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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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SubscribeFormative assessment and differentiation
Secondary education KS 3 Archive
It’s essential that we make every effort to cater for the needs of every student in our classes, and plan for maximum progress to be made. Here I present some ideas about how best to organise...
Practical starters and warm-ups for the classroom
Secondary education KS 3 Archive
Three-part lessons exist in many different areas of education. This article suggests warm-up activities that can be used in a range of musical contexts in the ‘starter’ part of the lesson. However,...
Planning a KS3 programme with the new GCSEs in mind
Secondary education KS 3 Archive
The new 9-1 GCSEs are supposedly more rigorous than their predecessors. In practice, however, this looks like a slight increase in the amount of music theory knowledge expected for the exam, and an...
Songwriting activities for KS3
Secondary education KS 3 Archive
Whatever our motivation for setting our students off with a songwriting task, there’s always a danger that with familiarity comes an assumption that it’s something they’ll be able to ‘just go off and...
Planning for better music technology provision
Secondary education KS 3 KS 4 Archive
For this resource, I have revisited that publication and completely updated the recommendations I was making then - in the hope of providing some up-to-date guidance for teachers that adequately...
Building an opera
Secondary education KS 3 Archive
Why build an opera with your KS3 class? Opera is perhaps one of the styles that students find most off–putting, and about which they probably have the most preconceived ideas – mainly that it's...
Making music during the holidays
Secondary education Extra-curricular music KS 3 KS 4 KS 5
In this resource, we consider some possible activities that can be used by students working away from school and can easily be adapted and edited to make them appropriate for a wide range of ages and...
Effective conducting
Secondary education KS 3 KS 4 KS 5 Extra-curricular music Archive
Conducting is a constant feature in the lives of almost all music teachers, whether leading an assembly song, guiding a band workshop or rehearsing the school orchestra. The aim of this resource is to...
Organising a music tour
Secondary education KS 3 KS 4 KS 5 Extra-curricular music Archive
Here, we consider the many decisions that go into planning a tour, and guide you through the preparations and the trip itself. The aim is to anticipate potential problems and head them off before they...
Homework at Key Stage 3
Secondary education KS 3 Archive
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...
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