Working with

the county’s music education hub

SchoolsSept 2015-July 2016 and beyond

Unlock the potential of your pupils and school through music

“There’s plenty of support and hubs can help you find it. Robin Hammerton, Ofsted National Lead for Music, June 2014

www.makemusicgloucestershire.org.ukwww.makemusicgloucestershire.org.uk/schools MUSIC x YOUNG PEOPLE = MUSIC x SCHOOLS = GREAT MUSIC = sskills for learning spositive culture smotivation and aspiration sinclusion scuriosity, individuality, creativity sclosing the attainment gap s21st century skills sbuilds community GREAT SCHOOL spreparation for learning and for life sgreat PR

The benefits of music education, according to headteachers*

Attainment Skills & qualities for 21st century jobs Skills for learning Creative thinking Raising aspirations Problem solving Improving motivation Analysis, speculation, evaluation Engaged students, enriched learning Resilient, independent learners Confidence & self-esteem Increases in SAT & GCSE results Inclusion Involving everyone, together Personal/social development Engaging vulnerable students Communication and listening skills Mentoring/role models Team work Sense of direction and achievement Sense of achievement Opportunity to be music leaders School culture Peer-based learning Raising profile of the school Emotional wellbeing Injecting a new energy Enhancing the community

“Music is a demanding academic discipline, help schools develop their music teaching and developed through exciting practical musical curriculum. There’s plenty of support and hubs can activity. However, the vast majority of the schools help you find it. So, school and academy leaders, visited shied away from teaching pupils about please let your hub in. Ofsted does expect this.” fundamental aspects of music as they thought it Robin Hammerton, Ofsted National Lead for too difficult. All children, not just the privileged few, Music, June 2014 * Source: Music Education UK magazine, Feb These observations are backed up by evidence should enjoy a good music education.” Michael 2012 & Summer 2012: two-part series of articles too - see the ‘Music changes lives’ page on our Cladingbowl, director of schools policy at “Inspection must take account of whether schools ‘Aspiration, achievement and school improvement website. You can also watch videos from Ofsted Ofsted, November 2013. offer a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum. – music can make the difference’. and others about good practice in music education. Music is clearly an element of such a curriculum.” in our schools section. “Music education hubs in every English local Ofsted, A Better Inspection for All, February authority area are gearing up very adeptly to 2015. What does it do?

We’re tasked by the Department for What is Make Music Education (DfE) to deliver four core ? (compulsory) and three extension (optional) roles – see the next page. Make Music Gloucestershire (MMG) is Together, as Hub partners, we the county’s music education hub. We’re create, promote, signpost and fund a network of schools, music education opportunities for young people to organisations, music leaders, community make and learn music; we improve and musicians and others, working together develop the quality of music education; to make sure music education reaches and we champion music education. as many children and young people as possible, and makes a difference to their The Commissioning Team commissions lives and futures. activity (through funding rounds and direct contracting) in line with the roles, We’re one of 122 hubs created as taking into account the priorities in the part of the government’s National plan, and local needs and gaps. Plan for Music Education. MMG is led by the County Council, using a small How is it funded? Commissioning Team (responsible for The four core roles of strategy, communications, funding and The Council receives a grant from the outcomes), a strategy group of key a hub: DfE administered through Arts Council partners, and an advisory group which England (ACE), currently until March represents schools, partners, parents 1. Ensure that every child aged 2016. Some of the services here are The three extension and young people. 5-18 has the opportunity to subsidised by the grant for a limited learn a musical instrument roles of a hub: time. We’re encouraging all partners to We’ve just completed a consultation other than voice, through develop a mixed economy approach, with young people and will soon be weekly whole 1. Offer Continuing making best use of resources to create developing ways for them to work with class ensemble teaching on Professional Development more sustainable, equitable, music us. the same instrument, ideally for (CPD) to school staff, education in and outside of schools. a year but for a minimum of a particularly in supporting term. schools to deliver music in Some of the partners... 2. Provide opportunities to play the curriculum. in ensembles and perform 2. Provide a low-cost

from an early age. instrument loan service 3. Ensure clear progression to schools, young people, routes are available and gloucestershire parents, and others. MUSIC affordable to all young people. 3. Provide access to large 4. Develop a singing strategy to scale and high quality ensure that every pupil sings music experiences and that choirs and other vocal for pupils, working with ensembles are available in the professional musicians and/ area. or venues. … as well as schools, and many other music leaders and music education providers.

