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Listen & Appraise Starter

Encouraging listening children identify instruments in Baroque style piece.

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Understanding Simple Devices

This teacher comments on the need for her Y7 class to understand how to use simple compositional devices.

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Peer Assessment 2

This teacher comments on the usefulness of peer feedback.

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Questioning for Creativity

In this Y7 composition lesson, the pupils are encouraged to model approaches to the music elements.

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Musical Elements Starter 2

Before this composition lesson begins, the class are focused on a starter activity linking musical elements to defini...

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Restriction for Freedom

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

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Simultaneous Learning

It is often difficult to separate out the component parts of musical learning.

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Whiteboards: Assessment for Learning

In this y8 classroom music lesson, the teacher encourages the class to map out ideas for arranging the song "Stand by...

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Exit Strategies

Finishing a lesson can be a tool for learning and review.

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Technology & Composition

This teacher utilises the capabilities of Logic for this Y8 composition lesson.

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Focused Listening

This classroom practitioner uses Saint Saen’s Carnival of the animals to scaffold a composition lesson.

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Musical Elements Starter

This classroom practitioner uses whiteboards to recap the musical elements.

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Rhythm Cards

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

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Extended Rhythm game

See Rhythm Game for the first stage of this learning game. In this short clip the teacher extends the level of challe...

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Rhythm Game

This Rhythm game is an excellent assessment for learning tool. The teacher can see visually if the class are beginnin...

1:47

Understanding Duration

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

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Articulation with Charanga

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

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Behaviour Management

In this Djembe class lesson, the teacher offers the use of independent practice time for the class to explore solo rh...

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Introducing the Djembe

In this Year 7 djembe lesson, the teacher explores polyrhythm using Djembe drums.

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Djembe Performance

In this lesson the teacher has worked with the class in sections to devise a structured Djembe performance.

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Polyrhythm

In this year 7 lesson, the teacher explores polyrhythms through Djembe drums. Polyrhythms offer an inclusive way for ...

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Students Model BPM

In this Y7 lesson, students lead the class through performance activity linked to understanding tempi and beats per m...