Conferences

NAME hosts an annual conference each year, themed around a particular subject area. On these pages you will find details of previous conferences, alongside archive material, presentations and where available in future, rich media - sound or video. Conference reports will be posted on these pages and details of the 2010 Conference will appear here over the coming months.

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NAME National Conference 2009
18 September 2009 - 20 September 2009

NAME's annual conference took place at York University from 18-20 September.

The theme was Musical Development and our keynote speakers were: 

  • Lincoln Abbotts
  • Tony Knight
  • Katherine Zeserson

The three-day conference included a range of exciting breakout sessions, and offered a chance to learn, refresh, discover new ideas, make new contacts and meet up with colleagues. A conference report will be available online soon.

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AST Conference 2009
1 July 2009

The AST Conference took place on Wednesday 1st July 2009 at the Royal College of Music. This was the seventh year that Music ASTs were invited to attend a conference specifically planned for them.
The National Association of Music Educators (NAME) organised the conference with funding from the Department of Children, Schools and Families ((DCSF)).
 
The main conference report and presentations by Tony Knight (Keynote), Bridget Whyte and Richard Hallam are available for download.

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