3.5% of the today-announced 6.5% pay rise offer will come from schools’ budgets, the DfE reveals.
An open letter from music staff spoke of ‘sadness, anger and exasperation’ at the decision by the university’s management.
This resource uses Wham!’s Christmas classic ‘Last Christmas’ as the starting point for a range of creative and listening activities that will work for in-person and online teaching. It would be...
In a previous Music Teacher resource (October 2015), we looked at the requirements for a technology performance in GCSE Music. In this resource, we are going to look at specific activities that you...
The National Centre for Early Music has named the winners of its 17th competition for young composers
Many young string players find reading staff notation difficult. This can become demotivating and hinder progress. Alternative notations not only provide an interesting insight into other musical...
Nurturing confidence in composition is absolutely crucial. In this resource, we’ll look at different scenarios for KS3 groups with a range of composing experience. We’ll outline short ‘quick-win’...
In this resource, Edward Maxwell will be looking at how learning literacy can provide a useful model for learning to read music: teaching music should take a holistic approach in which reading,...
Low-stakes testing is considered a good tool in our repertoire, allowing us to understand what progress students have made and what needs consolidation before moving on. Exploring content when it’s...
As music teachers, we know that music literacy is very important. This resource will look at ways we can increase students’ vocabulary across KS3 and 4, with short, time-efficient tasks that do not...
