RSMF partners with Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (RBC) to welcome students into our schools.

Over the past few months, we have welcomed four students from Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (RBC) into our partner schools.  As well as participating in the Birmingham schools programme, led by the RBC team, the students had the opportunity to gain experience in teaching whole class music using Kodály principles and techniques alongside our teachers from Sing Education. They also completed an online training module and will take part in a final group training session in March. The training covered everything from musical gestures, use of rhythm flashcards, principles of instrument teaching, and various song-teaching techniques.

The Foundation’s Cathy Grant said: “It’s been an absolute pleasure to welcome students from RBC into our schools in York, Malton and Middlesbrough. As well as teaching lots of young people, it’s vital that the Foundation supports the future music education workforce to ensure they get to experience teaching music in a variety of schools using a variety of engaging and accessible methods. Well done to all the students and teachers for embracing this experience! The young people of Yorkshire and the North East thoroughly enjoyed meeting you!”