DO YOU WANT TO RE-DESIGN YOUR CLASSROOM MUSIC SPACES?
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The GBL Music Theory Course
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The GBL Community of Practice
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FAQs
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“It’s All About The Gig”
This phrase was where Dr Brad Fuller and Peter Orenstein landed some time in 2013 as they attempted to distil their experiences as musicians and educators.
They felt the phrase captured how an opportunity to share musical experiences and/or products (gigs) can be such a powerful motivator for musicians to study, create/source, and rehearse music.
Working from this maxim over the last ten years, they have developed an approach called Gig Based Learning (GBL).
GBL is a musically informed, philosophically driven learning design and facilitation process.
It gives teachers tools to provide students with opportunities for active, engaging, real-world music(k)ing with/for an authentic audience.
Building on the integrated learning experiences model - performance, composition, and listening, GBL puts these experiences to work to produce a great gig, contextualising the learning for the student so that it’s ‘just in time’ not ‘just in case’.
The approach aims to remove barriers between teacher and student, artist and technician, art music and popular music, traditional instruments and computer instruments, and more by focussing on using the best tools to tell the story.
The regular turnaround of gigs allows teachers and students to rapidly iterate, as they learn from successes and failures, leading to continually improving instructional design.
They’ve coined GBL to help teachers legitimise active music making in the classroom.
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Gig Based Learning offers innovative music education consulting services, combining online community learning with physical classroom upgrades. We partner with schools to enhance music programs through state-of-the-art equipment and evidence-based teaching methods.
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The PPVaT Framework (Pedagogical, Physical, Virtual, and Technological spaces) is a holistic approach to designing reflective and effective music education environments. It begins with pedagogy - the "who" and “why” of music education - then extends to the practicalities of physical environment, digital tools, and technology.
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Simply book a call with our team to see if you qualify. We just want to make sure the people who join are in fact real classroom music teachers. It’s a high quality group of educators and a highly support community of practice.
ABOUT THE FOUNDERS
Narrabeen based Electric Bassist and Educator Dr Brad Fuller has over 35 years of experience in music and education in almost every setting imaginable. He has shared his work in music education with teachers around the world since the year 2000 in person and as a pioneer of online teacher training. Brad holds a PhD in music education from the University of Sydney, Sydney Conservatorium of Music where he lectures in a range of graduate and post graduate courses. He has begun to establish an international research presence through peer reviewed papers, presentations at international conferences, and a recently published chapter in the Routledge Companion to Creativities in Music Education with Dr James Humberstone FRSA. Brad is also a lecturer in education at the University of Technology, Sydney, a presenter with Teacher Training Australia (TTA), an examiner with the Australian Music Examinations Board, and the co-founder, with Peter Orenstein, of Gig Based Learning.
Pete is a baritone saxophonist in Hot Potato Band (HPB), and co-founder of Gig Based Learning (GBL) with Dr Brad Fuller. In his dual role at HPB, Pete is a Sennheiser endorsed production manager as well as the director of the School Workshops and Concerts Program. At GBL, Pete is community manager of the GBL Community of Practice that champions a shared approach to classroom music pedagogy, programs, resources, and reflection. Previously a high school music teacher, Pete spent 8 years as a full-time music teacher while also juggling touring around the world with HPB. He holds a Bachelor of Music/Education from the University of New South Wales and a Master in Education (Specialisation in Technology) from Macquarie University, reflecting his keen interest in the intersection of music, technology, and education. When he’s not immersed in music, technology, and/or education, Pete embraces the challenge of ultrarunning. He thrives in the exhilarating solitude and discovery of the untamed Aussie bush. Despite his love for touring and performing in new cities, Pete deeply values the stability and comfort of home, always appreciating the chance to return to his family life.
