28 videos

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'.

Peer Learning Y9

After working in groups, this Year 9 group return mid lesson to explain the reasoning behind their musical choices.

Plenary for Self-Assessment

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

Listening & The Teacher's Role

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

Technology & Composition

This teacher utilises the capabilities of Logic for this Y8 composition lesson.

Assessing a Creative Process

The current lead Ofsted HMI for Music, Robin Hammerton writes: "Firstly, pupils’ progress in creating and understandi...

Scaffolding Composition

The periodic direction from the class teacher helps to scaffold this composition lesson so that the class are focused...

Behaviour Management

Music, as a subject based in sound, requires teachers to have strategies for managing behaviour including starting/st...

Performing rhythmic motifs: a reflection

A teacher reflects on embedding rhythm and pulse.

Peter & The Wolf. Instruments use

Linking instruments and characters.

Peter & The Wolf. Feedback: The Characters

Children's groups feedback to class on chants they have created.

Generating rhythmic motifs

Using food names, children improvise rhythms.

Performing rhythmic motifs: next steps

The teacher is to develop musical understanding based on one song.

Whiteboards: Assessment for Learning

In this y8 classroom music lesson, the teacher encourages the class to map out ideas for arranging the song "Stand by...

Simultaneous Learning

It is often difficult to separate out the component parts of musical learning.

Restriction for Freedom

In this Y8 'arranging' lesson, the class teacher offers an 'arranger’s notepad' as a tool to help the groups structur...

Rhythmic Variation

In this group flute lesson, the girls explore some rhythmic variation to their piece.

Listening & Feedback 1

Listening to student compositions is, in itself, a critical skill for teachers to develop.

Listening & Feedback 2

Listening to student compositions is, in itself, a critical skill for teachers to develop.

Differentiation by Outcome

Composition and creativity can lead to varying outcomes within the same task.

Composition: The Role of the Teacher

This teacher discusses the importance of her role in offering feedback, responding to ideas and encouraging students ...

Peter & The Wolf. Creating Characters

Inspired by the music, children create chants for each character.

Peter & The Wolf. Performing chants.

Children, conducted by the teacher, perform chants as a whole class.

Understanding Simple Devices

This teacher comments on the need for her Y7 class to understand how to use simple compositional devices.

Peter & The Wolf. Pupil conductor

Pupils play chants on instruments conducted by a pupil.

Learning from mistakes

Less focussed on outcomes than process, this teacher believes that learning from mistakes helps to build resilience a...