Cathy Boardman says she was discriminated against and unfairly dismissed by BIMM. The music college says that ‘important facts’ around her unsuccessful probation period have been ‘omitted’. Clarissa...
Over the years, I’ve picked up a lot of knowledge about the workings of a music department and what are the best, most effective and value-for-money ways to keep it running. For the sake of space,...
As home educating becomes more popular, Chris Woods investigates the roots of this and what music educators can learn.
Composer and educator Andy Brooke investigates best practice for singing pop songs with KS2 and 3. What are the benefits and pitfalls for young singers aged 7–14, and how do we teach this repertoire...
This resource starts with a percussion groove and a group performance of ‘Toca bonito’, and from there moves into the creation of salsa-style cover versions, which could be performed live or using...
This resource draws on the techniques of an ‘animateur’ (workshop leader) and puts them in the context of the curriculum, considering practical ways to approach features in all eight of the set works...
The resource provides an analysis of the three set works in WJEC’s AoS F, List A, Strand 1: Impressionism.
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...
MT's Amrit Virdi reports on the Darbar Academy, which is quietly revolutionising how Indian classical music is taught and shared in schools – with the aid of tech
On the publication of his new collection of cello music, Harriet Clifford meets Sheku Kanneh-Mason to discuss everything from creativity, playing for enjoyment, Brexit and music education to luck,...
