Musical Futures: it's the way we learn
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We beieve music learning works best when young  people are making music, and when their existing passion for music is reflected and built-upon in the classroom.  Musical Futures provides teachers around the world with training, support, networks and resources to deliver practical, engaging, developmental music programs in the classroom.

What makes Musical Futures, Musical Futures? ​

​Our core aim is to promote, support and develop high quality teaching and learning of music in schools across the world through a variety of innovative approaches that focus on the classroom.

So what defines Musical Futures in practice?

• ​A variety of non-formal and informal teaching and learning approaches grounded in secure pedagogy
• ​Musical Futures brings real-world music learning approaches into schools and other formal settings
  
• Practical work on instruments/voice, creating authentic musical experiences in whole class making possible the universal provision of music learning across individual classrooms, schools and school systems
• An aural learning approach that develops "sound before symbol", fully integrating listening with practical music making, improvising and composing
• Musical Futures learning is student centred learning.  Students are motivated and engaged by music they value and that is relevant to them, before moving onto other musical and learning styles
• Technique, notation and other forms of written instruction are part of the process but are developed through practical playing
• Teachers and practitioners act as facilitators, through showing rather than telling, and through guiding and modelling rather than instructing
• Develops skills and confidence in teachers enabling them to deliver high quality MF approaches

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What we do....​

​Training and professional development 
Musical Futures provides training, professional development and resources to schools and teachers throughout the world.

Consultancy
We model Musical Futures approaches with your classes and work with staff in a variety of areas including:

• Setting up your space
• ​Equipment and forward planning
• Curriculum and assessment
• Building an ethos of performing
• Transition and building relationships between primary and secondary schools
• Working with school leadership to grow the music department
• Building a presence for the department
• Engaging parents and the wider community
• Being a Musical Futures champion school​

Resource production
Musical Futures commissions, collects and distributes resources showing how teachers can deliver high quality, relevant music making projects and approaches in their classroom. All Musical Futures materials and resources are available to teachers and school free of charge. 

Networking
Musical Futures provides local and international networking opportunities.  You can join the MF International teacher network by clicking here
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Events
Musical Futures runs workshops and training events in Australia, UK and across the world

Musical Futures projects 
Musical Futures works in partnership with other organisations to deliver new and exciting projects that enhance student and teacher engagement in music learning.  Musical Futures also participates in music education research that focuses on teacher workplace skills and learner engagement in the music classroom.

Please email info@musicalfuturesinternational.org for more details

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