ThePowerofMusictoEngageMinorityChildren:acasestudy

JohnBall

WorldMusicianinResidenceUniversityofSheffield

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FirValeSchool

SheffieldS433Languagesinschool2015Ofsted–50%childrenclassedasdisadvantaged4outof5EAL(EnglishasAddiPonalLanguage)2018/19Over50%ofYear7swillbeRoma/Slovakian

Yr9&10studentsSoundhouseRecordingStudio

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IdenPfyandInvestEngageandInspire

•  addressinganenvironmentofnon-engagement

•  howdoesmusicfitinwithourstudents’lives/community?

•  whatisthemusicalheritageofour

students?•  creaPngreasonstocometoschool

andtobeposiPveaboutschoolexperience

•  ourstarPngpointbeingthemusicthatthecommunitybringstotheschool

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RomaSlovakMusic–Whatwehavelearned?

•  oral/auralmusicculture-seeanddo

•  EclecPcsoundingmusic=opennesstolearning

•  status/kudosofmusicinthecommunity

•  adapPve(e.gkeyboardsinstrumentsusedtoreplaceaccordionandviolinintradiPonalmusicrepertoire)

•  Informalapproach•  performanceorientated

(social)•  thereasonwhysomepupils

cometoschool

hcps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4SCGVFZpFc

IdenPfyandInvestSkillupandEmpower

•  idenPfyexisPngRoma/Slovakianlocalcommunitymusicians

•  investPmeandspaceforpupilinteracPonwithmusicians

•  createpartnershipwithcommunity

musicians

•  demonstraPngthattheschoolvaluesexisPngmusicandaspirestodevelopandfacilitateexisPngskills.

•  aprocessthatincludesstaff,parentsandstudent.

•  reflecPngonthesessions/aresearchprocess

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IdenPfyandInvestFacilitateandNurture

IdenPfyingmusiciansthrough:•  Wordofmouth•  LearningMentors(IntervenPon

processes)•  ClassroomIndicators/Responses

Sejngup•  OutofLessonsessions•  BandSkillssessions

•  Developingacoregroup•  Increasingself-esteem

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CreaPnganenvironmentofsharedlearning

Whatwedo!

•  RoleofFacilitaPng/Guiding/Managing

•  WorkwithexisPngrepertoire-introducingnewskills

•  Nurturetrust/approachability

•  SetupPeerLearning

•  NurturePosiPveRolemodels

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TransformaPons•  RelaPonshipswithstudents

•  ProcessthroughwhichwehavelearntaboutRoma/Slovakianculture

•  50studentstakingamusickeystage4opPoncomparedto9lastyear

•  Year11leavers2/3gradesabovetargets

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Challenges•  Gender-Stereotypes•  Costs•  FaciliPes•  Colleagues•  Volumeissues•  Timetabling•  Discipline•  Parents•  Literacy•  CommunicaPon•  Outputs

CreaPngOpportuniPes

•  Sheffieldvenues:Dina•  HubFest•  WideningParPcipaPon•  RecordingStudioexperience

•  Modulo–Tapton•  Keystage4•  Post16opportuniPes

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AspiraPons/GoingForward•  QualificaPons•  ImprovingLiteracye.g.

sejngupblogsaboutthemusicandrepertoire

•  Becomingmusiciansandmusicteachers:takingourstudentsintofeederschoolstoperformandtoleadworkshops

•  PromoPngaposiPveimageofself&thecommunity

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Contacts

AndrewDaveyLeaderofLearningforMusic,FirValeSchoolADavey@firvale.com

JohnBallWorldMusicianinResidence,UniversityofSheffieldj.ball@sheffield@ac.uk