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Downloadable resources for music teachers
Teaching materials are an integral part of a music teacher's practice. Every month Music Teacher publishes downloadable materials for KS3, 4 and 5, offering complete units of work, GCSE and A Level set-work guidance, and practical ideas across all levels for both classroom and peripatetic teachers. All materials are written by experienced teachers and examiners and provide indispensable content for your teaching.
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Secondary education KS 3 Archive
What value can you extract out of Hamilton for your KS3 classes? This resource shows you how to put together vocal and instrumental performances from the show, and use this as a springboard for...
Musical creativity in the classroom: part 1
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Secondary education KS 3 KS 4 KS 5 Archive
This is the first of two Music Teacher resources bringing you up to date on the latest creativity research, and hopefully helping you consider the subject afresh, encouraging reflection on who you are...
Loop pedals: singing, layering and creating
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Secondary education KS 3
This resource provides teaching ideas and suggestions that focus on the use of a loop pedal or loop station. There are a number of different approaches to looping, and it's possible to use a pedal or...
Free online resources for music teachers: a guide
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Secondary education KS 3 KS 4 KS 5
This resource is intended to highlight a large selection of useful online things that are tried and tested for use with KS3, 4 and 5.
How to start a gypsy jazz group
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Secondary education KS 3 KS 4 KS 5 Archive
Gypsy jazz, best exemplified by the music of Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli, has provided a stimulating and challenging environment for guitarists (and many other musicians) in my school....
Sonic Pi for music teachers
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Secondary education KS 3 KS 4 KS 5 Archive
This resource has been written specifically to support the classroom music teacher in exploring new, innovative ways of delivering the music curriculum. The activities are aimed at older students, but...
Nine Lessons of Christmas
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Secondary education KS 3 KS 4 KS 5 Archive
This resource will not only give some Christmas-themed lesson ideas, but also suggest some one-off lessons that you might like to try. It might be that you’re at the end of a scheme of work, or just...
Women composers
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Secondary education KS 3 KS 4 KS 5 Archive
In this resource I want to go beyond just raising awareness. I want to help teachers and students get ‘under the bonnet’ by looking at some of the rich and diverse composing approaches and strategies...
Identifying and presenting eras of classical music
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Secondary education KS 3 KS 4 KS 5 Archive
This resource is more about the ‘how’ than the ‘what’. How do you present the differences and evolution in styles in a way that works for new, young listeners, so that they can pick them apart with...
Year 7 Can: the what, why and how of getting Year 7 off to a musical start
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Secondary education KS 3 Archive
The focus of this article is on the Year 6 to Year 7 transfer point. But the material is relevant for any period of transition – we’ll look at how to capture accurate baseline information, ways to...
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