HSM Hunt School Music York

A conversation with two Huntington alumnae Kat Dixon and Lyra Shires, about their studies and hands-on experience, working in the world of Music Technology . We talk about what got them started, what inspires them, and how we in schools can provided role models and support for female students considering a career, in what is a largely male dominated industry.

A conversation with alumna Holly Boyle, about why she chose to study GCSE and A level Music at Huntington, and how her musical learning experiences are paying dividends in her undergraduate life at St. Anne's, Oxford, where she is studying Law and French Law.

A conversation about how we use Music Technology musically in our KS3 lessons, how we keep the development of students' musicianship at the forefront of our thinking, and how we use technology to enhance musical learning.

There's more detail here too, if you want to dig a little deeper: https://huntschoolmusic.com/developing.html

A conversation about where we are up to as teachers of composition - where we begin with students, and how we move their skill sets forward, through short tasks, modelling, and workshops.

A conversation with @HuntSchoolMusic's piano teacher Buffy Breakwell, about how we can make our visiting specialist intrumental and vocal teachers feel valued and an integral part of the school's Music family.

A conversation about the relationship between what happens in the classroom and beyond - the joys of making music for it's own sake and the opportunities for students to learn vertically, rather than in year groups. An honest discussion about the energy it takes to make this happen, and a few ideas on how to make the whole thing a little more manageable.

A discussion centred around the purpose of the curriculum at KS3, and what we want students to take away at the end of the three year course.

A discussion about designing a Key Stage 3 course that creates pathways to GCSE Music for all students.

A discussion about what makes an effective learner, and how we can create the right conditions to encourage students to be resilient, proactive, adventurous, and responsive to feedback.

Introducing the Music team @HuntSchoolMusic

Why we are creating this website, and a whistle stop tour of our own personal Music stories.