Creativity and music
Background and support materials
This resource is based around musical activities which support the creativity statement in the latest Key Stage 3 Programme of Study for music.
Creativity
- Using existing musical knowledge, skills and understanding for new
purposes and in new contexts.
- Exploring ways music can be combined with other art forms and other
subject disciplines.
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In the New Secondary Curriculum Specifications, the definition of Creative and Critical Thinkers given in the PLTs (Personal Learning and Thinking Skills) goes as follows:
Young people think creatively by generating and exploring ideas, making original connections. They try different ways to tackle a problem, working with others to find imaginative solutions and outcomes that are of value.
From the- skills, behaviours and personal qualities of creative people ...
- Generate ideas and explore possibilities;
- Ask questions to extend their thinking;
- Connect their own and others’ ideas and experiences in inventive ways;
- Question their own and others’ assumptions;
- Try out alternatives or new solutions and follow ideas through;
- Adapt ideas as circumstances change.
Extract from the new secondary curriculum ...
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An excellent supporting resource is the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group pack Exchanging Notes, which provides a wealth of practical ideas for stimulating creative thinking, and includes interviews with six composers explaining how they approach their work.
Read also the Music pages from Hampshire LA - Hantsweb ...
The final word goes to an internationally recognized leader in the development of creativity, Ken Robinson:
Personal creativity is stimulated by the ideas of other people: this is why creative companies are constantly forming and reforming creative teams. Creative insights often come from making connections between different fields. This is why the best creative teams are cross-disciplinary. |
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