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Stages to Learning

In this group brass lesson the teacher uses a backing track on a repeated cycle to stage the preparation for performa...

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Introducing New Pieces

Group teaching offers a excellent opportunity to contextualise learning.

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Part playing 1

In this group brass lesson the teacher introduces Frere Jacques in stages.

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Part Playing 2

The outcomes of simple part playing. Rounds are an excellent way to first introduce this to students.

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We Have Begun

In this Year 6 brass group lesson, it is possible to observe the conditioning of the group.

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The Singing Starter

The voice is the most portable instrument we have.

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Y6 Brass Performance

This brass group was introduced to the beginning of Swing Low Sweet Chariot.

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Rhythm Cards

Rhythm cards are a useful starter activity for many aspects of teaching. In this example, the teacher uses an ipad to...

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Group Teaching: Keyboards

Keyboard can often be overlooked in the musical provision within schools.

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Choir Warm Up: Me Moo Ma

This classroom practitioner has developed a large school choir in a diverse school.

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Choir Warm Up: Articulation

This classroom practitioner develops the choir warm up further into articulation.

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Action Songs

Encouraging an extra-curricular group must involve an element of fun.

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Building Confidence and Participation

This classroom practitioner is in the early stages of building a school choir.

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Choir Repertoire

This school choir begin approaching new repertoire by learning the African words.

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Musical Elements Starter

This classroom practitioner uses whiteboards to recap the musical elements.

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Focused Listening

This classroom practitioner uses Saint Saen’s Carnival of the animals to scaffold a composition lesson.

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Listening & The Teacher's Role

This teacher is actively involved in the listening activity. Clear questions have been articulated before the example...

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Technology & Composition

This teacher utilises the capabilities of Logic for this Y8 composition lesson.

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Assessing a Creative Process

The current lead Ofsted HMI for Music, Robin Hammerton writes: "Firstly, pupils’ progress in creating and understandi...

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Scaffolding Composition

The periodic direction from the class teacher helps to scaffold this composition lesson so that the class are focused...

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Behaviour Management

Music, as a subject based in sound, requires teachers to have strategies for managing behaviour including starting/st...

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Exit Strategies

Finishing a lesson can be a tool for learning and review.

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Vocal Warm Up

This specialist vocal teacher leads students through a comprehensive warm up.

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Developing Quality in Group Singing

This vocal teacher listens forensically to the students singing.

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Differentiation 1

Using When the Saints Go Marching In, this experienced vocal teacher takes the group into part singing with different...