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Characteristics of Effective Learning
This teacher talks about the characteristics, playing and exploring, active learning and creating and thinking critic...
Learning brass instruments, transferrable skills
KS2 sometimes change instruments as skills evolve. This is encouraged.
Vocal Starters. 'Have you brought' commentary
Vocal specialist explains the rationale behind 'Have you brought your voice?
Vocal Starters. Have you brought your voice?
Children are encouraged to respond to a question in contrasting voices.
Peter & The Wolf. Performing chants.
Children, conducted by the teacher, perform chants as a whole class.
Peter & The Wolf. Creating Characters
Inspired by the music, children create chants for each character.
Cultivating Extracurricular Music
This student recounts her experience in participating in the extracurricular offer at the school.
Student Perspective
This student recounts his experiences and motivations of learning music at school.
Y8 Lesson: Pupil Commentary
These pupils describe their experience of a song writing lesson recorded earlier that day. Despite the variance in in...
Transferable Skills
This Head of Music discusses the breadth of transferable skills he observes being developed in his students through m...
Music and the Islamic Faith
This Head of Music discusses her experiences working in a large secondary school.
A Broad and Balanced Curriculum
An experienced Headteacher in a faith school discusses the facilitating conditions necessary to embed excellent music...
Differentiation by Outcome
Composition and creativity can lead to varying outcomes within the same task.
Simultaneous Learning
It is often difficult to separate out the component parts of musical learning.
Whiteboards: Assessment for Learning
In this y8 classroom music lesson, the teacher encourages the class to map out ideas for arranging the song "Stand by...
Advice for NQT
This experienced teacher discusses her approach to communication with peripatetic staff in a busy department and offe...
The Importance of Ensemble Experience
This experienced Head of Brass discusses his experiences of ensemble playing and motivation.
Choosing the Instrument
This teacher discusses an approach for students to choose the instrument for them.
Engaging Boys in Singing
These Whole Class Instrumental Teachers have brought all three year groups to the hall for a larger singing lesson.