I, Asha Bishop, am 18 years into the profession, and yet it feels for me that my exploration of musical understanding has only just begun. I've spent years writing and rewriting my own curriculum, often fuelled by the expectations of senior management and the latest teaching and learning initiatives. If asked, I could articulate what progression looked like in Music, but was always restless with the topic-based learning and the feeling that, although students were kept busy in my lessons, deep musical understanding was unachievable at KS3 with just one hour a week. I felt like it was something best tackled at GCSE and A Level.
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