A successful music department relies on the community around it – students, staff, parents, friends and the broader local community. Without all these elements, it’s hard to sustain a programme that...
James Manwaring Teaching Materials
In this multi-part series, we’ll chart the development of Western opera as we know it, from its early incarnations in the Renaissance, through its unparalleled growth in the late Baroque and Classical...
Simon Rushby Teaching Materials
Many young string players find reading staff notation difficult. This can become demotivating and hinder progress. Alternative notations not only provide an interesting insight into other musical...
Georgina Leach Teaching Materials
In the first of this three-part resource, we looked at the need to be realistic about how much practice we can expect from our students. This second resource is dedicated to our conscientious students...
Edward Maxwell Teaching Materials
GCSE composing briefs tend to be fairly vague and... brief! In this resource we’ll explore what elements to focus on, how to use the given briefs to your students’ advantage, and how to choose the...
Richard Barnard Teaching Materials
There are several GCSE and A Level specifications that include pop music from the 1990s to the present day. This resource will look at the music of three extremely well-known solo artists of the 21st...
Jane Werry Teaching Materials
Whether you’re teaching in primary, secondary, post-16 or alternative provisions, singing in a choir is a fantastic opportunity to offer to young people. This resource introduces key considerations...
Jenna Brown Teaching Materials
In this first of a three-part survey of practice, we’ll look at how we can develop realistic expectations and adapt our approach according to the individual, rather than expecting students to apply...
Edward Maxwell Teaching Materials
As music teachers, we know that music literacy is very important. This resource will look at ways we can increase students’ vocabulary across KS3 and 4, with short, time-efficient tasks that do not...
Dice Wood Teaching Materials
The aim of this resource is to provide music teachers with a toolkit that can be used to make sure that any concert or event is a success for staff, students and audiences.
James Manwaring Teaching Materials
The final part of our Developing Wider Listening resource on jazz focuses on what happened in jazz after the Second World War. We'll look at the new styles that emerged and consider how jazz ‘coped’...
Simon Rushby Teaching Materials
Following a resource on the idea of ‘enhanced natural breathing’, we take a look at practical ways to help students rediscover their natural breath and then enhance it for their musical needs.
Richard Steggall Teaching Materials