Video library
Encouraging Student Involvement
This Head of Music discusses her 'open door' approach to the department.
Links with Primary Schools
This secondary Head of Music briefly discusses the importance of making links with surrounding primary schools.
The Whole Child
This Head of Music acknowledges the importance of music for developing the whole child.
Composition: The Role of the Teacher
This teacher discusses the importance of her role in offering feedback, responding to ideas and encouraging students ...
A Professional Relationship with Students
This teacher discusses her approaches to extracurricular music and the emerging deepening relationships that are form...
Capacity Building 2
This teacher discusses her relationship with the local music service, the developing capacity and the inclusive offer...
Supporting School Performances
This teacher discusses the value of having a visiting team of peripatetic teachers. The support for school performanc...
Transferable Skills
This Head of Music discusses the breadth of transferable skills he observes being developed in his students through m...
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...
Suzuki Method - Transferable Pedagogy
This experienced Suzuki teacher discusses her approach to developing advanced string technique.
Suzuki Method in Schools
This teacher has 35 years’ experience using the 'Suzuki' method and is also a teacher trainer. She discusses her wor...
Posture - Hold - Technique - Musicality
This experienced string teacher discusses the essential elements of a balanced body for good posture, violin hold and...
Setting Expectations
This experienced teacher discusses her approach to setting expectations for her pupils in a Suzuki violin lesson.
Y8 Lesson: Pupil Commentary
These pupils describe their experience of a song writing lesson recorded earlier that day. Despite the variance in in...
Authentic Rehearsal
This Y12 student discusses the advantage of rehearsing authentically to prepare for performance.
WCIT: Pupils Perspective
These children comment on the experience of learning through whole class teaching supported by the local music service.
Understanding Simple Devices
This teacher comments on the need for her Y7 class to understand how to use simple compositional devices.
Performance for Learning
In this short video, the group perform part of Corelli's "La Folia" to begin the lesson.
Student Perspective
This student recounts his experiences and motivations of learning music at school.
Developing Violin Staccato
In this advanced group violin lesson, the students are taken through a series of tasks and activities to develop the ...