Name: Student Agency Through Choice: Valuing the Creative Process in Popular Music Assessment
Start: 2026-07-15T17:00:00+0200
End: 2026-07-15T17:25:00+0200

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Join us July 14–16 in Sulmona, Italy, as we share voices and shape the future of popular music, identity, and education.

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Student Agency Through Choice: Valuing the Creative Process in Popular Music Assessment

Wednesday July 15, 2026 5:00pm - 5:25pm CEST

Liceo Ovidio - Room 4

This presentation explores how embedding meaningful choice into project briefs can strengthen student agency and foreground the creative process in popular music education. Through practical examples, the session shows how flexible assessment design supports authentic music-making, reflective practice, and deeper student ownership of learning.

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Nicolas Sykes

Chief Examiner for Music Performance and Production, University of the Arts London Awarding Body

Nicolas Sykes is the Chief Examiner for Music Performance and Production at UAL Awarding Body, overseeing assessment, moderation, and qualification design. As a performer, composer, and educator, he has contributed to curriculum development and innovative course design in music education... Read More →

Wednesday July 15, 2026 5:00pm - 5:25pm CEST
Liceo Ovidio - Room 4 PIAZZA XX SETTEMBRE 13, 67039 SULMONA (AQ)

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