Curriculum Support

Early Years Training
For detailed information and costs about a wide variety of courses please contact the Music Service.

Rhyme, Rhythm and Song - "Music is a catalyst for learning"
This is a training course for teachers or Early Years practitioners in communication skills with an emphasis on children with language deficits. A wide variety of agencies have used a form of this training - Sure Start Zones - Early Excellence Centres - Speech and language therapists - Health Service etc.

Music Continuing Professional Development
We can provide exciting materials which can very easily be linked into all QCA planning to enhance music making in schools. A wide range of music courses is available during the day and after school, from recorder playing to training in the use of Sibelius and Interactive Whiteboards. Please consult the Music Teachers' Newsletter for all the latest details.

Musical Direction
The Music Service can provide a Musical Director and players for major occasions, such as the Ponteland Proms and Ashington Disney Proms. Many of these large-scale events have involved between 500 and 800 children performing to capacity audiences in large-scale venues such The Sage Gateshead and Newcastle City Hall.

Hilary Gordon - BA Hons, ARCM, LTCL Team Leader and Advisory Teacher

Jill Walker - BA Hons ALCM LLCM Curriculum Support Co-ordinator - Primary

Curriculum Support Staff: Roberta Ritson, Helen Ballard and Heather Willshire

Help & Support for Schools
Curriculum Support is available to all schools and Early Years organisations. Courses can be provided in all areas of the music curriculum and can take place at any time to suit the needs of individual schools and delegates. Please contact Addmusic for information on curriculum support teaching packages which will be tailored to your exact requirements.

Our provision includes: Assessment Class Teaching Demonstration Lessons GCSE / AS / A2 ICT advice Interactive whiteboard materials and demonstration lessons Joint schools’ projects Lesson observation Music making for groups of children National Curriculum Assessment OFSTED preparation and response Performing Arts Planning for schemes of work and implementation of school development plans Continuing Professional Development Teacher and student training Teaching Materials

Curriculum Support is available to all schools, and includes:
Extended Schools Provision
Arts Weekends/Other Projects
Whole Class Instrumental and Vocal Tuition Projects/Collaborative Projects
Service Level Agreement

Courses within the County and for other Authorities
Early Years Training For detailed information and costs about a wide variety of courses please contact the Music Service. Rhyme, Rhythm and Song - "Music is a catalyst for learning" This is a training course for teachers or Early Years practitioners in communication skills with an emphasis on children with language deficits. A wide variety of agencies have used a form of this training - Sure Start Zones - Early Excellence Centres - Speech and language therapists - Health Service etc. Music Continuing Professional Development We can provide exciting materials which can very easily be linked into all QCA planning to enhance music making in schools. A wide range of music courses is available during the day and after school, from recorder playing to training in the use of Sibelius and Interactive Whiteboards. Please consult the Music Teachers' Newsletter for all the latest details. Musical Direction The Music Service can provide a Musical Director and players for major occasions, such as the Ponteland Proms and Ashington Disney Proms. Many of these large-scale events have involved between 500 and 800 children performing to capacity audiences in large-scale venues such The Sage Gateshead and Newcastle City Hall. Resources & Advice Centre Schools, parents and the community increasingly need help with problems relating to all aspects of music education and music in general. Advice is given free of charge and without bias towards any particular retail outlets or individuals. Schools needing advice on purchasing instruments for curriculum music and how to manage and maintain resources can be assured of practical and cost effective help. Vocal workshops Children are not the only ones who need to sing. Ed Milner has done some really exciting work with teachers and we can provide de-stressing courses for those suffering from the 'OFSTED blues'. It is a well-established fact that singing is a vital part of the human condition and so training is available for children and teachers. MORE INFORMATION! World Drumming and Steel Pans We can provide workshops for whole classes of children, teacher workshops and training materials for staff development and pleasure. Inclusive workshops for all are available in singing, street samba, African hand drumming, steel pans, tuned percussion and composition. We also provide arts workshops to suit schools’ own themed educational projects, and teacher training aimed at helping schools to enrich curricular arts, especially collaborative projects within the extended schools’ partnerships.

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