Subject curriculum

Music Technology

Mentoring through music with Do The Mic Thing and Steve Eusebe: songwriting, production and performance that help young people find their voice and finish work they are proud of.

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Young people and a mentor working together on creative learning with tablets

Curriculum intent

Music is the starting point. Progress is the purpose.

Music gives many young people a practical reason to stay engaged. Writing, recording and performing turn feelings into craft.

Learners practise structure, teamwork and completion while making something that sounds like them. Speaking, listening and finishing a track strengthen habits that transfer into lessons and life after Evolution.

Not every young person connects first through a desk-based lesson. This subject offers another way to feel heard, capable and ready for a positive next step.

Partnership

Delivered with Do The Mic Thing

Music mentoring and music therapy are led by Steve Eusebe through Do The Mic Thing, then aligned with Evolution Education's safeguarding, behaviour and learner-support procedures.

Specialist partner

Do The Mic Thing is a London music mentoring organisation. Sessions cover singing, songwriting, music production and live performance in schools and community settings.

Steve Eusebe

Singer, songwriter and producer with major-label experience, including BOND on Sony Records (Work Group, USA) and Eusebe on EMI, plus long service supporting young people through mentoring, pastoral leadership and music mentoring in mental health settings.

One-to-one and small groups

Planned mentoring across a half term, with focused individual sessions and small-group collaboration of up to three learners where that is the right fit.

Intent

The five C's to successful outcomes

Do The Mic Thing builds every session around confidence, courage, commitment, consistency and completion.

Confidence

Give young people belief in their efforts and a voice to express themselves as individuals and in a group.

Courage

Help learners take creative risks, try ideas and share work without fear of getting it wrong.

Commitment

Devote time and creative energy to the music process for lasting results.

Consistency

Maintain a strong work ethic so quality improves week by week.

Completion

Start a song and finish a song. Understand the value of seeing something through to the end.

Implementation

What learners explore

Songwriting and voice

Lyric writing, singing and personal storytelling that help young people name what matters and be proud of their words.

Music production

Beat-making, recording, sequencing and studio craft with professional guidance, including a mobile recording studio approach.

Performance and collaboration

Small-group songwriting and performance where learners support each other with lyrics, delivery and a shared finished track.

Mentoring through music

Conversations about mood, challenges and goals become the starting point for songs, with clear targets agreed with the school team.

Curriculum planning

How sessions build

Each stage answers why we are teaching this, what learners will know and do, and how we will see that they have learned.

Getting started

Introduce Do The Mic Thing, familiarise the learner with the studio and agree starting points and targets with the young person and school team.

Weekly progress

Set music exercises and goals toward finishing a song. Record and add new ideas so the track grows week by week.

One-to-one mentoring

Focused sessions support personal targets, emotional expression and studio skill in a calm, respectful space.

Small-group collaboration

Groups of up to three work on a shared theme, building teamwork, confidence and a song everyone is invested in.

Joined-up support

Mentors check in with mentoring, behaviour and safeguarding teams so studio work and school support stay connected.

Finished work

Learners aim to complete and present original music. Professionally mixed recordings may be prepared as evidence of achievement where agreed.

How we teach

Studio craft, then finishing the track

Sessions are practical and personal. Young people write, produce, record and perform with professional guidance. The goal is bigger than a finished track: speaking up, collaborating, managing pressure and completing work they are proud of.

Progress notes capture punctuality, mood, engagement, plans and outcomes. Safeguarding concerns are reported immediately through school procedures.

Knowledge, skills and impact

What this subject covers

Creative and technical skills

Songwriting structure, lyric craft, singing, beat-making, recording, sequencing, production basics and performance.

Employability habits

Timekeeping, punctuality, following a plan, teamwork, problem solving and finishing a project to a high standard.

Assessment

Session monitoring, completed tracks, performance moments and staff summaries. Learners leave with lyrics, recordings and tangible creative evidence.

Qualifications

Music technology unit awards or pathway credits where offered. Availability is confirmed by centre and personal plan.

Progression routes

Stronger engagement in school, creative industry interest, college music or performing arts routes, and lifelong habits of expression and finishing work.

Personalisation

Planned around the young person

Every learner has a personal plan. Music mentoring is adapted to starting points, interests and any extra support agreed with families and professionals. One-to-one or small-group routes are chosen to fit the young person.

Sport, classroom learning and everyday Key Adult support sit alongside studio sessions so progress in music strengthens the wider placement.

Do The Mic Thing

Music mentoring partnership

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Do The Mic Thing website

Partner organisation

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Sony Music

Steve Eusebe's BOND record deal (Sony / Work Group, USA)

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BOND on AllMusic

Album and artist credit for Bang Out of Order