Online Teaching Materials
Downloadable resources for music teachers
Teaching materials are an integral part of a music teacher's practice. Every month Music Teacher publishes downloadable materials for KS3, 4 and 5, offering complete units of work, GCSE and A Level set-work guidance, and practical ideas across all levels for both classroom and peripatetic teachers. All materials are written by experienced teachers and examiners and provide indispensable content for your teaching.
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SubscribeSelf-employment part 2: pay
VMT
In the first resource of this three-part series on self-employment (Music Teacher, July 2023), I gave an overview of the main issues we need to consider when running a business as a self-employed...
Classroom and youth band improvisation
KS 3
I love to improvise. It’s the most inventive, liberating and empowering form of musical self-expression I’ve ever experienced.
Edexcel AoS1: wider listening, part 1
Each of Pearson Edexcel’s four areas of study (AoS) for its GCSE Appraising component contains two set works, but the exam paper for this component also requires students to have listened to a wider...
OCR AoS1 Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4: wider listening
KS 5
The first movement of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 is the prescribed work in OCR’s Area of Study 1 (Instrumental Music of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven) for 2024 (and covered in its own Music...
Composing activities at KS3
KS 3
It’s crucial for any non-experienced composer to understand specific steps to navigate their way to a finished composition.
Preparing students for playing in ensembles
VMT
I’m certain that every person reading this article can list the benefits of playing in an ensemble. We all want our students to thrive, and I’m sure that many of us have got a kick out of hearing them...
Sound recording: pre-production
KS 3 KS 4 KS 5
In the first of this three-part resource on recording music in schools, we looked at options for setting up a studio (Music Teacher, April 2023). In this second resource, we’ll move on to the...
Self-employment part 1: rights and responsibilities
VMT
Being self-employed gives you the freedom to dictate how you work, when you work and where you work. (Well, that’s at least in theory – if you’re working for a school, they may well treat you as a de...
AQA AoS4: orchestral music of Bartók and Kodály
KS 4
Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály met as young men in 1905 in Budapest, and formed a lifelong friendship. They shared a passionate interest in the folk music of Hungary and wanted to incorporate it into...
Developing wider listening: blues
KS 4 KS 5
It’s no overstatement to say that the biggest influence on 20th-century popular music is probably the blues.