I was very privileged to play this year in the excellent Northwestern University Summer Orchestra, conducted by my friend, Dr Robert Hasty. We performed two challenging programs and made excellent music together in the orchestra. All the players, made up of Northwestern alumni, current students and community members enjoyed great camaraderie. Here are the concert details, both [...]
I have just returned from my second summer session at Northwestern University, Chicago. I am studying for my Master’s Degree in Music Education. What a wonderful experience – exhausting, stimulating, satisfying. I love working there with my wonderful classmates, Jen, Krista, Leo, Phaedra, Amy, Samantha, Jim, and Matt. We have a terrific camaraderie and this was [...]
June 4, 2011 by Gerard Dutton · 1 Comment
Filed under: Education, Music, Performance
Social Tagging: BISS • creativity • Education • music education
Filed under: Education, Music, Performance
Social Tagging: BISS • creativity • Education • music education
Yes, we artistic types are sometimes accused of being quite mad, but in this case MAD stands for Music, Art, Drama. Recently, students of the three disciplines at Beijing BISS International School were showcased in a very pleasing way. The three Arts teachers, Catherine Rankin (Drama), Gillian Mercer (Visual Art) and I collaborated in the [...]
March 31, 2011 by Gerard Dutton · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Education, Music, Performance
Social Tagging: Beijing • BISS • creativity • flute • Jenkins • Requiem • shakuhachi • singing
Filed under: Education, Music, Performance
Social Tagging: Beijing • BISS • creativity • flute • Jenkins • Requiem • shakuhachi • singing
What a great concert! I was so glad to be involved with this performance, last Saturday night. Students and staff from a number of Beijing Schools and the Beijing youth Orchestra, conducted by Shane O’Shane, collaborated in a really stunning performance of the beautiful Karl Jenkins Requiem. The piece is a mixture of traditional Latin [...]
March 3, 2011 by Gerard Dutton · 4 Comments
Filed under: Education, Flat Classroom, Technology, Web 2.0 Tools
Filed under: Education, Flat Classroom, Technology, Web 2.0 Tools
Well, what a weekend we had. Yes, another one! Following on from my adventures in Shanghai the week before with ISCMS (see previous post), I attended the Flat Classroom Conference Beijing 2011 which was hosted by my school, Beijing BISS International School. A great achievement, particularly for my friend and colleague, Julie Lindsay who [...]
Bravo!! What a wonderful experience, singing in the chorus for Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast last Saturday. I took ten of my talented musicians from BISS to Shanghai for the annual ISCMS Festival and the mighty challenge of preparing and performing such a difficult work. We think it might be the premiere of this important choral work [...]
November 14, 2010 by Gerard Dutton · 3 Comments
Filed under: Education, Music, Technology, Web 2.0 Tools
Filed under: Education, Music, Technology, Web 2.0 Tools
I had the privilege of speaking at the Beijing Learning Summit on the weekend. Check out the hash-tag #bls2010 on Twitter. The event was a great success on many levels, but for me the best part was mingling with 170 enthusiastic teachers who were willing to give up their precious Saturday to share skills and knowledge with each [...]
July 7, 2010 by Gerard Dutton · 1 Comment
Filed under: Education, Music, Northwestern, Technology
Social Tagging: BISS • Chicago • creativity • music education • Northwestern • Web Publishing
Filed under: Education, Music, Northwestern, Technology
Social Tagging: BISS • Chicago • creativity • music education • Northwestern • Web Publishing
I am well into my course now – week three. The 4-Summers Master of Music Education program at Northwestern University is a wonderful opportunity for me to formally take on the role of student again. As we always declare ourselves ‘lifelong learners’ in the International Baccalaureate program, this has been a test of my commitment [...]
June 20, 2010 by Gerard Dutton · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Education, Music
Social Tagging: Chicago • Masters • Northwestern
Filed under: Education, Music
Social Tagging: Chicago • Masters • Northwestern
I am very excited about the coming learning and networking with my distinguished classmates.
Here is a graphic diagram of what I asked my students to include in the Music area of their ePortfolios. We held student led conferences on 21 April at Beijing BISS International School and some students were using digital portfolios for the first time. Not everyone completed every sample and reflection in time for their [...]
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