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Tonguing Technique
In this individual saxophone lesson, the teacher encourages the correct technique for articulation on the saxophone.
Rhythmic Variation
In this group flute lesson, the girls explore some rhythmic variation to their piece.
Developing Breathing Creatively
In this group flute lesson, the teacher uses a prop to develop the breathing.
Building Relationships
For Instrumental teachers, the need to develop relationships with individual schools and colleagues is strong.
Difficult Passages
This teacher offers some advice on strategies for approaching difficult technical passages.
Linking Warm Ups
In this whole class lesson, the teacher questions the children on the notes they are to use on their performance piece.
Choice and Musicality
In this lesson the teacher offers the children a opportunity to suggest their own musical interpretation for performa...
Aural and Notation
The musical learning in this example explores a mix of aural and notation based strategies to ensure every child can ...
Performance: Whole Class Guitar
This clip demonstrates the possible outcomes from a Year 4 guitar group.
Listen and Copy
In this WCIT Year 4 guitar lesson, the teacher uses simple listen and copy to warm up the finger technique prior to p...
Developing Part Playing
This teacher explores body percussion in parts to secure understanding of the rhythmic elements and to internalise th...
Linking Activities for Learning
Prior to learning the piece of guitar music the class will study, this teacher leads a body percussion piece that inc...
WCIT and the Curriculum
Whole class teaching, when taught well, includes a variety of activity and opportunity to develop and discover musica...
Preparing for Down Time
In this example the instrumental specialist teacher must tune 30 instruments.
Whole Class Set Up: Guitar
Whole class teaching is a partnership between the school and the visiting music teachers.
Language Acquisition
In this short extract from a music lesson the teacher explores singing with a traditional African song.
Using Charanga Musically
The charanga musical school resource offers great choice in repertoire but must always be supported with specialist k...
Articulation with Charanga
In this video the teacher uses the charanga musical school resource to explore articulation on the clarinet.
Repertoire Choice
In this flute lesson the teacher begins to work on slurred articulation detail in the music.