In the light of NC and OFSTED framework, should we teach Music?

Completing a successful lesson, diaries are filled in.

Using a simple tune, these young players concentrate on reading the music.

Warm up, mouthpiece and playing two notes to start a lesson.

Revising notation finger game manages distribution of instruments in year 5.

Managing a mini plenary, homework and packing instruments away.

Playing 'piano' and 'forte'. Crescendo is played too.

Looking at loud and quiet, long and short notes.

Using Charanga, class warm-up buzz, put their mouthpiece in play.

Set up and introduction establishes clear expectations and routines.

The teacher is to develop musical understanding based on one song.

A teacher reflects on embedding rhythm and pulse.

Chime bars are used to perform rhythms created from food names.

Using food names, children improvise rhythms.

Using a simple tune and lyric, children explore tempo and feel pulse.

Listening to an organ piece, children recap their knowledge of tempo.

Encouraging listening children identify instruments in Baroque style piece.

This experienced Head of Brass discusses his approaches to teaching the essential elements of brass instruments.

This instrumental brass teacher discusses the importance of establishing correct posture and instrument hold in begin...

This brass teacher discusses her experiences of the job and its rewards.

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

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

In this advanced trumpet lesson, the teacher uses a technique of matching the pitch, before professing to harmonising...

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

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