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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SubscribeLo-fi hip-hop
KS 3
This resource attempts to describe a favourite unit of mine: lo-fi hip-hop. We’ll look at the essentials of the subgenre, the potential for musical learning, and a suggested approach to delivering a...
Classroom and youth band improvisation
KS 3
I love to improvise. It’s the most inventive, liberating and empowering form of musical self-expression I’ve ever experienced.
Composing activities at KS3
KS 3
It’s crucial for any non-experienced composer to understand specific steps to navigate their way to a finished composition.
Sound recording: pre-production
KS 3 KS 4 KS 5
In the first of this three-part resource on recording music in schools, we looked at options for setting up a studio (Music Teacher, April 2023). In this second resource, we’ll move on to the...
Making your music room inspiring
KS 3 KS 4 KS 5
Every music department is different, in terms of staffing, rooms, resources and budgets. There is no one way to do things, and no golden ticket to success. But in this resource, we’ll look at how to...
Developing wider listening: pop music of the 1990s
KS 4 KS 5 Secondary education
The last five resources in the Developing Wider Listening series – which has now been running for over two years – have taken us on a journey through a huge diversity of popular musical styles, which...
Eduqas AoS4: Toto’s ‘Africa’
KS 4 Secondary education
There are already many resources available for this set work, both from Eduqas and from the internet more widely. This resource won’t duplicate their content. Instead, we’ll look at ideas for...
Sound recording: setting up a studio
KS 3 KS 4 KS 5
This is the first in a short series of resources looking at the different aspects of sound recording in schools.
Cover lessons
KS 3
The moment that you need to set cover is never the right moment to have a good think about creating good cover lessons. In a worst-case scenario, you’ll be sick or completely incapacitated, and even...
Teaching texture
KS 3 KS 4
This resource will take you through a range of techniques and approaches aimed at developing students’ understanding and application of textural devices. Its focus is KS3 and KS4, but the early stages...