, Legend, 24 Hour Party People, The Others and Dead in a Week (or your money back). Jo Franklin, Guildford School of Acting Session: Fireside chat, Thursday 5th, 15:00 – 15:20, Performance Jo Franklin is Head of Technical Theatre Arts at Guildford Stage School of Acting (GSA), part of the University of Surrey, where she is responsible for the BA Theatre Production Barbara Eifler, Executive Director, Making Music and MA Stage and Production Management. She has a BA Barbara Eifler leads the UK’s association for leisure-time in Drama from Aberystwyth University and trained in stage music, which represents over 3,600 music groups comprising management at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. around 200,000 hobby musicians. Having started on the Having worked as a professional stage manager in a variety cornet rather late in life and being part of a brass (training) of companies, she then moved into teaching at GSA. She has band, she has experienced for herself the challenges facing recently completed an MA in Higher Education at Surrey, adult music learners, and the personal and community focusing on the pedagogy of training in stage management rewards. and technical theatre, and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Session: Adult music learning: challenges and opportunities, Education Academy. She is also a secondary school governor Thursday 5th, 10:00 – 10:45, Sharing Lab and has recently worked as a stage manager on two large scale community opera commissions for Surrey Arts. Session: Introducing design and stage management: backstage involvement for your students in and out of school, Wednesday 4th, 13:15 – 14:00, Seminar Theatre
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Sarah Goodwin, Head of Content Marketing, MusicGurus.com Erika Hughes, Senior Lecturer and Academic Lead for Sarah leads on content marketing and project management Performance, University of Portsmouth for MusicGurus, and has held key content marketing roles for Dr Erika Hughes is Senior Lecturer and Academic Lead for companies including ITV and Smooth radio. Sarah is also a Performance at the University of Portsmouth. She studied professional singer, and a contestant on this year’s The Voice UK. directing at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Session: Music e-learning: friend or foe?, Thursday 5th, Her directing work has been seen on stages in the United 15:45 – 16:30, Sharing Lab Kingdom, the United States, Germany, Israel, and Pakistan. Sessions: ‘Viewpoints’ improvisation technique in the Drama David Guinane, Beaumont School classroom, Wednesday 4th, 12:15 – 13:00, The Space; and David Guinane and Hanh Doan have been the driving force Supportive feedback in the arts classroom: an introduction to behind the Beaumont School Music Department for ten years. the Critical Response Process, Wednesday 4th, 14:15 – 15:00, Together they have built a thriving department, with an Seminar Theatre authentic music education at its heart. They are co-authors of How to teach Secondary Music and the OCR GCSE Study Guide. Emma Hutchinson, Music House for Children Session: Building and maintaining a successful state secondary Emma’s career spans nearly 30 years of music teaching, music department, Thursday 5th, 13:30 – 14:15, Keynote Theatre training, research and developing resources in early childhood. Emma’s life, studies and work confirm that Cassie Gurling, Musical Inclusion Practitioner and Manager, multimodal approaches combined with pedagogical know- Drake Music how in communication and learning is positive. She founded Cassie Gurling is the Musical Inclusion Practitioner for Drake Music House for Children to nurture early development and Music and an experienced project manager, facilitator and wellbeing through music. Emma’s deafness is a secret but music educator. She is an Inclusive Technology specialist useful to know in the context of her passion for nurturing working within the sector and training music educators communication through music and imaginative play. within inclusive practice and technology. Session: Musical play and stories to nurture communication in Session: Opening up Music Education Hubs for disabled young young children with additional needs, Wednesday 4th, 15:30 – people, Thursday 5th, 11:15 – 12:00 16:15, Seminar Theatre
Paul Harris, Faber Music Victoria Jaquiss, Leeds ArtForms Music Service Paul Harris is one of the UK’s most influential music Head of Steel Pans/Steel Pan Development Ocer at Leeds educationalists. He studied the clarinet at the Royal Academy ArtForms, and vice-chair of YAMSEN:SpeciallyMusic, Victoria of Music, where he now teaches. He is in great demand as is authority on behaviour management and inclusion with a teacher, composer, and writer (he has written over 600 children in challenging circumstances. She also works books); and his inspirational masterclasses and workshops freelance setting up steel pans and giving workshops on continue to influence thousands of young musicians and behaviour management and inclusion in Music education. teachers all over the world in both the principles and Session: Notation, aural learning or both?, Thursday 5th, practice of musical performance and education. 14:00 – 14:45, Seminar Theatre Session: Should we be unconditional in our teaching?, Wednesday 4th, 14:45 – 15:30, Keynote Theatre Malcolm Jennings, The Play House Theatre in Education Charity Malcolm Jennings is drama practitioner and lead Teacher/ Rachel Hawker, Rocksteady Music School Ltd Actor at The Play House Theatre in Education charity in Rachel Hawker is Head of Academy at Rocksteady Music Birmingham. He has 15 years’ experience creating and School, a nationwide independent music service teaching delivering participatory drama programmes for Birmingham over 20,000 primary school children each week. With a primary schools and has worked with teachers nationally plethora of experience teaching music, Rachel is responible and internationally. He was head of drama at St Paul’s for learning and development. She regularly hosts inset Special Needs school in Birmingham and Lecturer in the days in primary schools throughout the UK, helping teachers Performing Arts at North Warwickshire and Hinckley College. introduce music education across the curriculum. Rachel He has worked with many of the Midlands’ leading Theatre in is an experienced speaker and passionately believes in Education companies over the past 30 years as a performer, teaching children life skills which build the whole person. storyteller and deviser. Session: Why manage behaviour when you can manage energy?, Session: We are all storytellers: storytelling, drama and literacy Thursday 5th, 11:15 – 12:00, The Workshop in primary schools, Wednesday 4th, 10:15 – 11:00, The Space
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Pétur Jónasson, Classical Guitarist and PhD candidate, Centre Sarah Lambie, Editor, Drama & Theatre for Performance Science, Royal College of Music, London Sarah trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School after The Icelandic classical guitarist Pétur Jónasson has given an undergraduate degree in English at Pembroke College, numerous solo performances in all the Nordic countries, Cambridge University. She is a professional actor and singer, Great Britain, Continental Europe, North America, Australasia teaches English and Drama, and is a freelance arts and and the Far East. His CDs include a number of works written education journalist and editor, writing for The Stage and especially for him. He is principal artist for the critically editing magazines and books for Mark Allen Group, Music acclaimed London-based Riot Ensemble and a PhD candidate Sales (UK and Australia), Hal Leonard and Nick Hern Books. at the Royal College of Music´s Centre for Performance Sessions: Welcome from our Heads of Content (9:15 both days); Science, focusing on the memorisation of complex musical Fireside chat | Helen Barratt: Head of Stage Management at material. In addition to development work on CALMUS, Mountview, Wednesday 4th, 15:00 – 15:20, Performance Stage; ongoing research projects include studies on distance Fireside chat | Christopher Eccleston, Thursday 5th, 15:00 – performance over broadband, and investigations into 15:20, Performance Stage embodied cognition at London’s V&A Research Institute. Session: CalmusComposer: an AI software for teaching music David Liggins, Ocarina Workshop composition, Thursday 5th, 12:00 – 12:45, Seminar Theatre David’s groups have won Outstanding Performance Awards at the National Festival of Music for Youth, and a Guinness Jaz Karis, Singer/Songwriter/Artist World Record in the Royal Albert Hall. His music and teaching 21 year old singer Jaz Karis originates from South London. methods have been recognised on Radio 2 by Chris Evans and Emerging from a Gospel background at an early age, Jaz in Parliament by the then Education Secretary Ed Balls. continues to make her mark on the UK scene. Growing up Session: Adventurous music-making with Ocarina Workshop, playing piano and singing in the church choir, Jaz cites artists Thursday 5th, 15:45 – 16:30, The Workshop such as Erykah Badu, Alicia Keys & Etta James as some of her influences which you are able to recognise through her free, Jo Lock Smith, PGCE Secondary Drama Lead, Plymouth powerful vocals. Selling out her first Headline show shortly University after the release of her first EP, ‘Into The Wilderness’, Jaz Jo Lock Smith has passionately led the PGCE Drama at followed up by releasing her song ‘Petty Lover’ which caught Plymouth University since 2006 and has been a 14-19 the attention of many, including Berlin’s popular online Coordinator of Expressive Arts, Head of Drama, AQA Examiner show COLORS. After the song began to spread like wildfire, and Drama teacher for the last 20 years across schools in the the demand for new music from Karis was very high. After South West of England. releasing a live EP of her favourite songs, a new single was Session: Building a Drama curriculum to evidence character then released last February through singer Nao’s label ‘Little education for the new Ofsted framework, Wednesday 4th, 10:00 Tokyo’. The last couple of years Jaz’s music has enabled her – 10:45, Seminar Theatre to travel to places across the world from