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.

2:15

Governors, finance and music service provision

Governors appreciate what children achieve and are prepared to finance.

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Performance: Whole Class Guitar

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

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Aural and Notation

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

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Choice and Musicality

In this lesson the teacher offers the children a opportunity to suggest their own musical interpretation for performa...

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Contextual Learning

Whole class lessons provide an excellent opportunity for children to learn the context of pieces they will begin to l...

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Stages - Listen Sing Play

Often in whole class teaching, we are required to teach with a more staged approach than we would in small group less...

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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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Vocal Warm Up

This specialist vocal teacher leads students through a comprehensive warm up.

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KS2 Part Singing

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

4:93

Modelling the Music

In this intermediate clarinet lesson, the teacher models her musical expectations by performing to the student.

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Preparing the Breath

In this advanced trumpet lesson, the teacher takes the student through a warm up which will be later linked to the ma...

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Developing Musical Context

Specialist instrumental teachers demonstrate detailed knowledge of the instrument they play.

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Playing Other Instruments

This instrumental brass teacher acknowledges the importance of playing and modelling other brass instruments.

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CPD: Instrumental Teachers

This instrumental teacher discusses the support structures available within a music service. Training and CPD are imp...

2:24

Expectations in WCIT

This teacher discusses her experience of teaching whole class instrumental music.

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Building Relationships

For Instrumental teachers, the need to develop relationships with individual schools and colleagues is strong.

3:39

Authenticity in Btec

This teacher discusses why she has chosen to engage with the Btec.

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Advice for NQT

This experienced teacher discusses her approach to communication with peripatetic staff in a busy department and offe...

1:46

Student Experience

These students recount their experiences working with a visiting specialist teacher.

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Self-Expression

These students recount their experience of using music for self-expression.

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Music teaching requires specialism.

A strong framework should be taught properly from the outset.

2:57

Intent, a curriculum map suitable for OFSTED

The whole curriculum needs to be respected. Intent for Music.

4:29

OFSTED, Deep Dives and Music.

Ensuring children understand their learning in Music with watertight links.

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Music service input creating wider opportunities

Promoting opportunities to perform in school and beyond.