4 5 Book a consultation

Supportive half-day visit/s from one of our specialist advisors, experienced in the areas you wish to cover, which might include one or more of the following:

Primaries: single or first visit Secondaries: school leadership music t Whole school music curriculum support visit planning Half-day visit to support music t Ofsted recommendations for music departments and senior leadership teams How can you t Musical schemes of work to: £250 t Group discussion on effective t help senior leadership teams to classroom music delivery recognise and encourage good make sure your Working effectively with visiting teaching practices half-day visit plus t follow-up report music tutors t help music departments and t Music lesson observation and leadership teams to ensure that music school benefits? feedback is valued and promoted in school t Singing strategy consultation

Show that you share our belief in the The visit might involve any combination Learn and share: CPD and training importance of music education of the following: music coordinator, t Charanga training (primaries only) p9 sign up as a partner in the Hub – it’s easy! headteacher, one or more classroom t Singing training and events (see p8/9) teachers. It will finish with consideration t TeachMeets, led by teachers of next steps for the school, and will be t Heads of Music paired peer-to-peer Hub network member followed up with written notes including support (secondaries only) Get news and opportunities, and promote your school. Just sign up for our agreed recommendations and actions. t More information to follow enewsletter, follow us on social networks, and let us know your stories: Primaries: optional follow-up visit t Sign up for our schools enewsletter on the front page of our website A follow-up visit to support you Get funding to start a new music t Follow us on Facebook and Twitter - search for Make Music further and/or to look at progress on group or to help your pupils progress Gloucestershire recommendations and actions. We can help with up to £1,000 of t Visit the Schools and Music Educators sections of our website funding through our Schools Music Development Grants’ Hub partner – more active involvement Share your experience, knowledge and views with other schools and music This is a rolling programme so you can education partners, and influence the direction of the Hub. Just sign and return apply at any time. Visit the ‘Schools’ the Hub partnership agreement. See p19 for a list of schools involved so far. section of the website and see the ‘Join the Hub & funding’ page. s 6ISITTHE@7HATSTHE(UBSECTIONOFOURWEBSITEANDDOWNLOADTHE@(OW to get involved in the Hub – schools’.

Share and learn: data Find out what other schools are doing in music, and help us build up a picture of music education in the county to understand what’s hapepning and what’s needed, by adding information to our annual data and mapping app www.glos.musicdatashare.org.uk

6 7 ALL SCHOOLS The Music Works s 7ORKSHOPSRAP BEATBOX SONG writing Singing schools s !CTIVITIESTOCREATEHEALTHY HAPPY The Songwriting Charity playgrounds; develop friendships, s !DDRESSESTHEEMOTIONALHEALTH promote well-being and wellbeing of children using network & support s 3INGINGANDSIGNINGINMAINSTREAM songwriting and music technology classrooms s 7ORKSHOPSINCLUDE"ULLY"EAT s (ELPFORSCHOOLSINDEVELOPINGCLUSTER workforce development, Something singing projects Kind, year 6/7 transition s "ESPOKEPROGRAMMESATPRIMARY s 7ORKSHOPSANDPROGRAMMESFORALL and secondary level key stages

Find out more: Find out more: www.themusicworks.org.uk www.nathantimothyfoundation.org [email protected] [email protected]

PRIMARIES & SPECIAL SCHOOLS*

Our newly-appointed Singing Champion, Lisa Mayo, will be bringing schools and specialist music leaders together across the county to coordinate opportunities for pupils to sing, rap and beatbox, join Charanga choirs and other vocal groups; and to help your teachers to build their confidence in developing singing in your school. Musical School

