23 videos

Students Model BPM

In this Y7 lesson, students lead the class through performance activity linked to understanding tempi and beats per m...

Stimulus for Song Writing

In this y9 lesson the teacher uses questioning and clear prompts to help scaffold and collate ideas for a composition...

Authentic Song Writing 1

In this Year 9 lesson the class are working in groups to write a song from the stimulus 'Orange'.

Authentic Song Writing 2

In this y9 lesson the class are working in groups to write a song from the stimulus 'Orange'.

Plenary for Self-Assessment

The plenary in this Year 9 lesson encourages the students to assess themselves in 2 clear areas.

Btec Performance Appraisal

Btec students are given an opportunity to reflect on their performance.

WCIT and the Curriculum

Whole class teaching, when taught well, includes a variety of activity and opportunity to develop and discover musica...

Linking Warm Ups

In this whole class lesson, the teacher questions the children on the notes they are to use on their performance piece.

Contextual Learning

Whole class lessons provide an excellent opportunity for children to learn the context of pieces they will begin to l...

Limited Talking

In whole class teaching it is expected that the teacher will need to question and describe the physical experience of...

Understanding Duration

This teacher questions the class on note lengths relative to the piece they have just played.

Clear Instructions

Working with larger groups can unveil some simple problems in the pedagogy of how to approach giving instructions.

Listening & The Teacher's Role

This teacher is actively involved in the listening activity. Clear questions have been articulated before the example...

Exit Strategies

Finishing a lesson can be a tool for learning and review.

Performing rhythmic motifs: a reflection

A teacher reflects on embedding rhythm and pulse.

Listen & Appraise Starter Develops

Listening to an organ piece, children recap their knowledge of tempo.

Musical Elements Starter 2

Before this composition lesson begins, the class are focused on a starter activity linking musical elements to defini...

Questioning for Creativity

In this Y7 composition lesson, the pupils are encouraged to model approaches to the music elements.

EYFS: Nursery rhymes & actions

I'm a little teapot and the 'ABC' song, pulse and actions.

Y4 whole class brass, video explains loud and soft

Looking at loud and quiet, long and short notes.

Y4 whole class brass, set up

Set up and introduction establishes clear expectations and routines.

Y4 whole class brass, exploring different dynamics

Playing 'piano' and 'forte'. Crescendo is played too.

Y5 trombone warm up and breathing

Warm up, mouthpiece and playing two notes to start a lesson.