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Expectations in WCIT

This teacher discusses her experience of teaching whole class instrumental music.

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Importance of Performance

This teacher describes the impact performances have had on the school ethos, community and progress of pupils.

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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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Whole Class Teaching

This teacher discusses the content and value of whole class teaching.

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Variety and Adaptability

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

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Bow Hold

This instrumental teacher offers some advice for developing correct bow hold.

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CPD: Instrumental Teachers

This instrumental teacher discusses the support structures available within a music service. Training and CPD are imp...

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Confidence

This instrumental string teacher discusses her approaches to teaching and the connection with confidence

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Violin Posture

This instrumental violin teacher discusses the importance of establishing correct posture and instrument hold in begi...

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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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Modelling the Music

In this intermediate clarinet lesson, the teacher models her musical expectations by performing to the student.

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Engaging Boys in Singing

These Whole Class Instrumental Teachers have brought all three year groups to the hall for a larger singing lesson.

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Using Pupils to Model

This teacher uses a student to assist in modelling the warm up in this group lesson.

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Limited Talking

In whole class teaching it is expected that the teacher will need to question and describe the physical experience of...

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Linking Warm Ups

In this whole class lesson, the teacher questions the children on the notes they are to use on their performance piece.

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Choice and Musicality

In this lesson the teacher offers the children a opportunity to suggest their own musical interpretation for performa...

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Aural and Notation

The musical learning in this example explores a mix of aural and notation based strategies to ensure every child can ...

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Performance: Whole Class Guitar

This clip demonstrates the possible outcomes from a Year 4 guitar group.

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Listen and Copy

In this WCIT Year 4 guitar lesson, the teacher uses simple listen and copy to warm up the finger technique prior to p...

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Developing Part Playing

This teacher explores body percussion in parts to secure understanding of the rhythmic elements and to internalise th...

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Linking Activities for Learning

Prior to learning the piece of guitar music the class will study, this teacher leads a body percussion piece that inc...

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WCIT and the Curriculum

Whole class teaching, when taught well, includes a variety of activity and opportunity to develop and discover musica...

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Preparing for Down Time

In this example the instrumental specialist teacher must tune 30 instruments.

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Whole Class Set Up: Guitar

Whole class teaching is a partnership between the school and the visiting music teachers.