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Post by fatfingerjohn on Jan 27, 2015 16:51:55 GMT
If there was any doubt about the ability of music to create the right relationships between people in schools then this should allay it.
Please watch through, its BRILLIANT. The teachers in this school deserve an award!
FFJ
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Post by andyhowell on Jan 27, 2015 17:15:22 GMT
It is ver important but we are living through a time when the time for any arts teaching in school is restricted.
A ove of music, or understanding of what it can do, is a lovely thing. For some young people school is the only experience they get of it. It's a bit like exploring the great outdoors. You never know where it may take someone , but if someone picks up an instrument — or a pair of walking boots — years later you can be sue the school and something to do with it!
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leoroberts
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Post by leoroberts on Jan 27, 2015 17:16:43 GMT
Excellent. I suspect they're just waiting to hear from PRS and the Disney Legal team....
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Post by andyhowell on Jan 27, 2015 22:30:56 GMT
Excellent. I suspect they're just waiting to hear from PRS and the Disney Legal team.... This damn predictive text stuff. Raising legal problems now ;-)
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brianr2
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Post by brianr2 on Jan 28, 2015 11:31:18 GMT
Though as a proud COG, I don't really hold with the notion of children, I have to confess that I was one once myself. Looking back, school was critical in broadening my musical and literary horizons. If there is not room in syllabuses for the arts - including what they teach about critical appraisal and creative thought - then something has gone badly wrong with societal priorities. I have come across an inspirational way of augmenting what schools can offer. There is a wonderful music competition for schools in Yorkshire, called the AMP Awards - see linkBands compete, supported by Business Teams, so it is a combination of arts and commerce, performance and planning. A friend's son is involved - at 14 years old he is already a much better guitarist than me, drat him! I went to the the first round of the competition and the musical standard and variety - including classical piano, acoustic guitar and heavy rock - was astonishing. I am going to the finals in Harrogate early next month. The bands will be on the same stage occupied by the likes of Show of Hands, Cara Dillon and Tommy Emmanuel, and will have an audience of several hundred and access to professional sound systems and lighting. The winners get to perform at a major concert at the O2 Arena in Leeds. Previous winners have made a mark in the music industry. This imaginative initiative is, I think, a credit to all involved and I hope something similar exists in other areas of the country. Brian
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Post by fatfingerjohn on Jan 28, 2015 14:28:03 GMT
..... I have come across an inspirational way of augmenting what schools can offer. There is a wonderful music competition for schools in Yorkshire, called the AMP Awards - see link..... Brian This looks like a brilliant initiative Brian which would be great if it was nationwide.
The trouble with music in schools from what I see (and my daughter is a primary school teacher who in the past has been 'in charge' of music in schools) is that with budgets being what they are the tendency is to make do and hope that a member of current staff can do the job. If a school happens to have someone who is both interested and musically inclined teaching wise then it can be fine; but if not then it is low priority for funding with outside resource. Such a shame because music, in whatever form, crosses all boundaries and abilities and is a great leveller and feel good creator, often for little or no cost to the participant.
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