Youth worker, singer, educator Tolu McCarthy gives a personal account of her journey in music education and of the experiences that shaped her.
The imminent birth of a baby prompted Géza Szilvay to create a child-centred method of string teaching, which would take off across the globe. David Vinden meets the author of Colourstrings.
Encouraging teachers to develop their own ensembles and all young musicians to perform collectively, the charity is relaunching two of its core programmes.
One of 15 members of the expert advisory panel for the National Plan for Music Education published at the end of June, Phil Castang provides valuable insight into the plan's contents and shares his...
Mozart’s string quartets should not dismissed since comparisons between string writing, textures and dialogue will be interesting. As with all prescribed works, understanding Mozart’s (and his...
This resource, designed to support the new IB set works, is an analysis of the second and third movements of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 2. The first movement, together with background information...
Edexcel GCSE music requires students to study eight set works, the first of which is the third movement of Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5. This resource will look at some different strategies for...
Edwin Pitt Mansfield assesses a new volume of rounds 'for singing by heart'
John Calcott investigates three guitar practice amps, each offering a different feature set at an entry-level price point