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Engaging Boys in Singing
These Whole Class Instrumental Teachers have brought all three year groups to the hall for a larger singing lesson.
Vocal Starters. Have you brought your voice?
Children are encouraged to respond to a question in contrasting voices.
Y4 sing 'Three Little Birds' for dynamic plenary
Singing at end of brass lesson to internalise piano and forte.
Y5 introduction emphasising reading music
Using a simple tune, these young players concentrate on reading the music.
Developing Accurate Buzzing
In this advanced trumpet lesson, the teacher takes the student through a warm up which will be later linked to the ma...
WCIT and the Curriculum
Whole class teaching, when taught well, includes a variety of activity and opportunity to develop and discover musica...
Focused Listening
This classroom practitioner uses Saint Saen’s Carnival of the animals to scaffold a composition lesson.
Listening & The Teacher's Role
This teacher is actively involved in the listening activity. Clear questions have been articulated before the example...
Listening & Feedback 1
Listening to student compositions is, in itself, a critical skill for teachers to develop.
Listening & Feedback 2
Listening to student compositions is, in itself, a critical skill for teachers to develop.
Differentiation by Outcome
Composition and creativity can lead to varying outcomes within the same task.
Understanding Simple Devices
This teacher comments on the need for her Y7 class to understand how to use simple compositional devices.
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.
Vocal Starters. 'Have you brought' commentary
Vocal specialist explains the rationale behind 'Have you brought your voice?
Vocal Starters. 'Give Me Five'
Children respond to teacher actions like 'Give Me 5', Give Me 10, Low 10...
Vocal Starters. 'Give Me Five' commentary
Vocal specialist explains rationale behind 'Give Me 5' vocal starter.
A vocal specialist on teaching vocal starters
Vocal specialist makes the case for teaching vocal starters.
Vocal Starters. 'My Name is Joe'
Listening and joining in to a catch-on song with increasing complexity.
Vocal Starters. 'My Name is Joe' commentary
Vocal specialist explains rationale behind this kinaesthetic vocal starter.