Teaching Materials | Online Learning

Leading online composing projects

During the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns in the UK, I have led several interactive online composition projects. This resource shares practical advice gained from this experience, examining the...

Secondary education

Distance-learning quizzes

Following on from the resource bringing together quizzes and activities for KS3 students (Music Teacher, May 2020), this resource contains a variety of multiple-choice quizzes on GCSE topics, which...

Secondary education

Online listening activities

This resource brings together five listening activities for students to do at home, to widen their listening experience. They have been written to help students in years 8, 9 and 10 to improve their...

Secondary education

Distance learning: planning and delivering live lessons

This resource looks in detail at providing live online lessons – essentially video conferences involving you and your students, with the aim of delivering musical content, and fostering some form of...

Secondary education

Online music resources for the classroom

With the coronavirus pandemic causing the closure of schools and everyone staying at home, teachers are having to think quickly about the best ways to help students learn and progress in an unusual...

KS 3

Distance learning quizzes and activities

At this time of enforced distance learning, music teachers need strategies for work to set their multiple classes that give maximum value for minimum marking time. Multiple-choice quizzes can be set...

Online Learning

Online instrumental teaching

For many, teaching online may be a daunting prospect. This resource is aimed at giving you the confidence to start your online teaching journey, if you haven't done so already.

Peripatetic Teaching

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...

Secondary education

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...

Secondary education