We are delighted that you have registered to join us for our Working Together Conference!
When: Thursday 2nd November
Time: 10am-3.30pm
Venue: Dunston Hall, Ipswich Rd, Norwich NR14 8PQ [view on map]
Programme for the day
- 9.30am-10am: Refreshments and networking (including access to our marketplace) Music provided by Bure Valley Primary
- 10am-10.15am: Warm Up – Yoga Rap with Veronica Youdell
- 10.15am-11am: Keynote Speaker – Pete Letanka
- 11am-12pm: Break out workshop 1.
- You will be informed of your allocated workshops on the back of your ID lanyard on the day.
- 12pm-1pm: Lunch and networking (including access to our marketplace). Music brought to you by students from East Norfolk Sixth Form College and Long Stratton High School
- 1pm-2pm: Break out workshop 2.
- You will be informed of your allocated workshops on the back of your ID lanyard on the day.
- 2pm-2.15pm: Refreshments and networking. Music brought to you from Worstead Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- 2.15pm-2.30pm: Massed participation – Body Percussion activity from Ollie Tunmer
- 2.30pm- 3.10pm: Massed participation – Pedro Espi-Sanchis Kelp flute band
- 3.10pm-3.30pm: Closing summary – Alison Brain
Workshop choices can be booked at the bottom of this page.
Workshop Information (11am-12pm)
Planning and Assessing in a Secondary Setting – Dr Elizabeth Stafford
- Suitable for delegates working in a secondary setting
In this session we will consider the practicalities of planning KS3 music both in terms of transition into Year 7 from the unknown at KS2, and in terms of ensuring that all students get something tangible out of music in Years 8 and 9 regardless of whether they intend to pick it as a GCSE option. You will consider how to use assessment systems effectively to support progress across KS3 and beyond.
Dr Liz Stafford is director of global music education consultancy company Music Education Solutions®, editor of Primary Music Magazine, and author of The Primary Music Leader’s Handbook (HarperCollins). She has over 25 years’ experience as a teacher in music service and school settings and is a former member of the leadership team of the DfE’s national training programme for whole class instrumental teachers in England, the KS2 Music CPD Programme (2007-2011). She was Senior Lecturer in Music Education at Leeds Conservatoire for 6 years until 2021.
Beat Goes On: STOMP-style Body Percussion
- Suitable for all
- This workshop is repeated in the afternoon session
Stomping, clapping and everything in between – this fun, high energy workshop will involve a range of warm-ups, composition and performance ideas and rhythms from a range of cultures. Participants will also explore the use of literacy as a stimulus for body percussion composition, an approach developed through Beat Goes On’s collaborations with Pie Corbett of Talk4Writing.
Ollie is the director of ‘Beat Goes On’, a percussion workshop company specialising in STOMP-style Body Percussion and Afro-Brazilian Percussion. They deliver workshops and CPD sessions throughout the UK and internationally. He is also a former cast member of the hit show STOMP and their sister show ‘The Lost & Found Orchestra’, and an ex secondary music teacher, combining these to create experiences that are beneficial, memorable and great fun!
For free downloadable resources, videos, ‘Body Beats’ and all workshop and teacher training enquiries please visit www.beatgoeson.co.uk and follow @BeatGoesOnUK
Rappin’ The Classroom – Francis Winston
- Suitable for delegates working within key stage 2 and 3
The teacher workshop features a complete breakdown of the art of rap with easy-to-implement classroom techniques and schemes of work for KS2-3. A breakdown of vital resources, suggested discography, and a clear assessment criteria that will assist and empower music teachers, getting them out of their comfort zone and instilling them with confidence. The workshop also discusses the more controversial elements of the genre and provides clear links to the wider curriculum.
Francis Winston is a classically trained composer, arranger, musician (vocalist, saxophonist, clarinettist) music teacher and author, with over 25 years of extensive experience in both youth music education and the music industry. He holds a BA (Hons) Music, PGCE and MA Music Education.
Amongst many other endeavours, created and led a 15-piece Hip Hop-Jazz-Funk band ‘Souljahz’ for 10 years of which he was the main writer, vocalist and saxophonist. He also composed and toured two Hip Hoperas (musicals) to the Edinburgh Fringe and New York city, built recording studios, produced and managed many young vocalists that have successful careers in the music industry.
Louder than Life: African Djembe – Tim Brain
- Suitable for all
Learn how to play multiple tones on a Djembe drum, work as a group to create unique polyrhythms and experience the true sound of Africa, including songs, chants and a lot of enjoyable Djembe playing. Louder Than Life’s African Djembe workshops give all participants a chance to get hands on making music.