Berlin to Paris and Japan, to name a few. Jaz also dropped her 3rd EP and sold Frances M Lynch, Electric Voice Theatre out her second Headline show in London’s Omeara last Frances M Lynch – performer, composer, director, teacher year. Currently finalising new music to release, this is a very – has pursued an international career at the forefront of exciting year for Jaz, you are sure to hear her if you haven’t contemporary vocal music, specialising in Music Theatre, already. Electronic Music, Opera, and Chamber Music. She is a Session: Fireside chat, Thursday 5th, 11:00 – 11:20, Performance composer supported by PRSF, writing for choirs, orchestras, Stage instrumental ensembles, music-theatre, art exhibitions, plays, TV and film. Debbie Kent, Teachers Rock® (in partnership with Devon Music Session: Minerva Scientifica: composing music with science, Education Hub and Charanga Musical School) Thursday 5th, 13:30 – 14:15, The Workshop A trusted and well respected figure in Music Education, Debbie has 15 years’ leadership experience in representing Charles MacDougall, Friday Afternoons – Snape Maltings Music Education across the South West and an extensive The newly appointed Friday Afternoons Ambassador team track record of delivering successful high quality vocal Charlotte Brosnan and Charles MacDougall have a vast programmes for Devon Music Service, Devon Music Education amount of experience directing, workshopping, teaching and Hub, Babcock LDP and the BBC Concert Orchestra. She coaching singing with a wide variety of young people and has worked alongside the Military Wives Choir, London their leaders. Community Gospel Choir and colleagues from the Royal Session: Friday Afternoons: invigorate singing in your school, Opera House. In addition, she has over 20 years experience Wednesday 4th, 15:45 – 16:30, Sharing Lab in the music industry as a professional musician, working as a vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, arranger and singer- Gareth Malone, Hal Leonard Europe songwriter. Last year she composed and arranged her first Gareth Malone OBE is well known in the UK and around the self-penned inspirational anthem for Teachers Rock®, world as a choral animateur, singer, composer and workshop ‘Strength To Believe’, a massed gospel-inspired arrangement leader. targeting emotional wellbeing. This track will be released in Sessions: Warm-up: Gareth Malone, Wednesday 4th, early 2020. 09:30 – 10:00, Performance Stage; Gareth Malone and Catherine Session: Get on Your Feet! 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Stephen Marquiss, Piano Portals Kjartan Olafsson, ErkiTonlist sf Cambridge graduate Stephen Marquiss journeyed from prize- Kjartan Ólafsson has PhD from the Sibelius Academy. Since winning piano scholar through struggles with physical injury 1988, Kjartan has been developing a composing system and mental health to Piano Portals, a holistic route to piano based on Artificial Intelligence technique called CALMUS. mastery and radical substitute for conventional exercises. From 2005- 2014 Kjartan was Professor of Composition at Stephen performs and speaks internationally, pioneering a the Iceland Academy of the Arts. Now he is CEO and head of healthy, fresh approach to playing and teaching. research at ErkiTónlist sf. Session: The holistic primary piano teacher, Wednesday 4th, Session: CalmusComposer: an AI software for teaching music 11:00 – 11:45, Seminar Theatre composition, Thursday 5th, 12:00 – 12:45, Seminar Theatre
Judith McAuslan, Kidsing/St Margaret’s CE Primary School, Emma Oliver-Trend, Orchestras for All Warrington Emma is Artistic Associate at Orchestras for All, a Judith McAuslan BA Music, MA Education is a Conservatoire music education charity supporting young people with trained singer, violinist and Kodály teacher. She has 14 years complex lives to access inclusive ensemble music-making of experience teaching in primary and preschools and is opportunities. Emma develops OFA’s artistic programme, currently a music specialist teacher in a school in Warrington, and supports with pedagogical delivery across the three OFA providing class music, choir training, strings programme, and programmes, conducting OFA ensembles, creating large-scale CPD for teachers. inclusive orchestral arrangements, and leading conducting Session: Music bites, Wednesday 4th, 13:30 – 14:15, Sharing Lab training for music leaders. Emma previously taught secondary music for eight years and continues to conduct a diverse Adam Milford, Theatre Workout Ltd range of amateur and professional ensembles. Adam Milford is a stage actor, director, West End collaborator, Session: The modulo approach to small ensembles, Thursday and educator who has been working in theatre since 1993. 5th, 14:45 – 15:30, The Workshop His credits include UK tours, classical and contemporary productions, and international projects, and for the past 13 James Rae, Independent Music Teacher years he has run Theatre Workout, the leading producer of James Rae is one of Europe’s most published writers theatre workshops in London’s West End. of educational wind music, having at present over 250 Sessions: Devising physical theatre with practitioner inspiration, publications to his credit. His music includes instrumental Wednesday 4th, 13:30 – 14:15, The Space; Creative careers advice jazz study books, tutors, five musicals, transcriptions for your students, Thursday 5th, 12:00 – 12:45, Sharing Lab; and many volumes of duets along with sonatinas and and Stage Combat: the foundations of communication and chamber works for all woodwinds and saxophones. Many storytelling, Thursday 5th, 15:45 – 16:30, The Space of his publications are to be found on all the major wind examination syllabuses worldwide. As a freelance clarinettist Catherine Nash, Kingswood School and saxophonist, James Rae has worked professionally Alison Warren & Catherine Nash collectively have 50 years’ in nearly every possible musical situation from West End Drama teaching experience. Alison is currently subject leader musicals to engagements with some of the country’s major at Clarendon Academy in Trowbridge, teaching AQA GCSE orchestras. As well as writing and performing, James Rae Technical Award in Performing Arts & BTEC Performing Arts has tutored and conducted on many courses over the last whilst Catherine is Head of Drama at Kingswood School in 35 years including the highly popular Northern Saxophone Bath teaching AQA GCSE and A Level Drama. They are two of Course, Ace Foundation Courses (Cambridge) and Jazz Zone. the five co founders of Open Drama UK – a new organisation Session: Teaching sight-reading through duet playing, which seeks to create Drama networks across the educational Wednesday 4th, 10:15 – 11:00, The Workshop and theatre sectors. Together they are No Nonsense Drama, creating written resources and oering support to UK Zeena Rasheed, Penistone Grammar School Drama teachers. They have been involved in delivering The Zeena has been a teacher for over 20 years, in roles from the Clarenwood Project – a collaborative venture to students at classroom to pastoral to SLT and back again and in a range of their respective schools for three years. schools. She has taught primary, secondary and post-16, and Session: Inter-school Drama collaboration to the benefit of all, delivered GCSE, BTEC, GNVQ, NCFE and A Level. Zeena contributes Thursday 5th, 14:15 – 15:00, Sharing Lab to National Drama as Vice Chair and Reviews Editor, and through the Drama Matters campaign. She has enjoyed delivering well Sue Nicholls, Freelance Music Education Consultant received sessions at regional TeachMeets, ND sessions, the Sue Nicholls has published several resource books for non- Music & Drama Education Expo | London, and BSME Music and specialists with Collins and OUP and has contributed material Drama 2017. Zeena studied at Bretton Hall, Homerton and Central to many other publications. She works as an independent School, and achieved AST and Leadership certification. music education consultant delivering courses, seminars, Session: Using Drama to explore cultural diversity, Thursday 5th, workshops and teacher training modules. Sue also leads 11:15 – 12:00, The Space; and Starting with scripts, Thursday 5th, the ‘Fast-Track’ Trinity CME programme at Northampton 14:45 – 15:30, The Space University. Session: Sing a song – tell a tale!, Wednesday 4th, 11:15 – 12:00, Tom Rogers, Co-founder, MusicGurus.com Keynote Theatre Tom has a background as a musician having studied jazz guitar in Leeds and then business and entrepreneurship in Douglas Noble, Drake Music France. He co-founded MusicGurus in 2014 when he and his Douglas Noble works at a strategic level nationally for co-founders became frustrated with the variable quality and Drake Music, as Programme Lead on the Youth Music Fund C huge fragmentation of online music learning websites. Tom Programme, Think 22. He manages the Drake Music training is passionate about E-Learning, technology startups and the programme, oering a range of courses in the use of Assistive huge enjoyment and fulfilment that comes from the lifelong Music Technology to overcome disabling barriers to music learning of music. making, and leads on bespoke consultancy activity, including Session: Music e-learning: friend or foe?, Thursday 5th, working closely with Music Education Hubs. 15:45 – 16:30, Sharing Lab Session: Opening up Music Education Hubs for disabled young people, Thursday 5th, 11:15 – 12:00, Keynote Theatre
