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Encouraging Student Involvement

This Head of Music discusses her 'open door' approach to the department.

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Music and the Islamic Faith

This Head of Music discusses her experiences working in a large secondary school.

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Formative Assessment

This Head of Music discusses her approach to formative assessment in Music. Pupil self-assessment and the use of iPad...

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Capacity Building

This Head of Music discusses her experience working with the local music service to build capacity in the department.

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Listening & Feedback 2

Listening to student compositions is, in itself, a critical skill for teachers to develop.

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Listening & Feedback 1

Listening to student compositions is, in itself, a critical skill for teachers to develop.

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Questioning for Creativity

In this Y7 composition lesson, the pupils are encouraged to model approaches to the music elements.

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Musical Elements Starter 2

Before this composition lesson begins, the class are focused on a starter activity linking musical elements to defini...

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Peer Assessment

In this y8 arranging lesson, the groups engage in peer assessment.

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Restriction for Freedom

In this Y8 'arranging' lesson, the class teacher offers an 'arranger’s notepad' as a tool to help the groups structur...

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Simultaneous Learning

It is often difficult to separate out the component parts of musical learning.

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Whiteboards: Assessment for Learning

In this y8 classroom music lesson, the teacher encourages the class to map out ideas for arranging the song "Stand by...

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Connecting Physically with Singing

In this Y8 classroom music lesson the teacher takes the class through a series of vocal warm up activities which conn...

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Advice for NQT

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

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Facilitating Creativity

This teacher talks us through her approach to her role in the context of her Y9 composition lesson.

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Assessment

This teacher discusses her approach to assessment. Observation is an essential element.

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Authenticity in Btec

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

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Brass: Air

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

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Brass Basics

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

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Variety and Adaptability

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

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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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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...