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Vocal Starters. Have you brought your voice?
Children are encouraged to respond to a question in contrasting voices.
Y5 introduction emphasising reading music
Using a simple tune, these young players concentrate on reading the music.
Introducing the Djembe
In this Year 7 djembe lesson, the teacher explores polyrhythm using Djembe drums.
Students Model BPM
In this Y7 lesson, students lead the class through performance activity linked to understanding tempi and beats per m...
Polyrhythm
In this year 7 lesson, the teacher explores polyrhythms through Djembe drums. Polyrhythms offer an inclusive way for ...
Djembe Performance
In this lesson the teacher has worked with the class in sections to devise a structured Djembe performance.
Behaviour Management
In this Djembe class lesson, the teacher offers the use of independent practice time for the class to explore solo rh...
Articulation with Charanga
In this video the teacher uses the charanga musical school resource to explore articulation on the clarinet.
Understanding Duration
This teacher questions the class on note lengths relative to the piece they have just played.
Rhythm Game
This Rhythm game is an excellent assessment for learning tool. The teacher can see visually if the class are beginnin...
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...
Rhythm Cards
Rhythm cards are a useful starter activity for many aspects of teaching. In this example, the teacher uses an ipad to...
Musical Elements Starter
This classroom practitioner uses whiteboards to recap the musical elements.
Focused Listening
This classroom practitioner uses Saint Saen’s Carnival of the animals to scaffold a composition lesson.
Technology & Composition
This teacher utilises the capabilities of Logic for this Y8 composition lesson.
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...
Simultaneous Learning
It is often difficult to separate out the component parts of musical learning.
Restriction for Freedom
In this Y8 'arranging' lesson, the class teacher offers an 'arranger’s notepad' as a tool to help the groups structur...
Musical Elements Starter 2
Before this composition lesson begins, the class are focused on a starter activity linking musical elements to defini...
Questioning for Creativity
In this Y7 composition lesson, the pupils are encouraged to model approaches to the music elements.
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.