Programme: Monday March 12
***Please note that this timetable is for indication only and may be subject to change***
From 8.30am: Registration, trade exhibition, teas/coffees, networking
10.15-10.40am: Welcome (Plenary)
- Music: Sir John Cass Steel Orchestra
- Welcome by Graham Welch, Established Chair of Music Education, Institute of Education
10.40-11.00am: Ministerial Address/Q & A (Plenary)
11.00-11.30am: Keynote 1 (Plenary)
- Jude Kelly, Artistic Director, Southbank Centre
Sponsored by ABRSM
11.40am-12.50pm: Breakout session 1
Choose between
- Singing at the Heart of the Curriculum
- Maraba to Morecambe
- Composing for GCSE
- Boomwhackertastic!
- Introduction to Kodály Musicianship
- Apps and Mobile Technology in the Classroom
- 3-4-5 note Songs
- Charanga - next-generation teaching and learning
12.50-2.10pm: Lunch, trade exhibition, networking
2.00-2.30pm: Keynote 2 (Plenary)
2.00-2.30pm
- Introducing The Skoog (NB short session)
- Supporting Musical Progression (NB short session)
2.40-4.00pm: Panel discussion with Q & A
2.50-4.00pm: Breakout session 2
Choose between:
- Introduction to Vocal Percussion
- Singing as a Driving Force for Change
- Jelly Music - Seriously Fun Brain Food
- Active Learning through Music
- Lessons from Extreme Metal Musicians in Singapore
- Social Media in the Music Classroom
4.00-4.40pm: Trade Exhibition, teas/coffees
4.40-6.00pm: Panel discussion with Q & A
4.40-5.50pm: Breakout session 3
Choose between:
- Classroom Percussion
- Kodály in Action
- Drake Music
- Personal Learning Environments in Music Education
- Creative Performance using Music Technology
- ABC Online
- Sense of Place
- Improving Musical Transition
- Presenting Self with instrument repeated Tuesday 9.15am
6.00-7.30pm: Reception
- Drinks reception for delegates, presenters and trade partners
Sponsored by the Musicians' Union - Performance by Tomorrow's Warriors Youth Jazz Orchestra
- Trade exhibition and networking