Deliver the new primary music curriculum with confidence, and help your pupils from More information will be available soon s 6OICEFESTIVALS Reception to Year 6 to learn musical skills through styles and genres from classical to about: s 2ESOURCESTOSUPPORTSINGINGVOCAL rock, pop to folk. s #0$ TRAININGANDNETWORKING activities including peer-to-peer learning s "ESPOKECONSULTANCYFORSCHOOLS t Free 30-day trial NEW FOR SECONDARIES: - including support for whole clusters t Follow the weekly ‘Scheme’ or Charanga VIP Studio Sessions - create, school singing assemblies; s 3INGINGSPECIALISTSWHOCANPROVIDE create your own music plan with the produce and release your own music. singing playgrounds; young additional support and programmes ‘Freestyle’ materials singing leaders for your school t Suitable for those without music experience, and music specialists t Free no obligation twilight training/ find-out-more workshops - first ones 6 May Stroud, 13 May Abbeydale Find out more: Find out more: www.makemusicgloucestershire.org.uk www.makemusicgloucestershire.org.uk/Schools/Singing.aspx Price: £195 (£150)* annual licence fee and visit the ‘Charanga’ section in and visit the ‘Singing’ section in ‘Schools’ *discounted price for this year ‘Primary Schools’

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PRIMARIES & SECONDARIES Gloucestershire Music Whole class ensemble whole class teaching (instrumental lessons) Listening, teamwork, appraising, singing, pitch, pulse, rhythm, notation

s 6IOLIN CLARINET RECORDER BRASS s !FRICANDRUMMINGWORKSHOP percussion, ukelele – instruments s 3AMBAWORKSHOP included in cost s #OVERSMAINELEMENTSOFTHE.ATIONAL Free - Recital and demo in school (first Curriculum for Music through a time enquirers, subject to availability) unique scheme of work £1,173 (£392**) - 20 week whole class s  WEEKPROGRAMMESOFMINUTE programme. lessons and CPD/shadowing Includes extended scheme, extra visit for data for teachers (10- and 30-week reporting, optional downloadable resources and backing tracks programmes also available) Price on enquiry - Taiko / African / s ,EDBYHIGHLY SKILLED SPECIALISTTUTORS Samba Workshops

Other musical experiences available ** This is a one year only offer, retaining last year’s through Gloucestershire Music and it’s prices and doubling the length of programme in associated groups: order to maximise outcomes, encourage pupils’ continuation, and embed the work in your school. s -AKINGMUSICONYOURI0ADnONE day workshop – Year 4 and above, Price in brackets is the subsidised cost, contact t Give your pupils the skills to inspire a Gloucestershire Music for details. lifetime’s love of music groups of 10 (or 20 if working in t Open up opportunities for their lives and pairs) – iPads included in cost futures s 4AIKODRUMMINGWORKSHOPTWO t Provide pupils – and teachers – with hours, Year 4 and above, maximum foundation music skills 20 pupils/staff) t Help pupils learn an instrument with accuracy, fluency, control and expression– Find out more: Booking / Info: as per the National Curriculum for Music www.gloucestershiremusic.co.uk 01452 330300 Secondaries – except Groove On See also ‘Fife whole class lessons’ on page 22 [email protected]

