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Connecting Physically with Singing
In this Y8 classroom music lesson the teacher takes the class through a series of vocal warm up activities which conn...
Teaching WCIT
This teacher discusses the pedagogy, content, challenges and solutions of whole class teaching.
WCIT Variety
This teacher discusses the content of her whole class lessons including the importance of 'brain breaks.'
Singing for the Non-Specialist
Instrumental teachers are now using their voice more and more in whole class teaching.
Engaging Boys in Singing
These Whole Class Instrumental Teachers have brought all three year groups to the hall for a larger singing lesson.
Developing a Primary Choir
These Whole Class Instrumental Teachers have brought all three year groups to the hall for a larger singing lesson.
Building Confidence and Participation
This classroom practitioner is in the early stages of building a school choir.
Choir Warm Up: Articulation
This classroom practitioner develops the choir warm up further into articulation.
Choir Warm Up: Me Moo Ma
This classroom practitioner has developed a large school choir in a diverse school.
Understanding Duration
This teacher questions the class on note lengths relative to the piece they have just played.
Aural and Notation
The musical learning in this example explores a mix of aural and notation based strategies to ensure every child can ...
Performance: Whole Class Guitar
This clip demonstrates the possible outcomes from a Year 4 guitar group.
Listen and Copy
In this WCIT Year 4 guitar lesson, the teacher uses simple listen and copy to warm up the finger technique prior to p...
Developing Part Playing
This teacher explores body percussion in parts to secure understanding of the rhythmic elements and to internalise th...
Linking Activities for Learning
Prior to learning the piece of guitar music the class will study, this teacher leads a body percussion piece that inc...
WCIT and the Curriculum
Whole class teaching, when taught well, includes a variety of activity and opportunity to develop and discover musica...
Preparing for Down Time
In this example the instrumental specialist teacher must tune 30 instruments.
Whole Class Set Up: Guitar
Whole class teaching is a partnership between the school and the visiting music teachers.
Using Charanga Musically
The charanga musical school resource offers great choice in repertoire but must always be supported with specialist k...
Articulation with Charanga
In this video the teacher uses the charanga musical school resource to explore articulation on the clarinet.