Get Creative: Digital Music making in the classroom
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About this event
Join our online teachers series designed to build your confidence in using creative digital music making in the classroom. This series aims to explore a range of accessible, easy to use platforms and tools to ignite your student’s passion for music and support your curriculum delivery. We'll share resources, tips, tricks and hear examples of great work already happening in schools directly from teachers.
Throughout the series we will have bite sized talks from leading artists, educators and musicians. We’ll spotlight different music making platforms, resources and accessible musical instruments designed to support young people with learning and physical disabilities. There will be an opportunity to share experiences and ask questions of the team.
Suitable for: Teachers, Music and non Music specialists, SEND, Music Hubs, Music Leaders, Music Therapists, Health and Hospital education settings. We also welcome carers and families with young people interested in music making and accessible instruments.
17th May 2022, 5pm
Welcome Introduction to the series from hosts Digit Music and this month’s co-hosts Filisia. Including a talk from Jess Fisher, Disabled Musician and co-reacher of the Reshape Music Report 2020.
A guide to digital software: An introduction to some free and licensed apps that can kick start or advance music creation in the classroom with a free resource hand out for attendees.
Accessible Instruments : This month we’ll introduce Cmpsr, Digit Music’s accessible instrument, and explore Cosmo from Filisia. There will also be a handout of other instruments available.
Teacher Feature - This month we welcome Abi Steady from Ashmount School in Loughborough to hear about her journey introducing accessible music technology to her staff and SEN students.
Group Discussions & Panel Questions to close
About your hosts:
Digit Music is a record label, a digital instrument manufacturer, and a creative learning and performance company. We use technology as a creative tool, supporting people of all abilities and disabilities to realise their musical potential.
Our team of professional musicians and educators have extensive experience of delivering programmes in SEND/ PRU and mainstream settings as well as working with leading orchestras to ensure collaborative and accessible working for musicians. We have designed Cmpsr a unique digital instrument which enables equal access to playing and creating music.
At Filisia, we work at the intersection of Healthtech and Edtech. We develop learning and assistive technology devices to help create inclusive learning, therapy and play environments that effectively support people of all ages and abilities to communicate, learn and play. Our product, Cosmo, is a unique educational technology resource allowing to create fully inclusive environments incorporating music on every step. Combined of interactive Cosmoid switches and a collection of evidence-based games, Cosmo aims to support creating music, musical expression, auditory discrimination and improvisation, adding an extra layer of fun to the learning process.