10 11 PRIMARY & SPECIAL SCHOOLS & HOME-SCHOOLED PUPILS Groove On whole class

The Music Works whole class Mainstream primary schools s 7IDERRANGEOFINSTRUMENTS s &LEXIBLE ORWEEK including adaptive technologies and programme appropriate acoustic instruments s )NSTRUMENTSINCLUDINGMIXEDROCK band and technologies, responding Home schooling pilot t Percussion workshops using Free - taster school assembly to pupils’ interests s !CCESSHIGHQUALITYPROFESSIONAL xylophones, drums, percussion workshop/performance (first time s&OCUSONINCLUSIONFORALLPUPILS teaching of specialist instruments t Covering rhythmic music, pop and enquirers, subject to availability) specific needs of individuals s 7ORKINGINAGROUPSITUATIONWITH rock, and rhythms from around £1,173 (£392**) - 20 week whole class others to develop social skills the world; includes improvisation, programme Primary and/or feeder secondaries - s %NHANCEANDENRICHMUSICAL composition and performance skills Switched On! – pilot programme opportunity and experience t Primary CPD resources and training £250 – half-day taster or school s WKWHOLECLASSTECHPRODUCTION for non-specialists and specialists assembly workshop, two leaders s 5SEOFSECONDARYSCHOOLMUSIC Prices on enquiry. can be purchased in addition £450 – full-day workshop suites by primary schools Lunchtime/afterschool/Saturday clubs - Help with schemes of work and £1,125 – 5-week programme, half- t s3UPPORTINGPRIMARYSECONDARYSCHOOL schools can bid for up to £1,000 strategic planning days, KS1 & 2 (two or three groups x transitions in funding - see the Make Music 5- and 10-week programmes 45 minute sessions) t Gloucestershire website ‘Join the Hub & One-off workshops following your t ** This is a one year only offer, retaining last year’s Special schools Funding’ page in the ‘Schools’ section. school’s themes or projects prices and doubling the length of programme in s ,ONGERSESSIONSANDmEXIBLE order to maximise outcomes, encourage pupils’ groupings to allow full participation continuation, and embed the work in your school. Booking / Info: Rob Kempner, Led by acclaimed jazz musician and maximise outcomes Subject to availability. Where possible, this [email protected] and composer Eddie Parker, and is delivered to 2 or 3 x 45 min classes in a experienced primary teacher Elaine morning or afternoon at a subsidised price of £1,000 Furness. Other work that’s happening … Price in brackets is the subsidised cost, contact Academy of Music is also piloting whole class strings programmes in a small Groove On for details. number of schools this year – www.gamusic.co.uk Drake Music is also bringing its ‘House of Mirrors Sensory Experience’ and workshops Find out more: www.grooveon.org.uk Booking / Info: 01594 510664 to Paternoster, Belmont, Milestones and Heart of the Forest schools. Find out more: [email protected] www.drakemusic.org/news/house-mirrors-sensory-experience

12 13 APS, SECONDARIES & PRIMARIES KS2/3/4 Music for engagement Rehearsal & & increasing attainment for young recording spaces people who are Studio 2 struggling Cinderford Soundspace with learning CCP (County Community or with life Projects) Cheltenham High Street Studio 340 National and international research and s $IRECTDELIVERYINSCHOOLSANDOR local evidence is showing that music training for school staff. Outcomes is an effective way to engage some of include increased attendance, the most vulnerable young people in motivation, behaviour and in some learning. The Music Works (previously cases academic achievement Gloucestershire Music Makers) offers s /NE TO ONEMENTORINGFORINDIVIDUAL bespoke programmes to bring new students including those with approaches to music with students at complex mental health issues risk of exclusion or poor outcomes. £50 for 1st hour, £35 for subsequent It currently provides regular weekly hours (£30) provision in a number of secondary Work delivered by The Music Works can be schools plus Coln House Special supported through your Pupil Premium funding, Opportunities for schools and young School, Gloucester and the Forest or through Personal Education Plans (looked-after people to use professional rehearsal children) or Education, Health and Social Care Alternative Provision School (three Plans (children with SEN). and recording spaces and to develop sites), Stroud and Cotswold Alternative Price in brackets is the subsidised cost, contact volunteering and work experience Provision School and the Hospital The Music Works for details. opportunities, including links with FE Education Service and offers: and HE. Tasters, short programmes Find out more: and regular weekly sessions. Young www.studio340.uk Find out more: people can book sessions for just £10 www.themusicworks.org.uk Booking / Info: Booking / Info: an hour; schools can book for just £20 Studios: 01242 228999 ext 405 Schools work One-to-one mentoring an hour. Mark Bick, The Music Works Malaki Patterson, The Music Works Price given is the subsidised cost, full cost is 01594 836418 / 07815 459468 07532 212462 Other spaces and opportunities: £25 per hour glos.touchbass.co.uk [email protected] [email protected]

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PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRIMARY SCHOOLS

