Video library

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Developing a Primary Choir

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

3:83

Developing Pitch: Primary Choir

This call and response song is triadic in nature.

4:14

Engaging Boys in Singing

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

5:29

Vocal Starters. Have you brought your voice?

Children are encouraged to respond to a question in contrasting voices.

5:58

Y4 sing 'Three Little Birds' for dynamic plenary

Singing at end of brass lesson to internalise piano and forte.

3:67

EYFS: The Name Game

Children respond to the name song, singing their own name to the backing.

4:52

Btec Performance Appraisal

Btec students are given an opportunity to reflect on their performance.

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Articulation with Charanga

In this video the teacher uses the charanga musical school resource to explore articulation on the clarinet.

1:57

Using Charanga Musically

The charanga musical school resource offers great choice in repertoire but must always be supported with specialist k...

3:48

Off We Go

In this whole class lesson the teacher is exploring singing with Year 6.

1:25

Whole Class Set Up: Guitar

Whole class teaching is a partnership between the school and the visiting music teachers.

1:64

Preparing for Down Time

In this example the instrumental specialist teacher must tune 30 instruments.

2:63

WCIT and the Curriculum

Whole class teaching, when taught well, includes a variety of activity and opportunity to develop and discover musica...

1:77

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...

0:84

Developing Part Playing

This teacher explores body percussion in parts to secure understanding of the rhythmic elements and to internalise th...

0:8

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...

1:94

Performance: Whole Class Guitar

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

2:39

Aural and Notation

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

1:47

Understanding Duration

This teacher questions the class on note lengths relative to the piece they have just played.

4:97

Choir Warm Up: Me Moo Ma

This classroom practitioner has developed a large school choir in a diverse school.

2:01

Choir Warm Up: Articulation

This classroom practitioner develops the choir warm up further into articulation.

2:69

Action Songs

Encouraging an extra-curricular group must involve an element of fun.

6:39

Building Confidence and Participation

This classroom practitioner is in the early stages of building a school choir.

6:08

Choir Repertoire

This school choir begin approaching new repertoire by learning the African words.

2:19

Whole Class Teaching

This teacher discusses the content and value of whole class teaching.