Video library

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Music provision and primary school finance

The financial implication especially as class teachers join in.

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Music teaching requires specialism.

A strong framework should be taught properly from the outset.

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Learning brass instruments in KS2.

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

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10 Top Tips for Whole Class Teaching

This Head of Service offers some advice for teachers working with whole classes.

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Assessment

This teacher discusses her approach to assessment. Observation is an essential element.

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Professional Development for Instrumental Teachers

The emerging professional development needs of staff are addressed by Music Services and Hubs.

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Expectations in WCIT

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

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Extended Rhythm game

See Rhythm Game for the first stage of this learning game. In this short clip the teacher extends the level of challe...

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Rhythm Game

This Rhythm game is an excellent assessment for learning tool. The teacher can see visually if the class are beginnin...

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Understanding Duration

This teacher questions the class on note lengths relative to the piece they have just played.

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Stages - Listen Sing Play

Often in whole class teaching, we are required to teach with a more staged approach than we would in small group less...

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Contextual Learning

Whole class lessons provide an excellent opportunity for children to learn the context of pieces they will begin to l...

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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.

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Language Acquisition

In this short extract from a music lesson the teacher explores singing with a traditional African song.

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Off We Go

In this whole class lesson the teacher is exploring singing with Year 6.

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Using Charanga Musically

The charanga musical school resource offers great choice in repertoire but must always be supported with specialist k...