Carducci String Quartet Cheltenham One-hour interactive music workshop/ performance for KS1 and KS2. Hear excellent Festivals: live chamber music in a school setting, inspiring pupils to attend musical performances or to take Music 2015 up an instrument. Workshop/performance - £600 (free/subsidised to selected state schools contact us (below) for Engaging, inspiring and details). interactive opportunities to Bring your pupils to the Festival: make and enjoy classical music Concert for Schools and Music Explorers (Fri 3 July 2015, 10.30-12.45) ALL AGES Bring the Festival into your school: s !GREATWAYTOINSPIREYOURPUPILSTO Carducci Festival, Highnam 29-31 May 2015 workshops 11-25 June 2015 take up music s &REETICKETSFORANYONEAGEDORUNDER s 0IANIST PRESENTERANDMUSICEDUCATOR s %XPERIENCEANEXHILARATINGCONTRAST s &REE&AMILY#ONCERTON3ATURDAYTH-AY Dominic Harlan will lead a vocal music in style and genre with performances 2015 workshop in which children write by Flowers Band and Carducci String s 3HOWCASEPERFORMANCEFROM'LOUCESTERSHIRE lyrics, compose melodies and perform Quartet, and watch artist James Young Musician Carducci Audience Prize music from a range of genres Mayhew paint the stories behind the winner, Jennifer Statham s !RTIST*AMES-AYHEWWILLGUIDEYOUR music pupils through the power, beauty s !FTERTHECONCERTPUPILSCANGET Find out more: and emotion in a piece of music, their hands on a range of orchestral www.carducciquartet.com developing their listening, music instruments, guided by experts Booking/info: [email protected] www.carduccifestivalhighnam.co.uk appreciation, and illustration skills s 0UPILSANDTEACHERSWILLTAKEAWAYA 01420 86267 s aa PERWORKSHOP MOST pack of information about making and suitable for KS2 learning music in Gloucestershire s 3UITABLEFOR+3 JUSTaPERPUPIL Other work that’s happening … Price in brackets is the subsidised cost, contact (subsidised cost, usual cost would be us for details. £10 per pupil) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Gamelan Workshops for schools Your string player pupils can get involved s 'OODFORTEAMWORK LISTENINGSKILLS THERAPEUTIC in an exciting ‘massed strings’ project this music making year, through local music groups or centres (two primary schools will also be involved), s &ROMa culminating in a performance at Cheltenham Town Hall in February 2016, prior to the orchestra’s evening performance there. Booking / Info: News and stories will be shared on our website and social networks. www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/education/take-part/

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ALL SCHOOLS More workshops & programmes

World Jungle African and Samba Drumming

s 5SINGTRADITIONAL!FRICANAND"RAZILIANRHYTHMS to support students in learning about the basis of rhythm, polyrhythms, listening, performing and appraising rhythmic music, and how African Instrument music has influenced modern day popular music. s 3ESSIONSCANBETAILOREDTOMEETTHENEEDSOF particular groups including SEN and gifted and hire & repair service talented. s (ALF DAYSTOAFULL OR WEEKPROGRAMME For everyone From s &ROMaPERDAYPLUSTRAVEL £11.60 per term Find out more: Booking/info: t One of the largest stocks of instruments in the country www.worldjungle.org.uk 078788 65297 t Price includes repair and maintainance [email protected] t We can even repair school and private instruments. Contact us for costs t Prices range from £11.60 for guitar to £26.60 for flute t Free instrument hire for those on low incomes - see website for details Junk ‘STOMP’ theatre, singing, boom-whackers and street dance Find out more: www.gloucestershiremusic.co.uk s 7HOLE SCHOOLACTIVITYDAYS aINCLUDING Booking / Info: two practitioners, all resources and 01452 330300 performance) [email protected] s !FTER SCHOOLCLUBSnaPERCHILDFUNDEDBY parents (six-week block of one-hour after- school a week, including one free t-shirt per Find out more: child and performance) www.beat-camp.co.uk s )NTER SCHOOLSCLUSTEREVENTS aPER school Booking/info: [email protected] Inclusive workshops, suitable for all levels of 0800 852 7132 experience and ability. 18 19 Tutors for one-to-one & small group lessons Some of our