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Clare Seymour, Musicbuds Paul Tierney, North East Scotland College As a pracademic, Clare has been both working and studying Paul Tierney is a lecturer in music at North East Scotland children’s musical development in the Early Years throughout College in Aberdeen. He gained his PhD in composition from her professional career. In her role as Director of Musicbuds, the University of Aberdeen and is musical director of the she has recently composed for the BBC, publishes EYs Haddo House Choral and Operatic Society and the Inverurie musical resources, and o ers training for teachers and Orchestra. musicians working within this exciting and challenging fi eld. Session: The composition conundrum: encouraging creativity in Session: Facilitating positive musical experiences in the Early the classroom, Thursday 5th, 10:15 – 11:00, The Workshop Years and KS1 setting, Wednesday 4th, 15:45 – 16:30, The Workshop Benjamin Turner, Rap Club Productions C.I.C. Award-winning Head of Department/Youth Leader Benjamin Mike Simpson, Inspire-works Turner started Rap Club after a detention. Now a youth-led Mike Simpson is the Musical Director of Inspire-works, a communi ty/company, they have performed at Wembley Trinity College London examiner and author of Rhinegold Arena, Royal Albert Hall and been featured by the BBC. Education’s Teach & Play world-music series. He is also a Benjamin is now a Home O ce #knifefree advocate, trained REMO HealthRHYTHMS facilitator, Rhythm2Recovery recognised for his work against knife cultures. facilitator, Mental Health First Aider and an Associate of the Session: Rap Club: embracing youth culture, Thursday 5th, 12:30 Royal Society of Public Health. – 13:15, Keynote Theatre Session: How to develop your own music programme for health and wellbeing, Wednesday 4th, 12:00 – 12:45, Sharing Lab Chris Walters, Editor, Music Teacher Chris studied clarinet at Guildhall School of Music and Drama Annalisa Spadolini, Italian Ministry of Education and has since performed and taught music extensively. He Annalisa Spadolini is national coordinator for the Ministry of was editor of Music Teacher from 2009 to 2013 and helped Education’s National Committee for Practical Music Learning launch the inaugural Music Education Expo. He has since for all students, chaired by Prof. Luigi Berlinguer, and national been head of music qualifi cations at Trinity College London contact person for training activities for music teachers of and is now a music education o cial with the Musicians’ all types of schools. A professional musician and former Union. He is delighted to be back working for Music Teacher instrument teacher, she has for years combined her activity and the Expo. as a musician and that as a researcher and trainer. Sessions: Welcome from our Heads of Content (9:15 both days); Session: Italian music education: leading the way, Thursday 5th, Fireside chat | Gareth Malone, Wednesday 4th, 11:15 – 11:35, 14:45 – 15:30, Keynote Theatre Performance Stage; Fireside chat | Jaz Karis, Thursday 5th, 11:00 – 11:20, Performance Stage Dr Liz Stafford, Director, Music Education Solutions Dr Elizabeth Sta ord is Director of Music Education David Ward, Managing Director of TiME Technology in Music Solutions®, and Senior Lecturer in Music Business and Education, Executive Director of JAMES Joint Audio Media Professional Studies at Leeds College of Music. Education Support Session: Reimagining primary music for the new Ofsted David Ward has spent a lifetime in the Music Industry – as framework, Wednesday 4th, 12:30 – 13:15, Keynote Theatre a club and concert promoter, 15 years as a professional singer and comedian and 25 years as a recording studio Cheryl Stapleton, Artistic Director, Learning Through Theatre owner/manager/sound and live-sound engineer, some of Cheryl Stapleton is Artistic Director of Learning Through these concurrently. He founded Gateway Studios in 1976 and Theatre, a theatre education company specialising in was also the founder of the Gateway School of Recording, commedia dell’arte. Cheryl began her career in theatre as Music Technology and Music Business Studies. Gateway was a dancer, actress and producer, subsequently going on to the fi rst independent music industry school in Europe and produce and direct in TV for many years. She holds a BA pioneered many new learning methods and areas of study. in Drama from Brunel University, trained as an actress at David’s lifelong commitment to education continues with École Philippe Gaulier and, in 2005, qualifi ed as a secondary his work as a founder and Executive Director of JAMES and drama teacher. Cheryl has honed her practice in commedia co-founder of the new organisation TiME Technology in Music dell’arte across 25 years, working with many leading mask Education. He was also the Director of APRS and is Chair and mime practitioners including Antonio Fava, Marcello of the Music Education Council Music Technology group. Magni, John Rudlin, Dr. Olly Crick and Michael Chase. Cheryl He writes qualifi cations for awarding bodies and travels has performed and taught internationally, teaching in widely as a consultant to education authorities, government secondaries and at a sixth form college for eight years, departments and institutions in course design, listening skills before going solo and founding Learning Through Theatre in and education facility design. 2013. Cheryl now performs, directs and teaches through her Session: Music and sound technology for drama productions, company, working with students of all ages, with teachers, Wednesday 4th, 15:45 – 16:30, The Space corporate clients and professional actors nationwide. Session: Through the mask: empowering children with SEND in the Drama classroom, Thursday 5th, 11:00 – 11:45, Sharing Lab
Annabel Thomas, Trinity College London Annabel Thomas is Arts Development Manager for Trinity College London, supporting schools and arts organisations across the UK and Ireland to deliver Trinity’s suite of arts qualifi cations. Annabel is also a school governor and is passionate about equal access to the arts for all young people. Session: Raising the profi le of your Drama department, Thursday 5th, 10:00 – 10:45, Seminar Theatre
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Alison Warren, Clarendon Academy Organisations Alison Warren & Catherine Nash collectively have 50 years Rocksteady Music School Ltd Drama teaching experience. Alison is currently subject leader Rocksteady Music School deliver in-school peri rock band at Clarendon Academy in Trowbridge, teaching AQA GCSE lessons that allow children to learn and perform songs as a Technical Award in Performing Arts & BTEC Performing Arts band, which increases confidence, resilience, teamwork and whilst Catherine is Head of Drama at Kingswood School in listening skills. They teach over 27,000 children in more than Bath teaching AQA GCSE and A Level Drama. They are two of 1,300 schools across the UK. the five co founders of Open Drama UK – a new organisation Session: Performance | Rocksteady Music School, Thursday 5th, which seeks to create Drama networks across the educational 10:00 – 10:20, Performance Stage and theatre sectors. Together they are No Nonsense Drama, creating written resources and oering support to UK NYJO Drama teachers. They have been involved in delivering The Since its founding in 1965, The National Youth Jazz Orchestra Clarenwood Project – a collaborative venture to students at (NYJO) has grown from one jazz orchestra of emerging their respective schools for three years. professionals to a multi-faceted organisation working in jazz Session: Inter-school Drama collaboration to the benefit of all, education at all levels. The Orchestra remains the gateway Thursday 5th, 14:15 – 15:00, Sharing Lab to the profession for many; alumni include Guy Barker, Laura Jurd, and Amy Winehouse. NYJO is now working in partnership Anna Williams-Haines, Orchestras for All with over 100 music education organisations to ‘Level the Anna is Head of Programmes for Orchestras for All, a music Playing Field in Jazz Education’, creating and supporting jazz education charity supporting young people with complex lives education infrastructure in cold spots so that every young to access inclusive ensemble music-making opportunities. person has the opportunity to reach their potential in jazz, no Anna oversees work across OFA’s three programmes: the matter their background or postcode. National Orchestras for All, the schools and communities Session: Performance | NYJO with presentation of Will Michael Modulo Programme and ensemble leadership development Jazz Award, Wednesday 4th, 13:00 – 13:20, Performance Stage programme, Conductors for Change. Prior to this role, Anna taught and led classroom music for eight years across a range Teachers Rock® Youth Choir of primary and secondary age groups and contexts. The core mission behind Teachers Rock® is to inspire, Session: The modulo approach to small ensembles, Thursday develop, educate and empower young people. Discover 5th, 14:45 – 15:30, The Workshop how this new learning community of young people can help support the development of music education across your Dale Wills, Accompanist and Music Technology teacher, school or setting. Marlborough College, Wiltshire Session: Performance | Teachers Rock® featuring Teachers Dale trained as a piano accompanist, harpsichordist and Rock® Youth Choir, Thursday 5th, 13:30 – 13:55, Performance organist at Chetham’s School of Music; the University of Stage Oxford, where he held the Repetiteur Scholarship with New Chamber Opera; and the Guildhall School of Music & British Youth Music Theatre Drama. As a repetiteur he has worked for English Touring British Youth Music Theatre (BYMT) is the UK’s leading music Opera, Garsington Opera, Glyndebourne Festival, Scottish theatre company for young people aged 11-21. BYMT is a Opera, Opernhaus Zürich, and English National Opera. Dale youth theatre like no other, putting young people at the subsequently qualified as a Solicitor, and has held positions centre of the creative process to produce vibrant, innovative with Warner Music, Boosey & Hawkes, and Universal Studios. and original works in some of the UK’s top venues and He undertook ITT with Reigate College, teaching Music and festivals. We work with leading industry professionals to Music Technology A levels, and BTEC Music Performance and oer our young participants unique opportunities and high- Musical Theatre. He currently works as Accompanist and quality training. Since 2003 we have trained over 8,000 young Music Technology teacher at Marlborough College, Wiltshire. people, many of whom have successfully entered the creative Session: Arts essays: teaching the literacy aspects of music and industries: such as Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Lauren Samuels, drama courses, Wednesday 4th, 11:00 – 11:45, Sharing Lab Charlotte Ritchie, Jack Bence, Lucy Griªths and many more. We’ve also created over 100 brand new musicals, including Loserville the Musical, which went on to be produced professionally at the West Yorkshire Playhouse and in the West End and was nominated for Best New Musical at the Olivier, Whatsonstage and BroadwayWorldUK awards. Session: Performance | Nurturing Musical Stars of Tomorrow, Wednesday 4th, 14:20 – 14:40, Performance Stage