Tim created Louder Than Life 15 years ago. His passion for live music is clear to see whether on Djembe, Samba or Taiko a workshop is always interactive and engaging. You may have seen him at the Royal Norfolk Show smashing the Grand Ring with young people playing buckets and breaking Guinness World Records! Tim is at home in delivering workshops across the country to 1000’s of young people every year.
Finding Your Voice – Linn Marsh
- Suitable for delegates working in Early years, Complex Needs and Primary settings
This workshop will explore how voices develop and how we can ensure every child takes pleasure in playing, composing and singing from day 1. There will be some vocal technique and understanding of pitch and range problems for teachers and pupils as well as looking at safe and healthy singing.
Lin Marsh trained at Trinity College of Music and London University, later gaining an MA with Distinction in Performance Arts at Middlesex University. She has worked extensively in music education in all sectors and has worked with organisations such as the London Mozart Players, Birmingham Symphony Hall Education, The Royal Opera House Education department, Glyndebourne Education, Opera North and British Youth Music Theatre UK As a voice specialist, Lin works throughout the country and abroad, running courses for teachers on singing, performance and composing skills, and directs many choral events for all key stages as well as adjudicating festivals.
The Social Model & Beyond: Exploring Inclusive Music Practice – Kris Halpin from Dyskinetic
- Suitable for teachers with an interest in accessible instruments and music technology
- This workshop is repeated in the afternoon session
Kris Halpin from Dyskinetic will lead a session exploring how the Social Model of Disability can inform inclusive music making. Kris is the Creative Director of Dyskinetic, a Disabled-led ensemble and consultancy brand. Dyskinetic advises to a wide range of clients on Disability Inclusion from local level hubs to multi-national corporations. Kris has a decade of experience operating at the cutting edge of accessible music making with the MiMu Gloves, which he will demonstrate in this session. The session will explore the barriers young Disabled people face in music education and offer actionable steps to improve the level inclusion in your music sessions.
Kris Halpin is a Disabled artist and music-maker, known internationally for using the groundbreaking MiMu Gloves. Kris uses the gloves to overcome physical barriers to music making. The long-running live show, The Gloves Are On, has been seen by thousands of people throughout the UK, Europe, The US and Japan. The show was a finalist in The National Lottery Awards 2017 for Best Arts Project. Kris has been touring a new live show Two Metres Close since 2020, beginning with a pay-per-view performance from SAGE Gateshead.
Outside of his own artistic work s composer and MiMu Glove player, Kris is also the Artistic Director of SENSE, one of the UK’s leading Disability charities. Kris is also the Creative Director of ABLE Orchestra, an inclusive Orchestra in Nottingham.
Workshop Information (1pm-2pm)
Planning and Assessing Primary Music – Dr Elizabeth Stafford
- Suitable for delegates working in a primary setting
In this session we will consider the processes and pedagogy of planning and assessing primary music. Whether you plan your own lessons from scratch or use a scheme to teach from, you will learn how to use learning objectives, outcomes and activities to best advantage to ensure that all students make progress. You will also consider a range of different approaches to assessment and how these can be used to inform future planning.
Dr Liz Stafford is director of global music education consultancy company Music Education Solutions®, editor of Primary Music Magazine, and author of The Primary Music Leader’s Handbook (HarperCollins). She has over 25 years’ experience as a teacher in music service and school settings and is a former member of the leadership team of the DfE’s national training programme for whole class instrumental teachers in England, the KS2 Music CPD Programme (2007-2011). She was Senior Lecturer in Music Education at Leeds Conservatoire for 6 years until 2021.
Beat Goes On: STOMP-style Body Percussion
- Suitable for all
- This workshop is repeated from the morning session
Stomping, clapping and everything in between – this fun, high energy workshop will involve a range of warm-ups, composition and performance ideas and rhythms from a range of cultures. Participants will also explore the use of literacy as a stimulus for body percussion composition, an approach developed through Beat Goes On’s collaborations with Pie Corbett of Talk4Writing.
Ollie is the director of ‘Beat Goes On’, a percussion workshop company specialising in STOMP-style Body Percussion and Afro-Brazilian Percussion. They deliver workshops and CPD sessions throughout the UK and internationally. He is also a former cast member of the hit show STOMP and their sister show ‘The Lost & Found Orchestra’, and an ex secondary music teacher, combining these to create experiences that are beneficial, memorable and great fun!
For free downloadable resources, videos, ‘Body Beats’ and all workshop and teacher training enquiries please visit www.beatgoeson.co.uk and follow @BeatGoesOnUK
How to Assess Rap – Francis Winston
- Suitable for all
In this interactive session we explore the gap between Rap performance and composition, as these two disciplines are often confused by both music students and music teachers. The assessment criteria for both contain similarities but are very different, which is best exemplified through Rap’s 40-plus year discography.
