In May 2024, we looked at short, bankable activities for KS3 that would set the composition ball rolling. As a follow-up, this resource will explore the next steps, looking at ways for your students...
Richard Barnard Teaching Materials
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
Though it developed out of binary form, sonata form is more like ternary form in the way that it presents thematic material, so a review of last month’s resource would be helpful to support students’...
Simon Rushby Teaching Materials
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
What exactly is wider listening? And what is its purpose? We use related music to strengthen our students’ understanding of the music they’re required to study as part of the specific course they’re...
David Guinane Secondary
Just as a building needs plans and a journey needs a route, all music needs to have some sort of structure. Certain recognised structures crop up frequently in musical compositions, and two of the...
Simon Rushby Secondary
Taking on a student from another teacher can be challenging, especially if you have a very different teaching style from that of your predecessor. The student and their parents may have built up a...
Edward Maxwell Peripatetic Teaching
In this resource, we’ll see how minimalism began and quickly took hold, look at the music of its most prominent composers, and find out how it infiltrated the musical style of some notable pop artists...
Simon Rushby Composition
There are many existing resources for Haydn’s Symphony No. 104, including Eduqas’s own excellent teacher guides and a whole array of YouTube videos. This resource is a detailed breakdown of teaching...
Jane Werry Teaching Materials
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
Why don't students practise? If we focus on these three key areas in our lessons, we’ll give our students the best chances of extending their music education and enjoyment for as long as possible:
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