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

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.

What does progress look like in secondary schools?

An interview with Professor Martin Fautley discussing the wider academic benefits of Music following the publication ...

An interview with Professor Martin Fautley that presents evidence on an emerging decline of curriculum time and teach...

This Head of Service offers some advice for teachers working with whole classes.

These students talk honestly about their experience learning music in school.

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

This student speaks eloquently about her experiences in music through peer learning but also as an individual.

This student recounts her experience in participating in the extracurricular offer at the school.

These students recount their experiences learning music in school. Their intrinsic motivation comes from enjoyment bu...

These pupils describe some of their experiences learning music in a whole class setting and the useful cross curricul...

These children comment on the experience of learning through whole class teaching supported by the local music service.

This experienced Head of Music discusses the role of the modern music teacher, complete with the expectations of extr...

This Head of Music discusses the breadth of transferable skills he observes being developed in his students through m...

This Head of Music discusses how music has been used to develop the whole school ethos.

This experienced Headteacher outlines a view on performances in the primary school.

An experienced Headteacher in a large faith school discusses the SMSC outcomes through a wider curriculum inclusive o...

An experienced Headteacher in a faith school discusses the facilitating conditions necessary to embed excellent music...