Children are encouraged to respond to a question in contrasting voices.

Pupils play chants on instruments conducted by a pupil.

The teacher explains the planning around a Y4 module on Peter & The Wolf.

Children, conducted by the teacher, perform chants as a whole class.

Children's groups feedback to class on chants they have created.

Inspired by the music, children create chants for each character.

Linking instruments and characters.

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This Y12 student discusses the advantage of rehearsing authentically to prepare for performance.

These pupils describe their experience of a song writing lesson recorded earlier that day. Despite the variance in in...

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

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

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

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

In this short clip, the student exhibits a good saxophone embouchure - flattening the bottom lip, teeth on top, with ...

Modern instrumental lessons provide limited capacity to hear, revise and monitor scale practice.

Scale practice is an important way to develop technique and tuning.

In this individual saxophone lesson, the teacher encourages the correct technique for articulation on the saxophone.

In this group flute lesson, the girls explore some rhythmic variation to their piece.

In this group flute lesson, the teacher uses a prop to develop the breathing.

Correct instrument hold is crucial to develop in all instrumental lessons.

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

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

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