Online Teaching Materials
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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SubscribeBuilding an opera
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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...
Holiday resource: Jazz thinking
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Secondary education KS 4 KS 5 Archive
This resource is aimed at learners of around Grade 4 and above on any instrument, voice included, either working alone or together. No prior knowledge of jazz theory is required, nor is any...
Making music during the holidays
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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...
Context in the new GCSEs
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Secondary education KS 4 Archive
At first glance, the new GCSE specifications bear a striking resemblance to their predecessors. This resource will help you to understand how the assessment objectives have changed, and will provide...
Ways into modernism
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Secondary education KS 5 Archive
This resource is designed around how to ask those questions in a way that encourages exploration both during term–time and the holiday period. It should also open up the following, more specific areas...
Effective conducting
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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
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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...
Developing musical ideas
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Secondary education KS 5 Archive
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...
Listening in the new GCSEs
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Secondary education KS 5 Archive
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...
Homework at Key Stage 3
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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...