Teaching the BTEC Tech Award in Music Practice

• How to support the teaching of BTEC Tech Award in Music Practice using a practical approach.
• Learn how to approach the development of knowledge and understanding through relevant and authentic musical activities.
• Develop an understanding of the impact of learning through performance-based activity.
• Learn how to approach performance, composition and production tasks in an innovative, engaging and student-friendly way that gives students the best opportunity to succeed.
• Understand how Musical Futures approaches and Musical Futures Online resources can be utilised to support learning at this level.

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The day will touch on each of the three components of this qualification, focusing on strategies and ideas for:

• Keeping practical music-making at the forefront of BTEC teaching – how to use Musical Futures models and practical approaches to learning
• Component 1: Developing your students: learning through performance, composition and production – using Musical Futures resources as a basis for developing knowledge and skills.
• Component 2: Developing student creativity through performance and composition – encouraging your students to really use their ears to recreate successful performances and compositions as an impetus to develop their own ideas.
• Component 3: Discuss and explore: What do our students need to tackle this task independently?
• Approaches to Assessment – explore and discuss strategies for student assessment at this level.

For attendees who do not currently have a membership of musicalfuturesonline

• Early Bird ticket (£230) – includes 12 months Ultimate membership (*worth £199 + VAT) – which provides access to all resources used on the course
• Standard ticket (£250 ) – includes 12 months Ultimate membership (*worth £199 + VAT) – which provides access to all resources used on the course
• Second member of staff  – can attend with either a Standard or Early Bird ticket holder at a discounted rate of £75

For attendees who currently have an existing 12 month membership of musicalfuturesonline

• Musical Futures Member Plus ticket (£225) – includes 12 months renewal Ultimate membership* (*worth £199 + VAT) which provides a further 12 months renewal added to your current membership expiry date
• Musical Futures Member Standard ticket (£75) – for attendance at the course only and does NOT include 12 months renewal of Musical Futures Online membership* (can be renewed at current expiry )

Tea/coffee and light refreshments

• Secondary music teachers
• Heads of Department

Teachers who attend this training report that they value:

• Trying out practical activities which instil them with the confidence, knowledge and resources to start delivery in their school the following day!
• Hearing how another secondary school organises their music curriculum
• An opportunity to see a class in action (where possible)
• Working with experienced classroom practitioner who uses this approach with their students
• An opportunity to connect with other music teachers
• How to best utilise the Musical Futures Online resource platform to support their students

What People Say About Teaching the BTEC Tech Award in Music Practice:

“Becoming more familiar with the amazing resources on Musical Futures, and taking inspiration of how to use them creatively in the classroom. Seeing the course leader in action was great, and as always, sharing ideas, queries and issues with other Music teachers was reassuring and useful.”

“The component 1 stuff about linking styles (blues/rock n roll), using the Musical Futures Online resources to consolidate knowledge in a practical way. The composition extensions were useful too and would work well with my groups”

“Very informative as to the practical approaches to the BTEC specification”

“Great opportunity to network, see good practice and share ideas.”

“The approaches to help engage and develop learning through the a practical approach and collaboratively working with others.”