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Floorplan & exhibitor
list B27 C24 C26 D28 E24 E26 E28 F26 F28
D24
F24 D23 E20 E19 E23 B25 F22 F15 Exhibitor Showcase Theatre C20 D20 D21 E18 E21 D17 F20 A21 E17
B18 F13
B16
C10 M20 M21 Catering Area Performance M22 M23 Rocksteady Networking Café F11 Stage C6 M24 M25 B17 M26 M27 F9 B15 M30 M31
B1 ABRSM M28 M29 C15 E15 D4 ABRSM Pop-Up Shop F8 ACFEA Tour Consultants B9 F7 C7 D6 D7 E10 E7 F8 G12 Addanote C3 B7 G25 Alfred Music D5 D4 E5 F3 M27 All Together Now C4 B5 Workshop Theatre Performing Arts D3 B1 E3 Media Centre B5 Allianz Musical Insurance B3 C1 Media Centre D2 J23 AQA F1 B2 E1 F2 M31 Army Music A2 M2 Association of British Choral Directors Entrance Entrance E23 BBC Education D23 Benslow Music LIFT D3 BIMM Cloakroom LIFT LIFT B16 Black Cat Music & Slice Café Acoustics E3 Blackrock Music UK Organiser’s K22 Boosey & Hawkes O ce M5 British Kodaly Academy M1 British Suzuki M29 British Youth Music Theatre E19 Broadway Licensing C26 Creative Spark D2 Future DJs M10 Jolly Music B25 Calmus Composer M25 Dalcroze UK J14 Gramophone E18 Jupiter M26 Cambridge Assessment C10 Dawsons Music Ltd B7 Groove N Play C20 Kawai International Education J11 Drama and Theatre F13 Hal Leonard Europe Ltd D5 Kodaly Institute of the F11 Charanga M14 drum united F22 Hal Leonard Europe Ltd Liszt Ferenc Academy J14 Choir & Organ G11 Duet Education D6 Halsbury Music of Music J14 Classical Music G16 EarMaster M12 Handel & Hendrix E21 KORG UK E1 Club Europe Concert Tours J21 Eduqas in London D7 LAMDA Exams and Performing Arts Tours G3 English Folk Dance and F26 Harlequins Costumes J16 Lindsay Music C1 Coach House Pianos Song Society F3 Hercules Stands B2 Lisbon Music Fest – Lisbon G24 Collins Music G9 EPTA UK Ltd B27 Howarth of London International Youth Music M9 Community Music G7 ESTA F9 Incorporated Society of Festival D28 Concord Theatricals G25 Faber Music Musicians D24 London African Drumming M24 Council for Dance, Drama G21 Friday Afternoons J14 International Piano G2 London College of & Musical Theatre (CDMT) E7 Furlong Maestro J14 Jazz Wise Music Examinations
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The Space
F28 G21 G23
G24 F15 Sharing Lab G25 J23 G22 Seating J22 K22 H23 J24 J21 G20 G15 F13 H21 J20 G13 K16 K18 G18 Keynote Theatre
H16 H17 J16 K14 G16 G17 F11 G14 MA Exhibitions/ K12 H14 H15 J14 MA Education
F9 G12 G11 K10 H8 H9 J12 J11 K23 D21 Service Sound H6 M8 Sing for Pleasure G9 F7 F1 Sing Up F8 G7 Performers’ J14 Songlines Room E10 Sound and Music F3 G4 K7 G5 M14 Seminar Theatre D2 Soundtrap For Education M6 SpeedAdmin Green Room Media Centre M13 C4 Steinberg F1 G2 G3 K5 E18 STENTOR F2 H3 G1 M12 F2 String&Keyboard Musik Limited
Entrance K12 TAKE IT AWAY
M1 M11 M21 The Feldenkrais Guild UK H8 The Music Workshop LIFT LIFT M2 M4 M6 M8 M9 M3 M5 M7 M10 Company C7 The Rhythm Studio E28 The School Musicals Company E26 The Song Foundry B18 The Sound Post Ltd/ Stringbabies M30 The Strings Club M7 The Voices Foundation M13 London Youth Choirs H8 MusicLand Publications K10 Point Blank Music School M23 Theatre Workout J11 MA Education J12 My Music Staff M20 Presto Music G1 Theatre Workout J11 MA Exhibitions M4 National Schools H16 Rayburn Tours – Youth & F24 Theatrical Rights M11 Making Music Symphony Orchestra School Group Music Tours Worldwide UK B17 Manhasset Stands E17 Nick Hern Books G18 Resonance C6 Trinity College London C24 Markson Pianos D20 Normans Musical J11 Rhinegold Jobs M22 Turnpike Audio M28 Mountview Instruments H9 Rose Bruford College K22 Universal Edition J11 Music Teacher G22 Nuvo jHorn J20 Royal Marines Band H21 University of Portsmouth F7 Music Teacher Association G23 Ocarina Workshop Service H8 ViolinSchool G14 Music Teachers’ Board K18 OCR B15 Royal Opera House G13 Vocalzone Throat Care E24 Music Theatre C3 Onestage Specialist F15 RSL Awards Ltd D17 WaterBear Music College International (Europe) Concert Tours K14 Schools Printed C4 Yamaha B3 Musicbuds F20 Out of the Ark Music Music Licence M3 Young Voices H17 MusicFirst H6 Partplay K22 Schott Music G18 Musicians Union B9 Playnote Limited F28 Scotia Arts
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Exhibitor listings
ABRSM – Stands: B1 & D4 Allianz Musical Insurance – Stand: B5 www.gb.abrsm.org/en www.allianzmusic.co.uk ABRSM’s mission is to inspire achievement in music. In Allianz Musical Insurance is the UK’s No.1 musical partnership with four Royal Schools of Music, we support instrument insurer, dedicated to protecting what matters high-quality music-making and learning around the to musicians since 1960. We cover any instruments and world. We oer pathways and resources for learners and musical equipment against loss, theft and accidental teachers that help build musical skills, provide goals damage in the UK or worldwide, with unattended vehicle and encourage progress. Visit for discounts on our latest cover and public liability and personal accident cover publications, and lots more! available as add-ons. Whether you’re using instruments in the classroom or going on tour we let you focus on the ACFEA Tour Consultants – Stand: F8 music knowing that you, your instruments and musical www.acfea.eu equipment are protected. Come and visit our stand for a ACFEA Tour Consultants arranges customised concert chat, some freebies and 20% o quotes! tours throughout the world and is a division of Specialised Travel Ltd. We have over 60 years of AQA – Stand: J23 experience and a worldwide network of accomplished www.aqa.org.uk musicians and travel experts to open doors to the best We are an independent education charity and the largest venues and performance opportunities available to provider of academic qualifications taught in schools and choirs, orchestras and bands. Whether you are planning colleges. We set and mark the papers for around half of to travel long distance, to the cultural centres of Europe, all GCSEs and A-levels taken every year. Our qualifications or are looking for a low-cost trip by coach or train, we suit a range of abilities and include GCSEs, AS and are dedicated to providing every group with the highest A-levels, the Extended Project Qualification, the AQA quality tour at aordable prices. Baccalaureate, Tech-levels and Technical Awards.
Addanote – Stand: G12 Army Music – Stand: M31 www.nemfcic.co.uk www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and- The new and unique online video-based music tuition units/corps-of-army-music/ product. In the classroom, and at home, covering material British Army Music are currently promoting their from beginner level to graded exams, the innovative career opportunities to musicians across the UK and Addanote® system is entirely dierent from any other Commonwealth. As the UK’s largest single employer video resource. Pupil/teacher feedback strongly indicates of musicians, our career advisors can talk you through that Addanote far outperforms YouTube videos and diverse and exciting outreach opportunities which we all subscription-based sites. Modelled using ‘Errorless make available to individuals and provide to musical Learning’ techniques and research into neural pathways/ institutions, universities, schools and music services. memory, we are confident that Addanote will be the go-to resource for schools and individuals worldwide. For the Association of British Choral Directors – Stand: M2 errorless way to learn to play, come and talk to us, or www.abcd.org.uk attend our talk and workshop in the Exhibitor Showcase abcd is the only UK organisation devoted entirely to Theatre on Thursday at 11.45am. supporting those leading choral music, both amateur and professional. We are committed to promoting Alfred Music – Stand: G25 opportunities for the professional development of www.alfred-music.co.uk everyone leading singing of any kind, whether in the Alfred Music is the world leader in educational sheet classroom or the community. We run an extensive music, publishing a wealth of genre-leading instrumental programme of courses and workshops throughout the methods including Alfred’s Basic, Suzuki, and Sound UK, including specialist training and events for teachers Innovations. Additionally, Alfred publish accessible in secondary and primary schools covering conducting arrangements of contemporary music from Hans Zimmer, and vocal technique and repertoire, a young choral John Williams and Howard Shore alongside Alfred’s own leaders’ programme, and conducting courses from initial roster of exceptional authors, to provide enjoyable, to advanced, from one-day workshops to courses running engaging solo and ensemble repertoire across all over several months. abilities. Featured products in 2019 included the smash hit A Star is Born, the latest instalment of the Fantastic BBC Education – Stand: E23 Beasts franchise and the Older Student method from www.bbc.co.uk/bringthenoise Piano Safari. 2020 brings award-winning music from Joker, www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize a new series of Flexibility Movie Instrumentals and more… BBC Education are here to showcase the music and drama content available across BBC Teach and BBC Bitesize. On All Together Now Performing Arts – Stand: M27 the stand you’ll discover Bring the Noise, our primary www.atnperformingarts.com school music campaign oering free resources and We oer school workshops with a dierence! We inspiration 4 to 7-year-olds and their teachers. Come and specialise in Pop Music Masterclasses and all our discover Play It! Our free music teaching interactive which sessions are led by professional pop musicians and brings music to life in your classroom; and new Bitesize backing singers. We all live it and we love what we do. Music and Drama content for your students. Come along Our Pop Singing Masterclasses are very popular; we and get a first look at some of our newest content, watch teach modern pop songs, in harmony, accompanied by a our latest videos and try out our quizzes! professional live band. We promise to bring high energy and excitement, keeping your students captivated and engaged throughout!
