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Planning effective and musical lessons

In this resource, a range of practical strategies for the following will be presented: Creating learning objectives; Teaching musical concepts musically; Lesson structure; Responding to students'...

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Making music with David Bowie

This resource explores many of the writing processes that went into one of Bowie's most important works – the album Low, released in 1977. Prior to the release of Low, Bowie had already explored ways...

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Co–teachability at A level

You're likely to be aware of this, but let's be absolutely clear – the specifications are changing. Regardless of the board that you are delivering, national exam reform has led to a complete overhaul...

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BBC Ten Pieces Secondary, part two

This resource is the second of two Music Teacher resources (following part one in February 2016) that support the BBC's Ten Pieces initiative, and complements the excellent resources on the BBC Ten...

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Crowdsourced GCSE tips

With that spirit in mind, I took to social media and asked music teachers about their top tips for teaching music at GCSE. There was no shortage of responses. What follows is a curation of those tips,...

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OCR AS: Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor K466, first movement

This resource is the last in a three–part series to support the teaching of the three new OCR AS Prescribed Orchestral Scores in Unit G353: Introduction to Historical Study in Music, for examination...

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BBC Ten Pieces Secondary, part one

The BBC's Ten Pieces initiative aims to foster interest in classical music among schoolchildren, with films to accompany the two sets of pieces (one for primary and one for secondary schools). This...

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Teaching technology

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...

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OCR AS; IB HL/SL: Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F, BWV 1047, movements 2 and 3

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...

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Help! I'm stuck on my composition!

Most students find composing hard, and it's fair to say that the old adage of ‘1 per cent inspiration, 99 per cent perspiration’ is about right. When controlled conditions give a time limit for...

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BTEC First: The Music Industry (Learning Aim B)

Earlier this year (Music Teacher, October 2015), we looked at Learning Aim A of the BTEC First Music Industry unit. Here, we move the focus from organisations to Learning Aim B, job roles in the music...

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OCR AS: La gazza ladra Overture, by Gioacchino Rossini

This resource is the second in a series to support the teaching of the three new OCR AS Prescribed Orchestral Scores in Unit G353: Introduction to Historical Study in Music, for examination in June...

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