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Creativity and New Approaches to Continuing Professional Development for Second-Level Music Teachers in Ireland: A Revi

Creativity and New Approaches to Continuing Professional Development for Second-Level Music Teachers in Ireland: A Review. Martin Barrett Anna-Marie Higgins. Context. Second-Level Music Education in Ireland. 1990s Junior Certificate Leaving Certificate 600% increase in uptake

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Creativity and New Approaches to Continuing Professional Development for Second-Level Music Teachers in Ireland: A Revi

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  1. Creativity and New Approaches to Continuing Professional Development for Second-Level Music Teachers in Ireland: A Review Martin Barrett Anna-Marie Higgins

  2. Context Second-Level Music Education in Ireland • 1990s • Junior Certificate • Leaving Certificate • 600% increase in uptake • 11% of total cohort

  3. Context Professional Development • 1991-1993: Inservice for Junior Cert course • 1993-1996: Curriculum Support Team for Leaving Cert • 2010: Second-Level Support Service (now PDST) • Three evening courses in one year • No career profiling • No ongoing professional development

  4. Context Musical Activity • Performing • Post-Primary Music Teachers Association • Workshops: course works, core composing skills, ‘how to get full marks in the essay on Irish music’ notation software for the Leaving Cert exam…

  5. Context Trilogy CREATIVE • ICT in the Music Room • Classroom Singing • Classroom Composing PRACTICAL MUSICAL LEARNING

  6. Context ICT Being Creative with Technology • Powerpoint • Photostory • Backing Tracks • Video Soundtrack Hands-on Audio Editing Web resources Feedback

  7. Context ICT Singing Creative Use of Classroom Singing • Q & A melodic ideas • Solfa & Curwen hand signs • Using a choral score • Melody and rhythm recognition • 2-part singing • Body percussion • Singing in mixed metres • Pedal note • Upbeat • 12 commissioned songs • Marian Ingoldsby • Creative Teaching • Musical Concepts • Linking with ICT • Feedback

  8. Context ICT Singing Composing Creative Classroom Composing • Warm-ups • Pentatonic and other scales • Minimalist Skill-set • Junior Cycle Activity: Chinese Train Journey • Senior Cycle Activity: Space Trip • Video • Composing Grids • Feedback

  9. Context ICT Singing Composing Creativity Further Development • High turn-out shows that teachers are interested • Rolling out an updated Trilogy in the Autumn • Organic process • Impact of the trilogy on teaching practice? • More courses?

  10. Thank you for attending this presentation Martin Barrett martinb@musicnet.iol.ie Anna-Marie Higgins amh83@cam.ac.uk

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