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Benslow Music – Stand: D23 extensive catalogue of printed music for the professional, www.benslowmusic.org student and leisure markets ranges from instrumental We love it when people fi nd motivation through our and choral to market-leading tutor books and creative courses and discover or rediscover their love of music. teaching materials for schools and colleges. At Benslow Music we o er a huge variety of informal residential and day courses to musicians of all abilities British Kodály Academy – Stand: M5 at our beautiful campus in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. www.kodaly.org.uk Whether your taste is for classical, early, jazz, popular The BKA is dedicated to the promotion of Kodály-inspired or folk music, we have a course to suit you. We run over music education. Teachers are helped to develop the 200 courses annually and our tutors are the best in the skills and confi dence to deliver music lessons at all levels business. From our Baroque Opera project, Late Starter from Early Childhood, Primary, Secondary and beyond – String Orchestra, or Wind Quintet courses to our Big Band to Higher Education and Instrumental teaching. We are Summer School, there is something for you! committed to supporting all who want to develop their own Musicianship and Conducting skills – beginner to BIMM Group Ltd – Stand: D3 advanced. A highly enjoyable approach with amazing www.bimm.co.uk results. Residential Spring Course and Summer School; BIMM – The British and Irish Modern Music Institute – has CPD – accredited courses; world-class Hungarian and colleges in six cities and is proud to be the largest and British tutors; extensive bookshop o ering Kodály leading provider of contemporary music education in resources. Europe. We o er a broad range of Higher and Further Education music courses – including BA Honours Degrees, British Suzuki – Stand: M1 nationally accredited Diplomas and Postgraduate www.britishsuzuki.org.uk Teaching Certifi cates. British Suzuki is a nationwide music association that provides teacher training courses, professional Black Cat Music & Acoustics – Stand: B16 development, and student lessons based on the Suzuki www.blackcatmusic.com Method. With concerts, workshops, and events at venues Black Cat Music is proud to be the exclusive European such as the Royal Albert Hall and Cadogan Hall, British Master Distributor for Wenger Corporation, supplying Suzuki is a thriving organisation that o ers its members music and performance equipment ranging from music the opportunity to learn and perform in fantastic concerts stands, choir and band folders, orchestra seating, staging, throughout the UK. Founded in 1978, we have a tradition conductor’s equipment and instrument storage solutions of world class teachers and a legacy of internationally to sound isolating practice rooms and full-stage acoustic renowned alumni. To become a Suzuki teacher and fi nd shells. All Wenger products come with a minimum fi ve- out more about our teacher training programme, visit our year guarantee. Black Cat is also the UK distributor for website. Studiobricks self-install acoustic pods, suitable for school music practice areas and recording spaces for various British Youth Music Theatre – Stand: M29 applications such as podcasting. The pods are also ideal www.britishyouthmusictheatre.org as confi dential meeting rooms, language laboratories and British Youth Music Theatre (BYMT) is the UK’s leading examination rooms. musical theatre company for young people. As an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation, BYMT is like no other, putting young people aged 11-21 at Blackrock Music UK – Stand: E3 the centre of the creative process. They train with top www.blackrockmusic.co.uk industry professionals, develop a new musical theatre It may seem an unusual collaboration, but since Paul show from scratch and perform it in some of the most Myatt from Australia and Peter Simpson from the UK prestigious venues across the UK. Since 2003 we have fi rst met the similarity in teaching philosophy was trained over 8,000 young people, many of whom have immediately apparent! Since that fi rst meeting, Paul has successfully entered the creative industries, such as Ed launched Blackrock Music in Australia and Piano Teaching Sheeran, Sam Smith, Lauren Samuels, Charlotte Ritchie Success online, whilst Peter has brought Simpson’s and many more. Sounds Ltd. under the Blackrock Music umbrella and adopted Paul’s internationally recognised teaching Broadway Licensing – Stand: E19 philosophy into his own music school. Together they www.broadwaylicensing.com make a great team and at this year’s Expo they will be Broadway Licensing is a full-service theatrical partner launching the fantastic ‘Piano Scales Kits’, introducing specialising in the development, production and teachers to many of the great teaching tools that Paul has worldwide distribution of new and established theatrical developed over more than 25 years in the business, and properties. Approaching the licensing universe with a there will be some very tempting discount codes as well wholly personal and productorial vision, the company as the opportunity to win some of the great ‘Manumat’ partners with authors, agents and producers to harness teaching resources with an exclusive Expo competition! the power derived from embracing the intersection of art and commerce. Broadway Licensing helps Boosey & Hawkes – Stand: K22 build experiences that are bigger than itself; where www.boosey.com communities come together to share the ideas of an Boosey & Hawkes is the largest specialist classical music author’s work, inspiring conversations and forging publishing company in the world with an unrivalled memories that last a lifetime. catalogue of works of such distinguished 20th century composers as Stravinsky, Bartók, Copland, Britten, Prokofi e , Strauss and Rachmanino . In the 21st century, they continue to publish the very best in new music by many of the leading international contemporary composers, including John Adams, Steve Reich, James MacMillan, Mark-Anthony Turnage and Karl Jenkins. Their
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National Schools Symphony Orchestra – Stand: M4 OCR – Stand: K18 www.nsso.org www.ocr.org.uk/performingarts NSSO provides an annual week-long residential course OCR’s Music, Drama and Performing Arts qualifications for talented instrumentalists and singers aged 9-19. With have been designed to be practical, engaging and three orchestras (grade 3-5, grade 6-8 and grade 8+), a creative, helping to create independent learners with a unique Conducting Course and the NSSO Chorus, there love for the Arts. Learners are encouraged to be creative is much on oer for all young musicians and the week and broaden their horizons through our specifications culminates in final performances at national concert with genres, styles and artists that inspire and challenge. venues. The courses are held at Malvern College, with its outstanding facilities for music and extra-curricular OneStage Specialist Concert Tours – Stand: C3 activity, set amid beautiful surroundings, in the heart of www.onestage.co.uk Elgar country. NSSO works hard to support players whose Come and talk to us about your next musical adventure! parents need help to meet the cost of the course. Means- OneStage Specialist Concert Tours are celebrating 20 tested bursaries are available, covering up to 80% of the years of providing tailor-made music tours for amateur course fee. ensembles. We are dedicated to arranging high-quality concert tours and sharing the joy of performing to Nick Hern Books – Stand: E17 appreciative audiences at venues around the world. www.nickhernbooks.co.uk Nick Hern Books is the UK’s leading specialist theatre Out of the Ark Music – Stand: F20 publisher and performing rights agent. We’re home to www.outoftheark.com the most exciting playwrights working today – including Providing the very best singing resources to primary Mike Bartlett, Jez Butterworth, Caryl Churchill, debbie school and early years settings in the UK for nearly 30 tucker green, Lucy Kirkwood, Conor McPherson, Jessica years, we specialise in creating memorable, catchy songs Swale, Jack Thorne, and many more – plus essential skills which are fun and easy to sing, and most importantly, and careers guides, written by experienced theatre- that children love to sing, and teachers love to teach! makers. We also license our plays for performance by Our products are suitable for music specialists and schools, youth theatres and others. Our resources for non-specialists alike, and range from assembly and choir teachers include hundreds of fantastic plays for young songbooks to musicals and nativities but also curriculum people to study