What exactly is wider listening? And what is its purpose? We use related music to strengthen our students’ understanding of the music they’re required to study as part of the specific course they’re...
A major study by UK researchers reveals that playing a musical instrument or singing sustains good memory and brain health in older age.
Wishing you a restful, musical festive period
This resource explores the topic of teaching adult students. For the purposes of this resource, I’ll define adult learners as those who are not learning in a formal educational context, ie school,...
In part 2 of this two-part resource, I will look at further development of reading skills and musicianship, learning pieces with understanding, and amassing a bank of repertoire, rather than just...
David Kettle reflects on policy, AI and other important topics covered at this year's Music & Drama Education Expo.
Three-part lessons exist in many different areas of education. This article suggests warm-up activities that can be used in a range of musical contexts in the ‘starter’ part of the lesson. However,...
The subject of arranging is vast, so in this resource I’ll focus on chord and riff arrangement, since it’s the staple of most popular guitar playing. I’m also only working in the realms of popular...
The Covid-19 pandemic has turned our lives upside down, professionally and personally. This is a brief and by no means comprehensive overview of some of the online resources that can enhance our...
This resource uses the idea of comparing the music of Stormzy and Mozart as a springboard for performing, listening and analysing at KS3. The idea is not to promote one above the other, but to...
