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Singing for the Non-Specialist
Instrumental teachers are now using their voice more and more in whole class teaching.
WCIT Variety
This teacher discusses the content of her whole class lessons including the importance of 'brain breaks.'
Teaching WCIT
This teacher discusses the pedagogy, content, challenges and solutions of whole class teaching.
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...
Developing Breathing Creatively
In this group flute lesson, the teacher uses a prop to develop the breathing.
10 Top Tips for Whole Class Teaching
This Head of Service offers some advice for teachers working with whole classes.
Wider Opportunities, WCIT, WCET or First Access?
This Head of Service offers a view on whole class teaching for schools defined as "Teaching music through the conduit...
Listen & Appraise Starter
Encouraging listening children identify instruments in Baroque style piece.
Listen & Appraise Starter Develops
Listening to an organ piece, children recap their knowledge of tempo.
Performance concentrating on rhythm
Using a simple tune and lyric, children explore tempo and feel pulse.
Performing rhythmic motifs: next steps
The teacher is to develop musical understanding based on one song.
Peter & The Wolf. Feedback: The Characters
Children's groups feedback to class on chants they have created.
Peter & The Wolf. Planning
The teacher explains the planning around a Y4 module on Peter & The Wolf.
Vocal Starters. 'My Name is Joe'
Listening and joining in to a catch-on song with increasing complexity.
Vocal Starters. 'Old King Kong'
Encouraging participation requiring strong vocal line from children.
Vocal Starters. 'Old King Kong' commentary
Vocal specialist explains rationale behind using this expressive song
Y4 brass lesson reflections from teacher.
A specialist visiting teacher on a lesson for brass novices