and perform, as well as books on drama linked resources that bring the curriculum to life! We games, devising, key practitioners, audition speeches for also deliver workshops developed to spark creativity and students, and much more. imagination, and to build the skills necessary to allow any teacher to use songs confidently to support the music and Normans Musical Instruments – Stand: D20 general curriculum. www.normans.co.uk We are one of the country’s leading providers of musical Partplay – Stand: H6 instruments and accessories, specialising in the supply to www.partplay.co.uk Music Hubs, schools and organisations involved in Music The ultimate free chamber music practice companion. education. Based in Burton upon Trent, we are a family Play along to a FREE collection of professionally recorded run business, holding thousands of products in stock chamber music pieces. from a wide range of brands, and are team of people who are passionate about Music education and the positive Playnote Limited – Stand: B9 impact it can have on students of all ages. www.playnote.com PLAYNOTE provides you with a revolutionary way to Nuvo jHorn – Stand: G22 learn music with Apps! With the application of Artificial www.frederickhyde.com Intelligence, PLAYNOTE launches apps, including Nuvo instruments respectfully preserve the musicality of AURALBOOK and SCALEBOOK that help music teachers traditional instruments while adding modern innovations boost and monitor their students’ music learning and that make learning more eective, especially for children. assist students’ self-learning. 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Starting out as a commercial recording studio and journeying to its current Ocarina Workshop – Stand: G23 status as the world’s ‘Best Music Production School’ as www.ocarina.co.uk/amm voted by the readers of DJ Mag, Point Blank’s goal has Ocarina Workshop’s new ‘Adventurous Music-Making’ been to demonstrate the creative process of making series will be launched at this year’s show. Come to Stand music at the highest level. You learn from the best G23 to become a ‘Music World-Explorer’ and ‘Music Time- talent the music industry has to oer on state-of-the-art Traveller’. Experience the wonders of ‘Music Zero-to-Hero’ equipment. Since we started sharing the music industry’s and see if you could graduate as a ‘Music Code-Cracker’. secrets, over 50,000 students worldwide have chosen Ask why ‘Music Music-Maker’ is named twice. 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Presto Music – Stand: M20 Royal Marines Band Service – Stand: J20 www.prestomusic.com www.royalnavy.mod.uk/RMBS Independent retailer Presto Music oers a wide range of The Royal Marines Band Service is regarded as one of sheet music, books, and classical and jazz recordings to the world’s most versatile military musical organisations, browse and order online. In our sheet music department, providing the Naval Service, Defence and the State with we keep exam materials for all instruments and grades in musical and ceremonial excellence that underpins the stock, alongside an enormous catalogue of instrumental, fabric of the nation, Service ethos and national core vocal, choral and ensemble music, and run regular values. In joining, you’ll be playing a key role in UK promotions on specific publishers. We oer excellent Defence and economic engagement, working with our quantity discounts on all choral music and vocal scores, international partners and performing for important plus music teachers enjoy 10% o sheet music and books dignitaries at home and all over the world. – visit our stand to sign up for your discount. Royal Opera House – Stand: B15 Rayburn Tours – Youth & School Group Music Tours – Stand: www.roh.org.uk/learning/learning-platform/ H16 Our aim is to place creative learning at the centre of every www.rayburntours.com/school-youth-concert-tours child’s education, through free online programmes and Group travel specialists since 1965, we’re dedicated teacher training days that support schools to taking a to creating tailor-made music tours for all types of step into our world. Through three national programmes youth and school ensemble. Whether you’re a choir, we oer practical training for KS1 – KS5 school teachers band or orchestra, you can choose from a range of across the country; free accessible digital resources via inspiring destinations and venues to perform in. From the ROH Learning Platform, giving teachers the option of planning your performances to arranging your transport, two (Taster), five (Explorer) and ten lesson (Immersive) accommodation, excursions and concert publicity, we’ll schemes of work; and introductory films that inspire and work with you to create a tour that meets all your musical entertain students, reinforcing the activities and concepts needs – because as singers and musicians ourselves, we they encounter in the lessons. All are programmes that know what you’re looking for. Swing by our stand and talk schools can use to support their ArtsMark journey. to us about all things music! RSL Awards Ltd – Stand: F15 Resonance – Stand: G18 www.rslawards.com www.resonance-edu.org RSL qualifications consist of Rockschool Graded Music Resonance is a brand new, multi-million-pound (not- Exams, Performance & Teaching Diplomas, Performance for-profit) music institute based in the Black Country. Arts Awards (PAA) and Vocational Qualifications (VQ). All Based at the spectacular Waterfront Business Park, RSL qualifications are fully regulated and developed by Resonance will provide a broad range of courses (starting senior academics and leading industry exemplars. We in September 2020) including: BMus (Hons) Popular Music pride ourselves on delivering the most academically Performance; BA (Hons) Popular Music Performance rigorous and industry relevant qualifications designed to & Production; BSc (Hons) Popular Music Production; support all aspiring musicians, performers, educators and BA (Hons) Digital Music; BA (Hons) Music Business. In teaching establishments – wherever they may be. addition to degrees and professional training, Resonance will host a programme of community activities, Schools Printed Music Licence – Stand: K14 workshops, summer schools and special projects. www.cla.co.uk/schools-printed-music-licence The Schools Printed Music Licence permits schools to RhinegoldJobs – Stand: J11 make copies of printed music legally – giving you peace www.rhinegoldjobs.co.uk of mind to photocopy, scan or arrange music for students. Rhinegold Jobs is the UK’s leading music and performing Come and ask us about the Shake It Up competition, arts recruitment platform, providing a unique service giving music teachers the chance to win music resources for both jobseekers and recruiters. With the platform worth up to £700. exclusively dedicated to the music and performing arts sector, Rhinegold Jobs provides recruiters with Schott Music – Stand: K22 direct access to talented, relevant and highly skilled www.schott-music.com professionals. Covering the entire spectrum of the Schott Music is one of the oldest music publishers in the music and performing arts industry, the website oers world, celebrating its 250th anniversary this year. With something for all professionals, whatever stage of their branches worldwide, Schott Music was one of Beethoven’s career that they are in, from music directors to graduate original publishers and more recently focuses on the roles. Whether you are a jobseeker looking for the next publication of contemporary 20th- and 21st-century works step in your career, or a recruiter looking to find the right by internationally renowned composers such as Carl Or, person for your organisation, Rhinegold Jobs is the best Igor Stravinsky, Michael Tippett, Peter Maxwell-Davies, place for music and performing jobs. Gavin Bryars and Gerald Barry.
Rose Bruford College – Stand: H9 Scotia Arts – Stand: F28 www.bruford.ac.uk www.scotiaarts.com Since 1950, the College and its teaching sta have With over 25 years’ experience of international touring fostered the imagination, talents and creativity of our and concert and event production, we have the skills to students, preparing them for rewarding and satisfying provide you with the opportunities you have dreamed careers in the creative industries. Preparing our acting, of for your ensemble. Drop by Stand F28 to discover the performance, design management and technical Stirling Bridge International Arts Festival, the Croatian graduates for a career on stage, screen and backstage, Jazz Fest, the Mountain Spring Festival in Canada and our alumni find employment in the global entertainment other events for choirs, orchestras and bands that will industry. Located near London, we are based in Lamorbey live long in the memory! Park in South East London.