Cotswold Music Diane Atkinson (DISAX) Tutors (CMT) KS2 Transition Clarinet 10-week schools partners CMT has a database programme designed to bridge the gap of 40 instrumental between whole class and individual / and vocal tutors, small group lessons. Taught in groups Headteachers, heads of music, Other partners experienced in of six. music coordinators, music teachers The following partners have signed providing tuition in schools and privately. KS1 First Fife Whole Class or and classroom teachers have been our partnership agreement, and some [email protected] Small Group 10-week introductory working in various ways to support have been successful in receiving www.cotswoldmusictutors.co.uk programme designed for those who and develop the Hub including: small grants funding from the Hub - for wish to play a flute but haven’t got their activities ranging from an after-school Gloucester second teeth! Hub advisory board brass group to a samba percussion Academy of Music & Individual/small group tuition also ; Bettridge group – more schools and youth Cheltenham Festivals available in Clarinet, Flute and Special School; Westbury-on-Severn C forums are being added all the time: Schools Music Saxophone of E Primary School. Balcarras, Severn Vale and Agency £30 per hour secondaries; Agency teachers go through a rigorous [email protected] 07530 360919 Schools music education plan Bisley Bluecoat and Oakridge, interview process to ensure high www.disax.org.uk steering group Cotswold View Cluster, Finlay, teaching standards are met. Ribston Hall; Chosen Hill; Highnam, Heron, Lakefield, Linden, www.gamweb.co.uk/pages/ Bromesberrow St. Mary’s C of E Meysey Hampton primaries; Belmont schoolsmusicagency.asp Primary; Millbrook; The Milestone Special; Benhall Infants. School; Westbury-on-Severn Primary. Many other schools have contributed Singing strategy steering group to the Hub by providing information for Development programmes Hillview Primary; Heron Primary; our annual schools survey via our Data Balcarrass; Millbrook; Severn Vale. App (see page 7). for talented musicians Hosted youth consultation sessions Thank you to all those involved During Spring 2015, we heard young so far, we’re looking forward to people’s views and experiences of continuing to work with you and music education, through sessions in other schools! schools and an online survey. Those involved in the sessions included: For instrumentalists, singers Cirencester Deer Park; Severn Vale; All Saints; Belmont; Forest APS. We’re and composers aged 8-18 also grateful to the many schools and PLUS CPD for music leaders the youth forums who distributed surveys.

Find out more: www.swms.org.uk

20 21 Out of school of Music Term-time and holiday courses: music groups s INDIVIDUALMUSICLESSONS s STARTER JUNIORANDSENIORORCHESTRAS s STRINGORCHESTRASANDENSEMBLES Music in school is just one part of a young musician’s education. By joining a music s WINDENSEMBLES group outside of school they can extend their learning, have fun, make friends, and s MUSICTHEORY AURALANDKEYBOARDHARMONYTRAINING gain skills for learning and for life. Find out more/join: www.gamweb.co.uk 01452 668592 [email protected] gloucestershire MUSIC Gloucestershire Music – music centres and groups s Music centres – orchestras, groups and ensembles for beginners to Stroud Valley Art Space Youth Ska World Jungle Youth Samba Group in intermediate in Gloucester, Stroud, Orchestra Cam and Dursley Tewkesbury, Cheltenham, Forest of Dean. Soon to include technology and band sva.org.uk www.worldjungle.org.uk options delivered by The Music Works s County music groups – for more advanced players – including Gloucestershire … Youth Orchestra, Youth Sinfonia, Youth Wind Orchestra, Youth Jazz Academy, Youth Jazz Orchestra, Youth Brass Band, String Ensemble, County Youth Choir s Half-term and holiday courses – including First Access, String Ensemble and County Youth Choir

Find out more/join: www.gloucestershiremusic.org.uk

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Cotswold Music Tutors Search by instrument, location, type of activity and more on glos.touchbass.co.uk

For holiday courses, see the s Summer music courses ‘Young Person’ section on (27-31 July 2015, , Stroud) – including junior, senior, jazz and string www.makemusicgloucestershire.org.uk starters. Costs from £98 to £134 (early booking discounts available) s Residential chamber music course – (29-31 March 2015, St Briavels Castle, Forest of Dean). Grade 4+, age 10+, all orchestral instruments catered for. £75 s Find out more/join: www.cotswoldmusictutors.co.uk

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With many thanks to all the young people, teachers, and music leaders featured, and to the schools and other organisations who so kindly agreed to photographs. Thanks also to Malcolm Pollock and Steve Green, photographers. GCC_1195 4.15

Date published - April 2015

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