Music Teacher

Opinion

The show goes on: March 2025 Editorial

Choir from West Derby School, a Single Academy Trust boys' school in Liverpool
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Gospel music in schools

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Piano pedagogy and graded exams

Dizzy Gillespie, New York, 1955
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Jazz improvisation and rhythm

Give students space to explore what works well for them
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Student autonomy in instrumental lessons

‘Learner voice’: giving pupils a say in when and how they'd like to be corrected
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'Youth voice' in instrumental music teaching

Workshops, open mic nights and pupil-led group sessions – such as this one at Wells Cathedral School – are good outlets for sharing songs
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Support for songwriting in schools

A-ha's ‘Take on me’ is an example of a four-chord pop song
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Composition at KS2: four-chord pop songs

Even the austere conditions of a camp for Internally Displaced People can't prevent children finding pleasure in singing and dancing
Health & Wellbeing

Health and wellbeing column: music in a context of violence

Playing from memory opens up more performance opportunities because there are no music stands or folders to organise
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Teaching by ear in whole-class ensembles

Column

Beginner DJ techniques

Features

Music Mark column: wired for tech success