The Phoenix Collective
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Phoenix Forums
This opportunity to meet on one evening per month is being offered for the first time in 2022!
There will be a variety of topics, from informal, in-house discussions to guest speakers.
The meetings will run on Thursdays from 7.15pm-8.45pm and the fees are as follows:
£10.00 Per in-house session e.g. ’Troubleshooting’
£15.00 Per guest speaker session e.g. ‘Unconditional Teaching – Paul Harris’
January 27th ‘How we have used Kodály to enable pupils with SEND to achieve their potential’ – Jenny Winterburn
February 24th Unconditional Teaching – Paul Harris
March 31st Maths and Music – Anne Bradley
May 26th Troubleshooting! – bring any problems or issues encountered in your teaching and we will discuss possible solutions!
June 30th Inclusive LGBT+ Choral Education – Michael Spence
July 14th tba
September 29th tba
October 13th tba
November 24th tba
We would love to hear from you if you have suggestions for future topics/presenters!
Upcoming Forum
Our next Phoenix Forum will take place from 7.15pm-8.45pm (approximate end time) on Thursday 24th March.
Maths and Music - Anne Bradley
When Kodály opened his “singing schools”, he made music a core subject, alongside mathematics and literacy. As well as achieving excellence in music, the students also made significant improvements in their mathematical ability.
This session will explore some of the reasons behind this. Anne will show that even complex mathematics can be made up of simple patterns, and explore some of the similar patterns we find in both maths and music.
Although not “How to teach maths using music”, the session will show some ways in which the language of mathematics can be used in early music education, how musical games can help develop pattern spotting ability, and how a carefully chosen music curriculum can enhance mathematical ability in young children.
Anne has a degree in Maths, and after working for many years in both IT and Marketing, she retrained as a singing teacher and choir director, specialising in the Kodály approach. She loves the links between maths and music and feels that both subjects should be equally exciting and enjoyable.
