Awards for Young Musicians selected for BBC Radio 4 Appeal
Supporting young musicians from low-income families, Awards for Young Musicians has been chosen to...
TEACHING MATERIALS
Welcome to the Music Teacher online teaching materials. Every month Music Teacher publishes resources for KS3, 4 and 5, offering complete units of work, GCSE and A level set-work info and activities, and practical ideas across all levels for both classroom and peripatetic teachers. The materials are written by experienced teachers and examiners and provide indispensable content for your teaching.
AQA AoS 1: the Coronation Anthems and oratorios of Handel
This resource will give a brief overview of the context of Handel’s Coronation Anthems and oratorios, followed by detailed analysis of extracts from two works.
Composition in instrumental lessons
This resource looks at why and how to include composing activities in instrumental lessons, regardless of your own composition experience.
Learning with singing
In this resource, I’ll look at some of the ways we can use singing to help with learning, giving practical suggestions and ideas. Singing isn’t something reserved for trained vocalists, musicians or...
Developing wider listening – musical theatre: part 2
Part one of our whistle-stop tour of musical theatre focused on the way in which musicals are written. This month, we’ll take a journey from the time of these composers, at the end of the 1930s, to...
Features
The power of (live) music: In-school performances
The new National Plan for Music Education re-emphasises the importance of exposing children to live...
Psappha at 30: Very Young Composers Scheme
The New York Philharmonic's Very Young Composers Scheme has come to primary schools in Merseyside,...
Professionally relaxed: National Open Youth Orchestra in performance
The world's first disabled-led national youth orchestra recently made its debut performance....
Design flaws in music teaching materials and how to fix them
Whether you're a classroom, instrumental, or vocal teacher, you probably use teaching materials in...
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Guitar Sheet Music Reviews: Contemporary Grooves for Guitar Ensemble
Al Summers reviews Contemporary Grooves for Guitar Ensemble by James Bradford, published by Mucky...
Book Reviews: Play Music Better
Michael Pearce takes a look at Play Music Better - Fiona Berry's debut publication.
Opinion
Opinion: 'Breaking down economic barriers can lead to uncovering great talent'
While students from ‘deprived’ areas face many adversities, they are far from deprived of being full...
NPME response: The keys to success are time, money, great musicianship, and great people
Head of music at a London secondary school Jenetta Hurst offers her reaction to the refreshed...
NPME response: Composing seems to be a 'bolt-on' or 'tacit omission'
Professor Martin Fautley at Birmingham City University dissects the new National Plan for Music...
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