Each of Pearson Edexcel’s four areas of study (AoS) for its GCSE Appraising component contains two set works, but the exam paper for this component also requires students to have listened to a wider...
In this resource, I’ll be exploring a range of jazz standards to give students an understanding of common chord progressions, as well as harmonic direction, structure and devices that will aid their...
After a successful six months at a pilot stage, ABRSM is growing its Writing for Music Education programme, appointing six more emerging composers to join as mentees.
John Calcott reviews a new MIDI interface for guitarists
Nelson Primary School in Newham, London, was named ‘Outstanding Music Department’ at the Music & Drama Education Awards. Here, music lead Nathaniel Dye describes its journey and what may have...
This resource provides an overview of James MacMillan as a figure in contemporary classical music, as well as looking in detail at three of his works across contrasting genres – the percussion...
The naming of HLOs for London South West and South Yorkshire concludes the process of reducing the number of music hubs from 116 to 43
The Romantic period, which lasted for most of the 19th century and left a strong legacy in the 20th and beyond, was a time of great change in all art forms. In this resource, which follows on from...
With that spirit in mind, I took to social media and asked music teachers about their top tips for teaching music at GCSE. There was no shortage of responses. What follows is a curation of those tips,...
