A major part of the argument for using imagery lies in understanding what’s unique for singers compared to instrumentalists: our instrument is hidden. Even demonstration is fraught with potential...
Jenna Brown Instrumental & Vocal
What do we mean by fun? Maybe ‘enjoyment’ is a better work than ‘fun’. There’s less pressure on the teacher to make the lesson ‘enjoyable’, rather than ‘fun’. We have to acknowledge that most of our...
Richard Steggall Teaching Materials
Whether you’re an adult teacher navigating the complexities of daily life, or a child student exploring the world around you, singing is a surprisingly effective tool for enhancing mental health and...
Jenna Brown Health & Wellbeing
There are many different approaches and reasons for charting and celebrating progress as a visiting music teacher. Understanding these reasons is the key to finding the best method to suit your...
Richard Barnard Peripatetic Teaching
This resource will provide a wider context to Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, the set work in Strand B of AQA’s AoS1, the operas of Mozart. It will examine three of Mozart’s other operas, each...
Richard Barnard KS 5
Performing is considered by most teachers to be an integral part of playing a musical instrument. But it can create immense stress, especially for students who are shy or anxious. Performing has both...
Edward Maxwell Peripatetic Teaching
Part one of this resource dealt with how we can change our language in our teaching to build our students’ confidence of our students. In this final part, we’ll look at how we can directly help our...
Richard Steggall Instrumental & Vocal
This resource, the first of two resources that will look at some of Edexcel’s suggestions for wider listening and ‘other perspectives’, will look in detail at two iconic works of European avant-garde...
David Kettle Teaching Materials
Study of the set pieces by the three named composers in this strand gives the student understanding of the key features of the works and genre, as well as providing them with a broad context of the...
Hanh Doan Teaching Materials
Scales have a bad reputation; but in this resource, we look at why they are wonderful, both musically and technically, and explore ways in which we can effectively integrate them into our teaching.
Edward Maxwell Teaching Materials
This resource addresses why students get nervous in performing, and gives strategies for teachers to help them build confidence.
Richard Steggall Teaching Materials
This resource considers a range of strategies for teaching the context and processes of Poulenc's style, before, during and after the teaching of the movement itself.
Jane Werry Teaching Materials