Musical Futures
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Musical Futures is a new way of thinking about music making in schools. It brings non-formal teaching and informal learning
approaches into the more formal context of school. It supports active music making, drawing on the existing passions young people have for music and reflecting and building upon these in the classroom.
After inviting applications from consortia of local music education providers, three Pathfinder Local Authority Music Services – in Leeds, Nottingham and Hertfordshire - were commissioned to explore new approaches and structures which might ensure that more young people participate in better quality musical experiences for longer.
and Hertfordshire Music Service. It involves students in self-directed, independent learning, in friendship groups, working on a series of musical tasks.
All classroom resources for the Personalising Extra-Curricular Learning model can be downloaded from http://www.musicalfutures.org.uk/teachers_pack_leeds_resourcepack.html
Informal learning
Informal learning is one of three forms of learning defined by the OECD. The other two are formal and non-formal learning. Informal learning occurs in a variety of places, such as at home, work, and through daily interactions and shared relationships among members of society. For many learners this...
approaches into the more formal context of school. It supports active music making, drawing on the existing passions young people have for music and reflecting and building upon these in the classroom.
Background
Funded and managed by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, the initial aim of Musical Futures was to devise new and imaginative ways of engaging young people, aged 11-19, in music activities. Following a year of consultation in 2003, the Paul Hamlyn Foundation identified the following objectives:- To understand the factors affecting young people's commitment to, and sustained engagement in, musical participation.
- To develop ways in which the diverse musical needs of young people can be met and their experience of music making enhanced.
- To realise viable, sustainable and transferable models which can support a national strategy for music and young people
- To investigate, and make recommendations on, the most appropriate methods of mentoring and supporting young people's preferences and skills
- To find ways of validating and (where appropriate) accrediting all forms of young people's musical experiences, including those undertaken without supervision
- To facilitate support for music trainees, leaders, teachers and performers/composers through the provision of development opportunities which highlight collaborative working practices
After inviting applications from consortia of local music education providers, three Pathfinder Local Authority Music Services – in Leeds, Nottingham and Hertfordshire - were commissioned to explore new approaches and structures which might ensure that more young people participate in better quality musical experiences for longer.
Informal Learning in the Music Classroom
A programme of informal learning, drawing on the real-life learning practices of popular musicians, developed by Lucy Green, Institute of EducationInstitute of Education
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and Hertfordshire Music Service. It involves students in self-directed, independent learning, in friendship groups, working on a series of musical tasks.
The Whole Curriculum Approach
A programme developed by Nottingham City Music Service that aims to develop school music beyond the classroom confines for Year 7-8 students, and involve them in real musical activity, in genuine musical situations and environments. It aims to draw together good practice from classroom, instrumental and extra-curricular music into an integrated package for students.Personalising Extra-Curricular Learning
An approach by Education Leeds Artforms to empower young people to make positive, informed choices about the music they engage with beyond the classroom.All classroom resources for the Personalising Extra-Curricular Learning model can be downloaded from http://www.musicalfutures.org.uk/teachers_pack_leeds_resourcepack.html