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Introducing the Clarinet 3
This music service teacher describes some of the fundamental aspects of teaching the Clarinet to beginner students.
Introducing the Clarinet 2
This music service teacher describes some of the fundamental aspects of teaching the Clarinet to beginner students.
Introducing the Clarinet 1
This music service teacher describes some of the fundamental aspects of teaching the Clarinet to beginner students.
Introducing the Left Hand: Cello
This music service teacher describes some of the fundamental aspects of teaching the Cello to beginner students.
Introducing the Bow: Cello
This music service teacher describes some of the fundamental aspects of teaching the Cello to beginner students.
Cello Posture
This music service teacher describes some of the fundamental aspects of teaching the Cello to beginner students.
Introducing the Bassoon
This music service teacher describes some of the fundamental aspects of teaching the bassoon to beginner students.
Developing Technique Creatively
This experienced string teacher uses a variety of creative games and props to explore advanced flexible wrist and fin...
Effective string crossing
In this advanced group violin lesson, the teacher breaks the difficulty of 'string crossing' into smaller component p...
Developing Violin Staccato
In this advanced group violin lesson, the students are taken through a series of tasks and activities to develop the ...
Setting Expectations
This experienced teacher discusses her approach to setting expectations for her pupils in a Suzuki violin lesson.
Suzuki Method in Schools
This teacher has 35 years’ experience using the 'Suzuki' method and is also a teacher trainer. She discusses her wor...
The Saxophone Embouchure
In this short clip, the student exhibits a good saxophone embouchure - flattening the bottom lip, teeth on top, with ...
Strategy for Scale Practice
Modern instrumental lessons provide limited capacity to hear, revise and monitor scale practice.
Tonguing Technique
In this individual saxophone lesson, the teacher encourages the correct technique for articulation on the saxophone.
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...
Facilitating Creativity
This teacher talks us through her approach to her role in the context of her Y9 composition lesson.
Professional Isolation and the Visiting Teacher
This experienced teacher offers some advice on the relationship between the visiting instrumental teacher and the sch...
Relationship with Schools
This experienced teacher discusses aspects of the relationship between the school and the visiting instrumental teach...
Teaching WCIT
This teacher discusses the pedagogy, content, challenges and solutions of whole class teaching.
Brass: Air
This experienced Head of Brass discusses his approaches to teaching the essential elements of brass instruments.