Story: Nic Cassin and Simon Dumpleton
Byron Wood may be the only school in Sheffield to provide a technology-based music after-school club. So far, 14 children have taken part but we now have provision for up to 30.
Initially we were limited to free software downloads. This meant that pupils learnt confidence in the basics, using software that was accessible without charge, before moving up to the more challenging applications.
However, we have recently purchased the “Dance eJay for Schools” software, which is a significant improvement on the freeware, allowing pupils to create musical arrangements with relative ease. It means Music Tech club activities underpin many of the subjects the pupils cover in the school music lessons, such as feeling the pulse, rhythmic counting, basic composition and arrangement