A group of Carr Hill students recently enjoyed a unique day of music and movement which combined music and IT.
David, a Music Technology Consultant from Lancashire Music Service, visited the school to deliver a workshop for students from Year 7 through to year 11. GCSE students were selected alongside younger students who have expressed an interest in taking music as a GCSE subject; they were joined by year 7 pupils who are established instrumentalists.
The group of students worked with David taking part in a range of activities designed to develop musical creativity skills. The workshop focused on bringing technology and traditional instruments together to create musical pieces. Students played instruments like the piano and the guitar whilst others used iPads and a variety of music Apps to bring their performances together.
Year 7 student Mia, who has been playing the flute for four years, was invited to take part in the workshop. She said: “It was so much fun and challenging too. I learnt that you don’t always have to have an idea for a piece of music straight away, sometimes you can just play music with others and a tune will come together.”
The school has been working with the Lancashire Music Service for a number of years. The aim of the service is to enable and encourage access for Lancashire’s pupils and young people to musical experiences, bringing them the best music-making opportunities available.
Year 11 student Annabel is working towards her music GCSE this year and plays the piano and guitar. She said: “The workshop was a good experience. You could tell as the day went on that we were all gaining confidence and working together to create a piece of music.”
Music teacher Miss Dawson helped organise the workshops. She said: “The activities were focused on getting students to think about how technology can enhance music and how blending traditional instruments with technology can create a new kind of sound. The addition of the iPads and the Apps was popular with the students and I think bringing traditional and modern methods of music together really engaged the students.”
Music Technology Consultant David said: “The students have worked well today. They have responded well to each other and taken the time to listen to each other which has led to the work they produced improving throughout the workshop. The end result and final piece of music was very impressive.”
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