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Student Experience
These students recount their experiences working with a visiting specialist teacher.
Peer Learning and Individuality
This student speaks eloquently about her experiences in music through peer learning but also as an individual.
Cultivating Extracurricular Music
This student recounts her experience in participating in the extracurricular offer at the school.
Embedding Music in the School
These students recount their experiences learning music in school. Their intrinsic motivation comes from enjoyment bu...
Cross Curricular Links
These pupils describe some of their experiences learning music in a whole class setting and the useful cross curricul...
Communication with Parents
This experienced teacher discusses the importance of communication with parents.
Student Perspective
This student recounts his experiences and motivations of learning music at school.
Understanding Simple Devices
This teacher comments on the need for her Y7 class to understand how to use simple compositional devices.
WCIT: Pupils Perspective
These children comment on the experience of learning through whole class teaching supported by the local music service.
Setting Expectations
This experienced teacher discusses her approach to setting expectations for her pupils in a Suzuki violin lesson.
Posture - Hold - Technique - Musicality
This experienced string teacher discusses the essential elements of a balanced body for good posture, violin hold and...
Suzuki Method in Schools
This teacher has 35 years’ experience using the 'Suzuki' method and is also a teacher trainer. She discusses her wor...
Suzuki Method - Transferable Pedagogy
This experienced Suzuki teacher discusses her approach to developing advanced string technique.
The 'Shop Face' of the School
This experienced Head of Music discusses the role of the modern music teacher, complete with the expectations of extr...
Transferable Skills
This Head of Music discusses the breadth of transferable skills he observes being developed in his students through m...
Supporting School Performances
This teacher discusses the value of having a visiting team of peripatetic teachers. The support for school performanc...
Capacity Building 2
This teacher discusses her relationship with the local music service, the developing capacity and the inclusive offer...
A Professional Relationship with Students
This teacher discusses her approaches to extracurricular music and the emerging deepening relationships that are form...
Composition: The Role of the Teacher
This teacher discusses the importance of her role in offering feedback, responding to ideas and encouraging students ...
The Whole Child
This Head of Music acknowledges the importance of music for developing the whole child.
Links with Primary Schools
This secondary Head of Music briefly discusses the importance of making links with surrounding primary schools.