New iMac Suite for the Music Department

Stepney All Saints School received a generous grant from The Portal Trust to upgrade the digital audio workstations in the Music department, to new iMac workstations.

This has proven most beneficial to this year’s Year 11 students who are able to see a positive difference in the workstations compared to last year.

“The sound is a lot clearer and the picture is of a much better quality. I’m glad that these machines were upgraded.” – Stephen

“These computers are a lot faster and will hopefully help to make a difference to what we achieve at GCSE. The audio is a lot better and clearer.” – Danny

“There are a lot of updates and improvements. The workstations are faster and smoother to use, we have no issues. Even in the studio I am able to record my guitar soundtracks, something I was never able to do before. I potentially want to go to music college in the future and being able to use up-to-date technology will help me to prepare for college life.” – Manny

“The software is a lot easier to use on these computers and there are a lot more options and technical aspects we can use to improve our work and further our skills, in comparison to the old computers and software.” – Ariful

Head of Music Craig Holder is especially grateful, “having these new workstations means that I can teach more efficiently and that the students can learn without any technical barriers or limitations. I have more time in classes to support students with musical progress, instead of dealing with technical issues that we were having. These upgraded workstations will help students to prepare for further education and employability within the field, as they now have the experience and skills to operate on industry standard digital audio workstations. Thank you to the Portal Trust for supporting our application.”