• Why Include Music?

    These students talk honestly about their experience learning music in school.

  • Recruiting Students

    This student describes how she was attracted to learn the euphonium.

  • Using Resonance for Tone Development

    In this larger advanced violin lesson, the teacher explores open string resonance to internalise and develop depth of...

  • Developing Technique Creatively

    This experienced string teacher uses a variety of creative games and props to explore advanced flexible wrist and fin...

  • Developing Tone

    In this advanced violin group, the teacher explores strategies for developing tone.

  • 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...

  • Peer Assessment

    In this y8 arranging lesson, the groups engage in peer assessment.

  • Restriction for Freedom

    In this Y8 'arranging' lesson, the class teacher offers an 'arranger’s notepad' as a tool to help the groups structur...

  • Developing Quality in Group Singing

    This vocal teacher listens forensically to the students singing.

  • Group Teaching: Keyboards

    Keyboard can often be overlooked in the musical provision within schools.

  • Rhythm Cards

    Rhythm cards are a useful starter activity for many aspects of teaching. In this example, the teacher uses an ipad to...

  • Y6 Brass Performance

    This brass group was introduced to the beginning of Swing Low Sweet Chariot.

  • Part Playing 2

    The outcomes of simple part playing. Rounds are an excellent way to first introduce this to students.

  • Stages to Learning

    In this group brass lesson the teacher uses a backing track on a repeated cycle to stage the preparation for performa...

  • Clear Instructions

    Working with larger groups can unveil some simple problems in the pedagogy of how to approach giving instructions.

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