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Service Sound – Stand: D21 A 100% web-based platform that’s accessible to all www.servicesound.co.uk stakeholders. Bespoke for Music Services, Speedadmin Service Sound provides audio equipment for educational covers everything from online registration, timetabling establishments that is to be used in halls/classrooms and attendance, invoicing, communication, instrument for assemblies, school concerts/productions, meetings, hire and concert planning, to studyplans, library and lessons etc. We provide a total solution by supplying, much more. An integrated system that covers all your installing and servicing this equipment, typically based administrative needs plus additional teacher tools. Also – around P.A. systems, and o er training where needed. APP for teachers and students! Our services include: P.A. Systems incorporating speaker systems, microphones and control equipment as Steinberg – Stand: C4 typically used in a school hall, gym or chapel; Induction www.steinberg.net/en loop systems in halls, reception areas, classrooms, Steinberg is one of the world’s leading audio and music communal areas and chapels; Recording studios including technology companies, with a complete range of products writing studios and audio for computer suites; Acoustic suitable for the professional studio, school, and home. consultation; and Repairs to existing system equipment Cubase is the most popular digital audio workstation which encompasses music department equipment. used in UK schools, and our music notation software Dorico is being used ever more widely by teachers and Sing for pleasure – Stand: M8 students. Our school-proof USB audio interfaces, the UR www.singforpleasure.org.uk series, are hard-wearing, plug-and-play devices that will Sing for Pleasure is a leading charity which supports the stand up to whatever you throw at them. Update now to UK’s vibrant choral scene by encouraging the enjoyment the latest version of Cubase at a new lower price, and of singing for adults and children from all walks of life, bring Dorico to your school inexpensively by switching and helping choir conductors and vocal leaders working from Sibelius. in all kinds of settings to develop best practice skills and technique. Established in 1964, we have an enviable STENTOR – Stand: E18 reputation for training excellence. We run courses and www.stentor-music.com singing events, provide scholarships and bursaries for Stentor is the manufacturer of Stentor orchestral stringed young people and teachers, and produce a range of instruments. Stentor violins, violas, cellos and basses songbooks for adults and children, to broaden their are known for the quality, reliability and consistency we repertoire and enhance vocal development. o er. Stentor is also the UK’s leading acoustic instrument supplier of major brands including Jupiter brass and Sing Up – Stand: F1 woodwind, Mahalo ukuleles, P&H bows and Valencia www.singup.org classical guitars. Stentor is a family owned business with Sing Up o ers you the complete singing package through a history of 125 years of commitment to musicians and our digital music platform, with the best range of songs players. We are proud to o er the best quality, a ordable and time-saving teaching resources, to help you place instruments and accessories that support the next singing at the heart of education. As everything you need generation of musicmakers. for singing is in one place; you can easily keep singing throughout the school year and reap the benefi ts. String&Keyboard Musik Limited – Stand: F2 www.stringsandkeyboardmusik.com Songlines – Stand: J14 String & Keyboard Musik programme was created www.songlines.co.uk based on the premise that proper music education Songlines is the defi nitive magazine for world music – accelerates brain development in young children. Our music that has its roots in all parts of the globe, from Mali registered inclusive learning programme involves tailored to Mexico, India to Iraq. Whether this music is defi ned instruments, workbooks, and instructional videos as traditional, contemporary, folk or fusion, Songlines designed for aspiring young musicians aged 2-8. We are is the only publication to truly represent and embrace driven to provide the best music learning experience by it. Through our extensive articles and reviews, we are o ering them the opportunity to develop their musical your essential guide to an extraordinary world of music skills further. Our programmes are currently o ered and culture, whether you are starting on your journey of within schools in 11 countries and 52 locations. discovery or are already a seasoned fan. Take It Away – Stand: K12 Sound and Music – Stand: E10 www.takeitaway.org.uk www.soundandmusic.org Take it away is a membership scheme for music retailers, Sound and Music is the national charity for new music in operated by Creative United and funded by Arts Council the UK. Our education work includes a summer school England and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. Our aim for young composers, professional development for is to make music more a ordable and open to everyone. educators, and opportunities for young people to create We give our members the facility to o er interest-free and compose their own music. Our wider work includes loans to their customers, enabling more people, and composer and artist development, campaigning, and particularly children and young adults, to get involved audience research. in learning and playing music. The scheme provides an essential service for young people where the upfront cost Soundtrap for Education – Stand: D2 of purchasing an instrument is a barrier, and for parents www.soundtrap.com/edu wanting to support their child’s interest in learning music. Soundtrap is an easy-to-use online recording studio for collaborative music making and storytelling. The Feldenkrais Guild UK – Stand: M21 www.feldenkrais.co.uk SpeedAdmin – Stand: M6 For a long and healthy professional life, a performer www.speedadmin.com/uk needs both physical and mental stamina, and well- Speedadmin brings the administration of your Music organised and e´ cient self-use. Over time, too many Service to the next level – you don’t need anything else! musicians succumb to the kinds of injuries that a
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demanding schedule of rehearsal, performance and travel The Strings Club – Stand: M30 can bring on. The Feldenkrais Method® was designed www.thestringsclub.org to enable us to access the brain’s ability to unlearn The Strings Club is a multi award-winning music old, unhelpful habits, and replace them with new, more education and childcare company for children aged 4-11. eective ways of moving and being. As we rediscover Set up by violinist and music teacher Amy Cunningham our innate human ability to act with less eort, and in 2012, the company has grown from 6 children at one ever greater ease, our performance becomes ever more Holiday Camp to 30,000 in 2019. Through their exponential confident, charismatic and joyous. growth, The Strings Club is looking for dedicated, friendly and business-minded individuals to share in their success The Music Workshop Company – Stand: H8 by running their own programmes in new areas to ensure www.music-workshop.co.uk even more children are inspired through music. The Music Workshop Company are passionate about music education and we’ve been supplying clients with The Voices Foundation – Stand: M7 fun, interactive, bespoke educational workshops since our www.voices.org.uk launch in September 2002. We have standard workshops Our mission is to improve musical, educational and that are tailored to your needs or we love the challenge personal outcomes for children aged 0-18 through singing. of creating new projects. Whether music is new to your Our priority is to benefit disadvantaged children in areas organisation or you have a strong history of music of deprivation and low arts engagement by working participation, we can create a project that fits your needs: collaboratively with schools to improve their children’s from a general introduction to a specific brief. All our chances of success, both in education and beyond. We musicians are experienced workshop leaders who have oer a unique approach to improving musical learning enhanced DBS checks. Contact us to discuss your project. through the side-by-side development of teachers and children, which provides the possibility of sustained The Rhythm Studio – Stand: C7 impact for each project. We have been delivering singing www.therhythmstudio.co.uk projects since 1993 and have worked with over 1,000 The Rhythm Studio is a music academy where students schools to embed regular music making for all pupils. are inspired to develop their musical talents while learning to play and produce the music that they love. Theatre Workout – Stands: M23 & G1 Our community of young musicians form bands, write www.theatreworkout.com and produce their own music, and perform at live gigs Theatre Workout is the centre for education in London’s throughout the year. Our music school in West London West End and DMC specialising in creative and cultural is the home of full-time music courses for sixth form trips for schools. As the West End’s leading producer of students, after-school and weekend classes, and school theatre workshops, Theatre Workout has created the holiday camps. o´cial education programmes for 37 major productions since 2006. Our multi-award-winning workshops are The School Musicals Company – Stand: E28 designed to maximise a group’s theatre experience and www.theschoolmusicalscompany.com are run by industry professionals. We cover all aspects 2019 Music Teacher Awards for Excellence – Best Musical of theatre and performance and can tailor workshops to Theatre Education Resource Award Winners. Adaptable, any show your groups want to see. As a DMC we specialise inclusive musicals that allow a whole cast to shine. Great in creating bespoke itineraries for the educational group characters, meaningful scripts and relevant songs that travel market including theatre tickets, backstage tours, children really enjoy singing. School Musicals Company museums and galleries, attractions, creative and cultural shows have been performed in 27 countries around the sites, travel, meals, accommodation and more in London globe and our songs are on the ABRSM Musical Theatre and Stratford Upon Avon. syllabus. Theatrical Rights Worldwide UK – Stand: F24 The Song Foundry – Stand: E26 www.theatricalrights.co.uk www.thesongfoundry.com Theatrical Rights Worldwide is a leading licensor, proudly The Song Foundry is one of the internet’s leading representing musicals from Broadway, O-Broadway, and songwriting sites. Launched by professional songwriter Ed the West End, as well as shows originating in regional Bell in 2014, we host tons of inspiring songwriting articles, theatres and elsewhere. It is our mission to cultivate and resources and videos at thesongfoundry.com. We also introduce new work along with extending the production publish a range of books for songwriters – including Ed’s life of musicals to all theatrical marketplaces. popular 30-Day Challenges series – and oer one-to-one songwriting coaching worldwide via Skype. Come to stand Trinity College London – Stand: C6 D17 for more information, to get some great discounts on www.trinitycollege.co.uk our books or just to say hi. You can also sign up to join Trinity Music – Trinity College London supports the our free online community at thesongfoundry.com. music education of thousands of students with assessments across a wide spectrum including popular, The Sound Post Ltd/Stringbabies – B18 jazz, contemporary and classical music. Trinity Drama – www.thesoundpost.co.uk Trinity College London oers an unrivalled choice of new www.stringbabies.com and updated qualifications for students and teachers The Sound Post Ltd is the UK’s leading stringed of Acting, Communications Skills, Musical Theatre, instrument distributor. We manufacture the award- Performance Arts, Speech and Drama, at all levels of winning Primavera range of stringed instruments. We are experience and ability. Arts Awards – Arts Award inspires proud to be working in partnership with Stringbabies, the young people to grow their arts and leadership talents: ideal tool for implementing the National Plan for Music it’s creative, valuable and accessible. Arts Award can Education requirement for teaching musical instruments be achieved at five levels, four qualifications and an from age 5. Primavera is the perfect instrument for introductory award. Stringbabies.
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Turnpike Audio – Stand: M22 WaterBear Music College – Stand: D17 www.turnpikeaudio.com www.waterbear.org.uk With over 20 years of experience in the music retail and WaterBear oers innovative & flexible BA (Hons) education industry dealing with members of the public, and Masters programmes. Learn from leading music artists, celebrities, studios, education establishments and innovators at our campus in the heart of Brighton, UK or houses of worship, Turnpike Audio can oer a wide range online via Distance Learning. of solutions from studio to PA, DJ, pro video, lighting, installation and live sound equipment. With our extensive Yamaha – Stand: C4 knowledge we give helpful expert advice and pride www.uk.yamaha.com ourselves on great customer service. A company with core operations centered on sound and music, Yamaha develops its unique technologies Universal Edition – Stand: K22 and provides them to the world! Through its history www.universaledition.com that spans more than 120 years, Yamaha has constantly Universal Edition oers a wide range of educational music interacted with artists and music lovers throughout across all genres and all instruments. Music by James the world and been committed to providing better Rae and Mike Cornick has been set many times on the UK products and services. Since the 1970s, Yamaha has examination boards, making them a household name. We been a leader in the musical instruments and acoustics also have music by many contemporary composers such industry through its development and application of as Arvo Pärt and Wolfgang Rihm. Come and explore the digital technologies, while working on applications for guitar music of Paul Coles, the choral music of George communications technologies in sound and music. Unique Arthur and Joanna Gill, the string music of Aleksey technologies that combine acoustic and digital elements, Igudesman and our many flexible ensemble works, a great as represented by the SILENT™ series of musical asset for any classroom. instruments, have also contributed to finding musical instruments a new place in modern society. Yamaha has University of Portsmouth – Stand: H21 been oering cutting-edge technologies and solutions www.port.ac.uk that are compatible with mobile phones and the internet The Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries, part of since the 1990s. While covering the vast area of two the TEF Gold-rated University of Portsmouth, oers an worlds – that of traditional musical instruments that have outstanding student experience supported by industry- evolved over long periods of 100 to 200 years and that standard facilities and resources, and opportunities to of the rapidly changing digital world – Yamaha develops develop real-life experience and expertise. Its distinctive technologies and regards their worldwide provision as academic portfolio encourages risk and challenges the mission that drives its R&D eorts. Sharing passion & assumptions about creativity and the creative sector. performance.
