Evermoon Music Studio
Augmenting Music Education
This space was created by Ewen Sinclair, a music educator who is passionate about student empowerment, creativity, and identity. He has taught and led the creative arts across all age ranges in a variety of schools in the UK, China, Germany, the UAE and Kazakhstan. As well as serving as a reference hub for students, this site contains a number of resources and ideas that can be downloaded and adapted for free!
The Immersium Engine
The Immersium Engine was crafted by Ewen Sinclair and the Creative Arts team at Haileybury Astana and features a number of key stage 4 and 5 students. Based on interpretations of the word sustain, the unique performance evolves continuously over the course of an hour, cycling through a variety of atmospheres generated by a combination of original instruments, artificial intelligence and digital soundscapes. Art and visuals were created by IB art students in order to ensure a surreal, lucid experience inspired by liminal spaces and the Dreamcore movement.
A Skills Based Music Curriculum
My music education course consists of a free music curriculum and several online resources for year 1 to 9. It can be used or adapted to suit any demographic or local educational expectations. The curriculum and resources will be updated with new material frequently as I interact with different year groups and try different materials.Â
KS3 Music Education Hub
The KS3 Music Education Hub is a free music curriculum and online resource for 11-14 year olds. A musical taxonomy of cognitive steps supercharges creativity, ownership, identity, and independence while students create and manage an online portfolio that showcases their unique musical journey. I have used this curriculum as stand-alone provision for classes that are more independent, within well equipped, specious schools. However, I currently use this program as provision for extension students alongside my music course.
Online Music Lessons
All of the lessons in this series are designed with ease of access in mind. Each video tutorial is less than 10 minutes in length and features a clear goal with cognitive steps that can be achieved swiftly without access to instruments. Although originally levelled for different year groups, I feel that all KS2 students will be able to gain something from each session.
Creativity in Context
Creativity in context is a student driven music curriculum for KS1-3 that features an efficiently assessed, skills-based framework that also empowers student ownership and creativity. I halted it's development to work on digital curricula but you may find some useful resources within.
Our Musical Adventure
Our Musical Adventure promotes imagination and enthusiasm while generating a lesson structure that benefits both educators and students alike. The metaphorical adventure consists of 6 teacher triggered slides that represent different sections of a music lesson. Every slide is accompanied by a custom jingle that serves to orientate students.