At Dollar Academy on September 14th, SAME Conference 26 was undoubtedly the FIX! The day, divided into Primary (a.m.) and Secondary (p.m.) was well-attended and delegates gave overwhelmingly positive feedback.

Presenters: Ula Weber (singing),Blair Minchin (active and playful music), Hazel Duff (music technology), Erin McGonagle (BGE Composition), Greg Brown (composing with technology), Dr Colin Broom (composition) all gave interesting and encouraging workshops that sent participants home with ideas to try out in school on the Monday.

Delegates received a welcome message from our Honorary President, Sir James MacMillan. There was a short presentation from our main sponsor RSNO and throughout the day references to our other sponsors Soundtrap, Trinity and ABRSM. Because it was an in-person conference, delegates had a chance to network, learn with colleagues and browse the exhibition.

The day summed up by a few delegate evaluations:
I honestly didn’t realise how much I’d missed the input of my talented colleagues. I feel empowered and enthused for the first time in a long time.
I will make use of everything I heard and experienced during the day. A perfect example of what a music conference should be – something to listen to, something to learn and something to take away.

Going forward………..SAME will continue to search for ways to support music education and will return soon with webinars and plans for future conferences.