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The case for teaching music

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

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Performing rhythmic motifs: next steps

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

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Performing rhythmic motifs: a reflection

A teacher reflects on embedding rhythm and pulse.

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Performing rhythmic motifs

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

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Generating rhythmic motifs

Using food names, children improvise rhythms.

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Performance concentrating on rhythm

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

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Listen & Appraise Starter Develops

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

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Listen & Appraise Starter

Encouraging listening children identify instruments in Baroque style piece.

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Is Music under threat in secondary schools?

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

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Authenticity in Btec

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

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Developing Musical Context

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

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Training the Ear

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

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Developing Accurate Buzzing

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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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...