29 videos

Performance: Whole Class Guitar

This clip demonstrates the possible outcomes from a Year 4 guitar group.

Aural and Notation

The musical learning in this example explores a mix of aural and notation based strategies to ensure every child can ...

Choice and Musicality

In this lesson the teacher offers the children a opportunity to suggest their own musical interpretation for performa...

Contextual Learning

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

Stages - Listen Sing Play

Often in whole class teaching, we are required to teach with a more staged approach than we would in small group less...

Focused Listening

This classroom practitioner uses Saint Saen’s Carnival of the animals to scaffold a composition lesson.

Vocal Warm Up

This specialist vocal teacher leads students through a comprehensive warm up.

Developing a Primary Choir

These Whole Class Instrumental Teachers have brought all three year groups to the hall for a larger singing lesson.

KS2 Part Singing

These Whole Class Instrumental Teachers have brought all three year groups to the hall for a larger singing lesson.

Modelling the Music

In this intermediate clarinet lesson, the teacher models her musical expectations by performing to the student.

Preparing the Breath

In this advanced trumpet lesson, the teacher takes the student through a warm up which will be later linked to the ma...

Developing Musical Context

Specialist instrumental teachers demonstrate detailed knowledge of the instrument they play.

Playing Other Instruments

This instrumental brass teacher acknowledges the importance of playing and modelling other brass instruments.

CPD: Instrumental Teachers

This instrumental teacher discusses the support structures available within a music service. Training and CPD are imp...

Expectations in WCIT

This teacher discusses her experience of teaching whole class instrumental music.

Building Relationships

For Instrumental teachers, the need to develop relationships with individual schools and colleagues is strong.

Music hubs and their wider offer

Engaging with a music hub enables music opportunities in & beyond school

Intent, a curriculum map suitable for OFSTED

The whole curriculum needs to be respected. Intent for Music.

Authenticity in Btec

This teacher discusses why she has chosen to engage with the Btec.

Advice for NQT

This experienced teacher discusses her approach to communication with peripatetic staff in a busy department and offe...

OFSTED, Deep Dives and Music.

Ensuring children understand their learning in Music with watertight links.

Student Experience

These students recount their experiences working with a visiting specialist teacher.

Self-Expression

These students recount their experience of using music for self-expression.

OFSTED, the 2019 framework and music

Opportunities are offered by the framework to include music in your intent.

Music teaching requires specialism.

A strong framework should be taught properly from the outset.

Governors, finance and music service provision

Governors appreciate what children achieve and are prepared to finance.

Music service input creating wider opportunities

Promoting opportunities to perform in school and beyond.

Music service input assists the gifted and tale...

Identifying those with an aptitude and providing suitable support.

Future for music in primary schools

Identifying Music as a central part of the curriculum.