Cranford Review 2021
The “Cranford Review” © is a publication of Cranford Community College. Is an annual high standard produced magazine which provides an archive document highlighting various aspects of the life of the academy, its staff, students and community from each academic year. It is a wonderful read and a useful historical document which, with its termly sister publications and occasional special editions, also serves to describe the values of the academy and support the aspirations of the academy, its staff, students and wider community. A colorful layout with a wide range of topics comprising events, extracurricular activities, recognition awards, initiatives, trips and excursions among many others. Hard copies are provided to stakeholders including families, staff, partners, visitors, prospective parents/students, prospective employees and others with an interest or stake in the academy and its students. Headteacher & Director: Kevin Prunty / Editor-in-chief: Jessica Joyce / Graphic Design: Enzo Gianvittorio Danese (Enzo GD) / Printed by: Springfieldpapers.com
The “Cranford Review” © is a publication of Cranford Community College. Is an annual high standard produced magazine which provides an archive document highlighting various aspects of the life of the academy, its staff, students and community from each academic year.
It is a wonderful read and a useful historical document which, with its termly sister publications and occasional special editions, also serves to describe the values of the academy and support the aspirations of the academy, its staff, students and wider community. A colorful layout with a wide range of topics comprising events, extracurricular activities, recognition awards, initiatives, trips and excursions among many others. Hard copies are provided to stakeholders including families, staff, partners, visitors, prospective parents/students, prospective employees and others with an interest or stake in the academy and its students.
Headteacher & Director: Kevin Prunty / Editor-in-chief: Jessica Joyce / Graphic Design: Enzo Gianvittorio Danese (Enzo GD) / Printed by: Springfieldpapers.com
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PERFORMING ARTS
Music
Curriculum
Developments for
Live Remote Learning
In
September 2020 we were delighted to receive the
Music Mark Award for the second year running.
This award recognises the high quality music education at
Cranford. We have always been very proud of the range of
music opportunities we have been able to provide students
and we had plans to continue this even when the challenge
of the pandemic interrupted our plans. During lockdown
we were forced to re-invent our music syllabus to be
able to run the lessons remotely and without instruments
or music technology facilities. We split our lessons into
two different foci: firstly; ‘interactive learning of music
theory’ and secondly; ‘music technology’ using an online
accessible platform.
Music Theory
Although this can often be a dry topic to learn, we used
the amazing features available on Nearpod, the online
platform that allows teachers to run lessons in real time
along with students. Students can interact with questions
in various forms such as words, pictures and sounds. The
lessons feature engaging videos and clear information
on a range of topics. We ran lessons covering ‘Melody’
‘Tempo’ ‘Dynamics’ ‘Rhythm’ and ‘Harmony’. These
lessons proved very successful in engaging our classes
during lockdown and helped to build our students
knowledge and understanding of music terminology as
well as grasping new skills through the various activities.
Music Technology
We discovered the excellent online platform ‘Band Lab’.
Students were all able to sign up and use the digital audio
workstation via their P.C or device. As music teachers, we
were able to set assignments and check students’ work in
real time, as well as make changes and giving feedback.
The website includes an amazing array of modern
electronic music loops that the students had access to,
including EDM, Hip Hop and Grime. We even managed
to use it as part of our RSL lessons for key stage 4, as the
website allows you to use your computer keyboard as a
midi controller. This online platform was a game changer
for us and the students as it made it more possible for
real music making to continue and we saw some amazing
creative work being produced across the year groups. It
really empowered and engaged students and gave them a
real sense of achievement and a feeling of being part of
a live music lesson.
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