Music teachers will be very familiar with the challenge of supporting their students in developing musical ideas beyond the initial stages of composition. In this resource we consider some ways in...
David Ashworth Teaching Materials
With the ease of finding song lyrics and chords on websites such as Ultimate Guitar, as well as the plethora of musical YouTube tutorials, giving students the knowhow and confidence they need to use...
Jane Werry Teaching Materials
Ask any non–teacher to imagine life in your shoes, and the same things are always mentioned. The stereotypes of teaching. Inevitably, these fall into two categories – the perks of being a teacher and...
John Kelleher Teaching Materials
This resource seeks to achieve two specific goals. The first is to provide you with an overview of each exam board's listening requirements, so that you can both make an informed choice about the...
John Kelleher Teaching Materials
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'...
Jane Werry Teaching Materials
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...
David Ashworth Teaching Materials
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...
John Kelleher Teaching Materials
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...
Jane Werry Teaching Materials
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,...
John Kelleher Teaching Materials
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...
Alan Charlton Teaching Materials
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...
Jane Werry Teaching Materials
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...
John Kelleher Teaching Materials