Teaching KS3 and KS4 music involves the continual need to find ways to make sense out of music for our students. Our scant two-page KS3 national curriculum gives us the freedom to do this as we...
Jane Werry Teaching Materials
In May 2024, we looked at short, bankable activities for KS3 that would set the composition ball rolling. As a follow-up, this resource will explore the next steps, looking at ways for your students...
Richard Barnard Teaching Materials
Whether you’re an adult teacher navigating the complexities of daily life, or a child student exploring the world around you, singing is a surprisingly effective tool for enhancing mental health and...
Jenna Brown Health & Wellbeing
Whether you’re a full-time curriculum classroom teacher, a peripatetic teacher, a whole-class ensemble leader, or a music assistant, your vocal presence is vital for a successful learning and teaching...
Jenna Brown KS 3
This resource will outline how to use composing tasks to create a vivid, dramatic version of Dickens’s A Christmas Carol with a KS3 group. The tasks will focus on moments and motifs from the story and...
Richard Barnard Composition
In this resource, we look at strategies to help teachers manage their heavy workload in such a way that it doesn't damage their health and wellbeing.
Dice Wood Health & Wellbeing
In this resource, we’ll look at the tools to bring mindful practice into the music classroom and also consider its application in day-to-day life as well as in music, with some specific lesson ideas.
Chris Woods Teaching Materials
Conducting a choir can be a daunting task for a whole-class or instrumental/vocal teacher. It’s common to be uncertain about keeping a clear beat, and how to coordinate using both hands, face and...
Jenna Brown Teaching Materials
Buzzwords can be a real turn-off for teachers – particularly practitioners who have been in the classroom for a long time. Fads come and go, and as the next excited colleague stands up with a ‘fix’...
Dice Wood Teaching Materials
In this resource, we’ll look at some key, practical ideas for warming up singers. These include warming up the body; activating and warming up the breath; warming up the voice itself; and warming up...
Jenna Brown Teaching Materials
Technology continues to move on at quite a pace, with new apps and websites constantly being developed. This resource highlights gems that could help you reduce workload, streamline a process, or make...
Dice Wood Teaching Materials
The absence of boys in choirs is a perennial problem. This resource will share insights from boys and men who have had a variety of experiences singing as children and teens, and suggest practical...
Jenna Brown Teaching Materials