Special School Music Leaders Development Morning

Join our accessible music facilitators for a friendly gathering aimed at celebrating and empowering leaders of music education in special schools! This event is a unique opportunity for music educators to come together, share insights, highlight great resources, unpick challenges and discuss good practice, as well as a place for our newer music leads to gather inspiration and ideas!   

The session on 11th November will focus on using Sounds of Intent in special schools. Inclusive music practitioner Rosie will guide you through each of the levels of musical engagement within the Sounds of Intent framework, show you how to get started using the framework in your classroom, and share tips on how to build musical development for each pupil, adapted to the level that is right for them.  

All music leads welcome – no prior experience necessary, but all expertise valued!

This meeting’s panel

Rosie Hood is a freelance musician and inclusive music facilitator working in school and community settings across South Yorkshire. Having recently completed a PGCert in “Music and Children with Special Needs & Abilities: Sounds of Intent” Rosie is an enthusiastic advocate of the use of the Sounds of Intent framework to differentiate musical activities to make them accessible to all, as well as to celebrate progress. Rosie works with a number of organisations outside of darts including Live Music Now, Grimm & Co and Sheffield Music Hub. 

Dyzelle Sutherland is a violinist and community musician who is passionate about music education and making music more inclusive.  As part of her role at darts, Dyzelle manages and delivers on the All Aboard Music programme, which aims to help disabled young people to improve musical skills and confidence as well as empowering pupil voice, choice and autonomy through music and Makaton.  Dyzelle recently partnered with co-host Rosie to create brand new accessible music resources for the Royal Opera House.   

Please contact Sophie on [email protected] if you have any questions.

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