ViolinSchool – Stand: H8 Young Voices – Stand: M3 www.violinschool.com www.youngvoices.co.uk london.violinschool.com Over the past 24 years, Young Voices has staged full-scale ViolinSchool Teacher Services provides specialist arena school choir concerts with first-class production curriculum design, teacher training, teaching materials values nationwide. Over two million children have passed (digital and print), and coursebooks for string teachers, through our doors to sing along with legends like Tony school string departments, and individual learners. Hadley, Beverley Knight, Joss Stone and dozens of brilliant violinschool.com oers activity-based online courses artists. Teachers and children are supplied with all the and a digital library, featuring downloadable sheet resources they need to learn the music for the concerts in music, technical exercises, accompaniment and backing advance, and we also run CPD days for teachers. tracks, and other resources for use in classrooms and 1-2-1 lesson studios. ViolinSchool’s graded, topic-based curriculum is continually updated, based on decades of practical experience and ongoing research by leading string teachers and performers, including Caroline Lumsden, Simon Hewitt Jones, and others. ViolinSchool London is a specialist school in London for violinists of all ages and levels.
Vocalzone Throat Care – Stand: G13 www.vocalzone.com Vocalzone has been formulated for vocal care and is designed specifically to relieve irritations due to excessive singing, speaking or smoking. It also soothes dry, irritated throats that often accompany a common cold. Our famous original pastille is a blend of powerful ingredients first developed over 100 years ago. A unique product ideally suited to helping all voice professionals maintain their clarity of voice, Vocalzone Pastilles are also available in Honey & Lemon and Blackcurrant Sugar Free flavours. Soothing Vocalzone Tea completes the range. Vocalzone products are suitable for vegans as they are all registered with the Vegan Society.
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Music & Drama Education Awards
The Music & Drama Education Awards are inaugurated this year best and brightest in performing arts education – will gather as the first integrated awards ceremony for both arts education to celebrate awards in sixteen categories, in a ceremony which sectors. After seven years of the Music Teacher Awards for is hosted by Classic FM presenter and national favourite, Alan Excellence, it is a pleasure and a privilege to celebrate another Titchmarsh, and accompanied by performances from the fantastic collection of music and drama education resources, National Youth Jazz Orchestra and National Youth Theatre. departments, initiatives and individuals. Categories and finalists are as follows, and the winners will Over 300 industry guests including teachers, hub leaders, be announced at a black tie dinner ceremony on Wednesday 4 musicians, theatre practitioners and VIPs – representing the March 2020 in London’s Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square.
Finalists Outstanding Music Education Resource, Outstanding Musical Initiative, sponsored by Casio sponsored by the Royal Marines An award for an educational resource of any kind Band Service which significantly aids music education. An award for an initiative which has demonstrably • Good Vibrations Tool Kit (soundLINCS) improved music provision for students of any age. This can be • CânSing/WNO digital resources (CânSing Ltd.) any project run within an educational setting, charitably, or • Songs of Home (The Voices Foundation) commercially, covering any period of time. • The Singing School Handbook (Faber Music & Sing Up) • Convo (Tri-borough Music Hub) • Hitting the spot: music and social impact toolkit • Staff Music Lesson Scheme (Leweston School) (World Pencil) • MAC Makes Music (Midlands Arts Centre) • Snappy Operas (Mahogany Opera) Outstanding Drama Education Resource • BISYOC Intercultural Youth Orchestral Exchange An award for an educational resource of any kind which significantly aids drama education. Outstanding Drama Initiative • Theatre in Practice: A Student’s Handbook 2nd Edition, An award for an initiative which has demonstrably improved published by Routledge (The Stanislavski Experience – drama provision for students of any age. This can be any project Nick O’Brien and Annie Sutton) run within an educational setting, charitably, or commercially, • The Inspiring Drama Teacher (Drama Resource) covering any period of time. • Key Stage Three Drama Assessment Starter Pack (No • For Queen’s And Country (Queen’s College, Taunton) Nonsense Drama – Alison Warren and Catherine Nash) • Academy (Octagon Theatre, Bolton) • Blodin the Beast (Cheshire East/NASUWT) • The Clarenwood Drama Project (Clarendon Academy and • Cookies Play & Educational Resources (Theatre Royal Kingswood School) Haymarket Masterclass Trust) • Artists in Residence • Multiplay Drama (Nick Hern Books) • The Children’s Shakespeare Festivals (North West Drama) • Aurora Metro Drama Plays and Playreadings (Aurora Metro • Schools Club (The Old Vic) Publications) • When I was 14 (Total Insight Theatre)
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Excellence in SEND (an award for Excellence in Primary/Early years Music and/or Drama), sponsored by (an award for Music and/or Drama), Casio Music sponsored by Duet Education An award for a resource or initiative, released or taking place An educational project or resource which has taken place or since 1 September 2018, which makes music or drama more been released since 1 September 2018, and which has greatly accessible to people with SEND. enhanced arts provision in music and/or drama for Early Years • Jackdaws – Song Story (Jackdaws Music Education Trust) and Primary students. • Sing! Play! Learn! with Go Kid Music (Collins Music) • East Ayrshire Whole Class Primary String Project (East Ayrshire • African Activities CIC SEN (African Activities) Council) • Mfalme Simba (Manor Academy) • Sing Together (Sing Together, Blackburn Cathedral) • Bridges (Octagon Theatre, Bolton) • Selby Sings (Performing Arts etc Ltd.) • Inspiring Sounds (Services For Education) • Little Notes • The Primary Initiative (National Drama) Excellence in Musical Theatre, sponsored by ABRSM Outstanding School Music Department, An educational project or resource which has sponsored by the Music Teachers’ taken place or been released since 1 September Association 2018, and which has introduced, made more An exemplary department which goes above accessible, or demonstrably aided the teaching or learning of and beyond in the pursuit of excellence in music Musical Theatre for students or participants of any age. provision. • Musical Theatre Catalogue (The School Musicals Company) • Newbattle High School, Dalkeith • Trench Brothers (HMDT Music) • Ullswater Community College, Penrith • The Heath Perform Theatre Company (The Heath Perform) • Ealing Music Service / Fielding Primary School, Southall • Behind The Magic (Disney Performing Arts & Stagecoach • Nottingham Girls High School, Nottingham Performing Arts) • East London Arts and Music, London
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Outstanding School Drama Department, Drama Inspiration Award, sponsored by the University of sponsored by Trinity College London West London An award for an exceptionally inspirational drama An exemplary department which goes above and beyond in the teacher in a school, private or other educational setting. pursuit of excellence in drama provision. • Gill Foster – London South Bank University • Admiral Lord Nelson School, Portsmouth • Harriet Baynham-Williams – All Saints’ Academy, Cheltenham • Queen’s Park High School, Chester • Berkhamsted Schools Group, Berkhamsted Classic FM Public Choice Award • Coombe Boys’ School, New Malden An award given to an individual or organisation • King’s Ely, Ely which the general public feels has had the most significant positive impact on classical music education in the UK over the Francesca Hanley Inspiration Award, past year. Voted for by the public on Classic FM’s website. sponsored by the Musicians’ Union • Chineke! Junior Orchestra This award honours an individual music teacher • National Schools Symphony Orchestra or performer who has had a hugely inspirational • VOCES8 Foundation impact on students of any age in their music-making. • Kwame Bakoji-Hume – Chailey Heritage Foundation Four further categories have no announced shortlists but will be • Birgitta Kenyon – The Voice Squad awarded to winners on the night: • Catherine Millar – Berkshire Maestros • Young Theatre Critic of the Year • Ruth Montgomery – Music teacher and Audiovisability Awarded to a person aged 16 to 24 who shows extraordinary • Jo Hensel – Guildhall School of Music & Drama promise as a theatre critic. • Music Teacher Magazine Editor’s Award, sponsored by EVC Music Given by the Editor of Music Teacher Magazine to a project, resource or individual of their choice. • Drama & Theatre Magazine Editor’s Award, sponsored by Drama & Theatre magazine Given by the Editor of Drama & Theatre Magazine to a project, resource or individual of their choice. • Lifetime Achievement Award, sponsored by the ISM Awarded to a person working in music or drama education whose career has been marked by an exceptional commitment to improving the lives of others through the arts.
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