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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SubscribeChristmas projects for in-school and remote work
Secondary education KS 3 KS 4 KS 5
This resource is a selection box of ideas that you can choose from and adapt to suit your own situation. Listening, researching, composing and tech are all included and given a Christmas slant that...
World tour: China
Secondary education KS 3
In the January and September 2020 issues of Music Teacher, the first two in our KS3 World tour series of resources explored the music of the Caribbean and Latin America. This month we move to Asia and...
Developing wider listening: the Baroque period
Secondary education KS 3 KS 4 KS 5
This is the first in a series of resources to help students develop their understanding and experience of music from the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods, and from the 20th and 21st centuries.
Black classical composers
Secondary education KS 3 KS 4 KS 5
This resource has been inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement and the stimulus of recent events for cultural discussion in the classroom. Black composers have been notoriously overlooked in the...
Building knowledge through the elements of music, part 1
Secondary education KS 4
It can be difficult to know where to start with teaching a GCSE syllabus: there are so many different parts to get to grips with. You might feel that you need to get cracking straight away with areas...
Distance learning quizzes and activities
KS 3
At this time of enforced distance learning, music teachers need strategies for work to set their multiple classes that give maximum value for minimum marking time. Multiple-choice quizzes can be set...
Essay-writing skills at A level
Secondary education KS 5
This resource looks at essay-writing skills and offers tips on how to approach essay writing with your students. It also works through some ideas that will support different exam boards. It is...
Preparing students for composing coursework
Secondary education KS 4
This resource examines some strategies for compositional groundwork, and offers tips for avoiding some of the most common pitfalls, as well as some ideas for getting students started.
OCR AoS2: Nat King Cole's After Midnight
Secondary education KS 5
This resource explores the breadth of Nat King Cole's artistry and his influence, as well as appraising the four songs OCR have selected from his album After Midnight.
Rock classics
KS 3
This resource provides some lesson materials for Key Stage 3 inspired by some classic rock songs of the 1960s and 1970s era. We'll explore songs and performances that will give them a sense of a time...