Michael McGrath is Head of Curriculum Music at Brisbane Girls Grammar School. He implements aural-vocal based pedagogy in the classroom and has directed a number of collaborative composing projects between senior students and ensembles such as Topology, Rue Arts and Nonsemble. Michael has a particular interest in recording technology and its applications for enriching learning in the music classroom.
Day 4
| Time | Title |
|---|---|
| Session 4: 14.05 | Sweet Potatoes: contemporary gems by female songwriters and musical connections to the past |
| Artists such as Adele, Dua Lipa and Taylor Swift have had a profound impact on the contemporary music scene, being some of the most recognisable names in popular music. Within an aural-vocal-based context, we’ll dig deep into the repertoire, exploring musical connections between contemporary popular songs and art music from the past. As we explore these connections, we’ll consider how repertoire might be used to support the sequential development of musicianship in the secondary classroom. | |
