Musical Futures is a set of ideas and approaches that can help personalise the music learning experience for young people, and make it more enjoyable and effective. The models were all developed through action-research funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, aimed at devising new and imaginative ways of engaging young people, aged 11-19, in music activities.
Musical Futures is now in a rollout phase, where more than 400 schools, as well as other teachers, practitioners, Music Services, Local Authorities, and Initial Teacher Training Institutes are adapting and adopting the ideas, approaches and models into their own settings in innovative and unique ways.
If you would like to become part of the Musical Futures network, or find out more information about how you might implement Musical Futures in your school, please contact Abigail D'Amore, Musical Futures National Coordinator, tel 07837 631492, email feedback@musicalfutures.org.uk .
The Musical Futures website provides a number of free resources to download:
Teacher Resource Pack: Introduction
Teacher resource pack: informal learning in the music classroom
Teacher resource pack: the whole curriculum approach
Teacher resource pack: personalising extra-curricular music activities for 11-18 year olds
Musical Futures and the Secondary National Strategy Key Stage 3 Music Programme
Personalising Music Learning in your school: a guide for senior managers
Musical Futures and Special Educational Needs
Plus there are a series of pamphlets outlining the Musical Futures vision and the key findings of its development research, all downloadable here.
The Teacher Resource Pack is also available to order as a hard-copy. To order a copy please contact the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, tel 020 7227 3500, email reception@phf.org.uk with your name, school/organisation (if applicable), postal and email address.