Francis Winston is a classically trained composer, arranger, musician (vocalist, saxophonist, clarinettist) music teacher and author, with over 25 years of extensive experience in both youth music education and the music industry. He holds a BA (Hons) Music, PGCE and MA Music Education.
Amongst many other endeavours, created and led a 15-piece Hip Hop-Jazz-Funk band ‘Souljahz’ for 10 years of which he was the main writer, vocalist and saxophonist. He also composed and toured two Hip Hoperas (musicals) to the Edinburgh Fringe and New York city, built recording studios, produced and managed many young vocalists that have successful careers in the music industry.
Story Through Song – Linn Marsh
Suitable for delegates working in Early years, Complex Needs and Primary settings
This session will focus on performance and how to engage young singers. We will look at how words and music tell a story and fire the imagination, helping with communication and expressive singing. It will be practical and fun!
Lin worked as Advisory teacher of Music in Oxfordshire for 10 years and is regularly invited to contribute to National education events such as The National and Scottish Association of Music Educators conferences and organisations such as The Association of British Choral Directors, Schools Music Association, MTA and Youth Music. She has recently been working for the British Council as a World Voice Trainer in Jordan, Lebanon, Cyprus and Ethiopia.
The Social Model & Beyond: Exploring Inclusive Music Practice – Kris Halpin from Dyskinetic
- Suitable for teachers with an interest in accessible instruments and music technology
- This workshop is repeated from the morning session
Kris Halpin from Dyskinetic will lead a session exploring how the Social Model of Disability can inform inclusive music making. Kris is the Creative Director of Dyskinetic, a Disabled-led ensemble and consultancy brand. Dyskinetic advises to a wide range of clients on Disability Inclusion from local level hubs to multi-national corporations. Kris has a decade of experience operating at the cutting edge of accessible music making with the MiMu Gloves, which he will demonstrate in this session. The session will explore the barriers young Disabled people face in music education and offer actionable steps to improve the level inclusion in your music sessions.
Kris Halpin is a Disabled artist and music-maker, known internationally for using the groundbreaking MiMu Gloves. Kris uses the gloves to overcome physical barriers to music making. The long-running live show, The Gloves Are On, has been seen by thousands of people throughout the UK, Europe, The US and Japan. The show was a finalist in The National Lottery Awards 2017 for Best Arts Project. Kris has been touring a new live show Two Metres Close since 2020, beginning with a pay-per-view performance from SAGE Gateshead.
Outside of his own artistic work s composer and MiMu Glove player, Kris is also the Artistic Director of SENSE, one of the UK’s leading Disability charities. Kris is also the Creative Director of ABLE Orchestra, an inclusive Orchestra in Nottingham.
Improvisation in a Classroom Setting – Pete Letanka
- Suitable for delegates working in secondary settings
Pete Letanka will explore improvisation in a classroom setting as a way in to composing music with small and large ensembles. He will will discuss how his heritage influenced his musical career, how he branched out from being a professional jazz pianist in to working in educational settings and how creativity can feature at the heart of learning.
Pete Letanka is a jazz pianist, composer, educator and presenter. His work as a pianist involves recording albums for the award-winning Zephyr Records, and performing at Ronnie Scotts jazz club, the Barbican Centre and the Queen Elizabeth Hall. As an educator, Pete leads creative music project with a range of partners including the Royal Opera House, National Portrait Gallery and National Youth Jazz Orchestra. He leads projects across the world including India, Lebanon, South Africa, Spain and Portugal. His compositions for film and television include the Warner Bros. documentary film on Stanley Kubrick, commissions from the BBC Concert Orchestra and his composition “Hope and Glory” closed the Music For Youth Proms at the Royal Albert Hall. He has presented concerts on BBC Radio 3, hosted the MFY Proms at the Royal Albert Hall and led conversations with Mpho Tutu (daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu) at the Concertgebouw in Holland.
Rap Yoga – Veronica Youdell
- Well being and mindfulness suitable for all delegates
Veronica’s Yoga workshop will invite you to experience a floor based practice which will include breathing to relax into the body, yoga stretches suitable for beginners, some partner yoga poses, rap yoga sequenced to music with positive rap affirmations and sound relaxation with crystal bowls and chimes.
Veronica works with young people and adults in my capacities as a music facilitator, yoga instructor and sound healer. She has a huge passion and natural gift for writing catchy rap lyrics and creating improvised song melodies.
Veronica created Rap Yoga as a container for creative projects, workshops and classes.
Workshop choices
Please submit your workshop using the form below