Teaching Materials | Choral

Edexcel AoS1 vocal music: wider listening and other perspectives

In this resource, we’ll look at three works in Edexcel’s 'suggested pieces of other music' and ‘other perspectives’ lists for its KS5 AoS1 on vocal music: a song by Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel, the...

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Choral conducting skills for teachers

Conducting a choir can be a daunting task for a whole-class or instrumental/vocal teacher. It’s common to be uncertain about keeping a clear beat, and how to coordinate using both hands, face and...

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Practical vocal health: warming up and cooling down

In this resource, we’ll look at some key, practical ideas for warming up singers. These include warming up the body; activating and warming up the breath; warming up the voice itself; and warming up...

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Getting and keeping boys singing

The absence of boys in choirs is a perennial problem. This resource will share insights from boys and men who have had a variety of experiences singing as children and teens, and suggest practical...

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Starting a choir in your school

Whether you’re teaching in primary, secondary, post-16 or alternative provisions, singing in a choir is a fantastic opportunity to offer to young people. This resource introduces key considerations...

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Putting on a concert or event

The aim of this resource is to provide music teachers with a toolkit that can be used to make sure that any concert or event is a success for staff, students and audiences.

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