In his fourth column, 16-year-old Noah Bradley shares some thoughts on the music exam system.
‘Improvisation is a conversation.’ Dr James Ingham, Canterbury Christ Church University’s Head of Secondary ITE, uses a track by Vulfpeck to teach students improvising skills while avoiding sonic...
Percussionist and author Andy Gleadhill takes us on a rhythmic road trip around Latin America, exploring a range of rhythms you can introduce in the classroom.
The Musicians’ Union welcomes Wales’ first ever national plan, but says ‘there is a long way to go’ and that schools must be ‘required to engage with the plan’.
How to support neurodiverse learners, and how music – in particular, a new piano course – can help, are the combined themes of stall C4 at Expo 2025. Anne Margaret Smith, speech therapist and founder...
Vanessa Gaidoni reviews Best of Viola Classics and assesses its suitability for your students.
A 17-year-old pianist from Vancouver, Canada, has won the coveted trophy.
Robert Legg, music teacher at Icknield Community College, shares 10 golden rules for getting the right show for your school
This resource will begin to unpack film music and also consider ways in which students can approach the study of film music. I will touch on techniques for studying the set works, approaches to wider...
