As the new term starts, this is a good time to reassess what's in your teaching bag – what repertoire do you use in your lessons and ensembles and when did you last refresh it? You really don't want to be using the same old method books; they may be new to your pupils, but teaching repertoire you're over familiar with can get very boring and it's easy to coast in lessons. Coasting isn't good practice, as we know – a reflective teacher is a good teacher.
So, what kind of resources and repertoire should we be using in instrumental lessons? Our favourite method book covers the basics and will provide a clear progression path to an extent, but the tunes aren't always that exciting or, indeed, very diverse.
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