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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SubscribeSoundtrap
KS 3 KS 4
Following last month’s resource on BandLab (Music Teacher, June 2021), this month we turn to Soundtrap. Soundtrap and BandLab are both digital audio workstations (or DAWs) based in the cloud. They are...
BandLab
KS 3
Over two resources James Manwaring is investigating cloud-based digital audio workstations: this month the focus is BandLab. BandLab is a free online digital audio workstation (or DAW) that allows...
From improvisation to composition in the classroom
Secondary education KS 3 KS 4
This resource will take you through the process of teaching improvisation and composition within a class setting, working with students with different abilities and little improvisatory experience....
AQA AoS1: Mozart Clarinet Concerto
Secondary education KS 4
The third movement of Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A, K622 is a study piece for AQA’s GCSE Area of Study 1. The study of this piece will allow students to study not only the Classical style, but...
Getting inside the A level jazz curriculum, part 1: jazz vocalists
Secondary education KS 5
This will act as a summary introduction to the subject area, to whet the appetite and start placing the main styles in their contexts, with suggested listening and a playlist. Following the examples,...
Developing wider listening: the Classical period
Secondary education KS 4 KS 5
This is the second 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....
Continuing professional development, part 2
Extra-curricular music VMT
In part 2 of this two-part resource (Music Teacher, January 2021), I will look at further development of reading skills and musicianship, learning pieces with understanding, and amassing a bank of...
Leading online composing projects
Secondary education KS 3 KS 4 KS 5
During the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns in the UK, I have led several interactive online composition projects. This resource shares practical advice gained from this experience, examining the...
World tour: Middle East
Secondary education KS 3
This is the fourth stop in our World Tour series, which began over a year ago and has so far visited the Caribbean, Latin America and China. This month we explore some of the vast and diverse...
Teaching great music lessons in the ‘new normal’
Secondary education KS 3 KS 4
This resource aims to give you some ideas for teaching great music lessons, whether remotely, through a ‘blended’ approach, or even back in the classroom – whenever that might be.
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