The Power of Entrainment

My Damascene Moment. - First experience working with Autistic children.

Zoltan Kodály

the purpose of music is not that it should be judged, but that it should become our substance. Music is a spiritual food for which there is no substitute: he who does not feed on it will live in spiritual anaemia, until death. There is no complete spiritual life without music, for the human soul has regions, which can be illuminated only by music”

Music, Neuroscience and Therapy - 21st Century Research.

Dr Laurel Trainor

Two groups put through music programmes

1. Based on passive listening to “Young Einsteins” whilst undertaking free play.
2. Active music making with movement

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Infants in the 2nd group:

• Had more advances early language,
• Fussed and cried less,
• Were more willing and curious to approach new things,
• Smiled and laughed more,
• Were more easily soothed.

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• Children studying music retain more of what they hear in class and develop better memory systems.
• There are links between music education and adaptability to change and uncertainty.
• Children learn language better through song.
• Music study helps communication and timing between different areas of the brain.
• Music reaches the emotional & motor centres of the brain before we process it logically.

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• Music promotes structural and functional changes in the brain
• Children with a range of special educational needs, including ADD, Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Dyslexia, behavioural conditions and mental health issues, see a huge benefit from being involved in rhythm games and singing
• The most profound benefits happen to those who begin music study before the age of 7 and study it actively.

Susan Hallam - The Power of Music

• Friendships with like-minded people
• self-confidence
• social skills
• social networking
• a sense of belonging
• team work
• self-discipline
• resilience
• Accomplishment
• Co-operation; responsibility; commitment; mutual support; bonding to meet group goals; increased concentration and provides emotional regulation and co-regulation.
• Particular health benefits for singing in relation to the immune system, breathing, adopting good posture, improved mood, and stress reduction.

Ensembles in schools

Music Assemblies

Also said yes to….

Training for every class teacher

Daily Music for every child

Instrumental lessons for every child

2 school choirs

Playtime Leaders (11 year old children)

1-1 special needs music support

Musical Activities Programme for Dyslexic children

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Musical Activities Programme (MAP)

For supporting children with dyslexia

Dyslexic children can often struggle with:

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Overy 2013

• Participants in the singing condition showed superior overall performance on a collection of Hungarian language tests after the 15-min learning period, compared with participants in the speaking and rhythmic speaking conditions.
• These results suggest that a “listen-and-sing” learning method can facilitate verbatim memory for spoken foreign language phrases.

Speech & Language Development

Former “mute” child...

Music is for Everyone

• Musically “literate” – able to read, write, aurally dictate, compose and improvise.
• Instilled with life-long musical literacy.

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• 2011 Special measures - 3.2 percentage points behind the national average in English and 2.4 points behind the national average in maths
• 2018 74% of pupils achieved the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against a national average of 53%.
• We are 7.1 points above the average for reading and 3.4 above for writing
• We are 6.5 above the national average for maths.
• Our results for disadvantaged pupils are well above average.
• Attendance improved from 92% to 98%
• 98% speak English as a second language at home
• We are now in the top 1% for pupil progress.
• Nominated for TES Primary School of the Year 2018.
• Shortlisted for Varkey Global Teacher Prize 2018
• Headteacher Naveed Idrees, OBE 2019

BBC WORLD SERVICE

The One Show...

House of Lords

Shortlisted for Global Teacher Prize 2018

Benedetti Foundation

OFSTED

• Deep Dive Subject Inspections under 2019 Framework
• Clear expectations of 1 hr timetabled music per week, no carousels, no “fallow years”.

…art is one of the most powerful forces in the rise of mankind, and he who renders it accessible to as many people as possible is a benefactor of humanity.

It is our firm conviction that mankind will live the happier when it has learned to live with music more worthily. Whoever works to promote this end, in one way or another, has not lived in vain.

Contact Me

jrotheram@fevershamprimaryacademy.org

Twitter: @musicedu4all @fevershamschool.