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Vocal Starters. Have you brought your voice?

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

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Peter & The Wolf. Pupil conductor

Pupils play chants on instruments conducted by a pupil.

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Peter & The Wolf. Planning

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

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Peter & The Wolf. Performing chants.

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

4:22

Peter & The Wolf. Feedback: The Characters

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

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Peter & The Wolf. Creating Characters

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

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Peter & The Wolf. Instruments use

Linking instruments and characters.

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What does progress look like in secondary schools?

What does progress look like in secondary schools?

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Music and academic attainment

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

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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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10 Top Tips for Whole Class Teaching

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

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Why Include Music?

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

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Self-Expression

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

2:23

Peer Learning and Individuality

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

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Cultivating Extracurricular Music

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

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Embedding Music in the School

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

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Cross Curricular Links

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

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WCIT: Pupils Perspective

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

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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...

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Transferable Skills

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

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Music in a Multi Faith School

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

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Music and the Wider Community

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

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SMSC and Ofsted

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

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A Broad and Balanced Curriculum

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

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Differentiation by Outcome

Composition and creativity can lead to varying outcomes within the same task.