Developing Thinking Skills in Music

Programme

9.00 - 9.30	Arrival, registration and tea/coffee
9.30 - 11.00	Welcome and introductions Thinking skiills - an overview of research What kinds of thinking are relevant to music?
11.00 - 11.15	Tea/coffee
11.15 - 12.30	Cognitive acceleration in music Applying the principles of cognitive acceleration to music Intervention lessons in practice
12.30 - 1.30	Lunch
1.30 - 2.45	Generalist stand-alone thinking tools Applying the Six Thinking Hats to music (practical session)
2.45 - 3.00	Tea/coffee
3.00 - 3.55	Establishing an environment for thinking Thinking classrooms Lesson starters, structures and questions Thinking skills and assessment for learning
3.55 - 4.00	Evaluation and close