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Learning brass instruments, transferrable skills

KS2 sometimes change instruments as skills evolve. This is encouraged.

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Y5 managing progress with practice diaries

Completing a successful lesson, diaries are filled in.

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Y5 introduction emphasising reading music

Using a simple tune, these young players concentrate on reading the music.

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Y5 trombone warm up and breathing

Warm up, mouthpiece and playing two notes to start a lesson.

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Staves and instrument management in KS2

Revising notation finger game manages distribution of instruments in year 5.

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Learning brass instruments in KS2.

Whole class teaching to take first steps with a brass instrument.

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Y4 brass lesson reflections from teacher.

A specialist visiting teacher on a lesson for brass novices

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Y4 whole class brass develop their performance of 'Call Me'

Managing a mini plenary, homework and packing instruments away.

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Vocal Starters. 'Three Bears' complete song.

Forensic look at the detail of teaching a role song.

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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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Authentic Rehearsal

This Y12 student discusses the advantage of rehearsing authentically to prepare for performance.

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Project Based Curriculum

This teacher discusses the schools approach to music and enterprise.

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ICT and Music

This Head of Music discusses an approach to setting up ICT in the department.

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Encouraging Student Involvement

This Head of Music discusses her 'open door' approach to the department.

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Connecting Physically with Singing

In this Y8 classroom music lesson the teacher takes the class through a series of vocal warm up activities which conn...

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Advice for NQT

This experienced teacher discusses her approach to communication with peripatetic staff in a busy department and offe...

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Choir Repertoire

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

6:39

Building Confidence and Participation

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

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Action Songs

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

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Choir Warm Up: Articulation

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

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Peer Learning Y9

After working in groups, this Year 9 group return mid lesson to explain the reasoning behind their musical choices.