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Expectations in WCIT
This teacher discusses her experience of teaching whole class instrumental music.
Importance of Performance
This teacher describes the impact performances have had on the school ethos, community and progress of pupils.
Brass Basics
This instrumental brass teacher discusses the importance of establishing correct posture and instrument hold in begin...
CPD: Instrumental Teachers
This instrumental teacher discusses the support structures available within a music service. Training and CPD are imp...
Confidence
This instrumental string teacher discusses her approaches to teaching and the connection with confidence
Violin Posture
This instrumental violin teacher discusses the importance of establishing correct posture and instrument hold in begi...
Playing Other Instruments
This instrumental brass teacher acknowledges the importance of playing and modelling other brass instruments.
Modelling the Music
In this intermediate clarinet lesson, the teacher models her musical expectations by performing to the student.
Engaging Boys in Singing
These Whole Class Instrumental Teachers have brought all three year groups to the hall for a larger singing lesson.
Using Pupils to Model
This teacher uses a student to assist in modelling the warm up in this group lesson.
Limited Talking
In whole class teaching it is expected that the teacher will need to question and describe the physical experience of...
Linking Warm Ups
In this whole class lesson, the teacher questions the children on the notes they are to use on their performance piece.
Choice and Musicality
In this lesson the teacher offers the children a opportunity to suggest their own musical interpretation for performa...
Aural and Notation
The musical learning in this example explores a mix of aural and notation based strategies to ensure every child can ...
Performance: Whole Class Guitar
This clip demonstrates the possible outcomes from a Year 4 guitar group.
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...
Developing Part Playing
This teacher explores body percussion in parts to secure understanding of the rhythmic elements and to internalise th...
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...
WCIT and the Curriculum
Whole class teaching, when taught well, includes a variety of activity and opportunity to develop and discover musica...
Preparing for Down Time
In this example the instrumental specialist teacher must tune 30 instruments.
Whole Class Set Up: Guitar
Whole class teaching is a partnership between the school and the visiting music teachers.