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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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Lo-fi hip-hop

KS 3

Author: David Guinane

This resource attempts to describe a favourite unit of mine: lo-fi hip-hop. We’ll look at the essentials of the subgenre, the potential for musical learning, and a suggested approach to delivering a...

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Classroom and youth band improvisation

KS 3

Author: Nathaniel Dye

I love to improvise. It’s the most inventive, liberating and empowering form of musical self-expression I’ve ever experienced.

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Composing activities at KS3

KS 3

Author: Richard Barnard

It’s crucial for any non-experienced composer to understand specific steps to navigate their way to a finished composition.

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Sound recording: pre-production

KS 3 KS 4 KS 5

Author: Paul White

In the first of this three-part resource on recording music in schools, we looked at options for setting up a studio (Music Teacher, April 2023). In this second resource, we’ll move on to the...

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Making your music room inspiring

KS 3 KS 4 KS 5

Author: James Manwaring

Every music department is different, in terms of staffing, rooms, resources and budgets. There is no one way to do things, and no golden ticket to success. But in this resource, we’ll look at how to...

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WJEC AoS F: Impressionism

KS 5

Author: Phil Baker

The resource provides an analysis of the three set works in WJEC’s AoS F, List A, Strand 1: Impressionism.

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Sound recording: setting up a studio

KS 3 KS 4 KS 5

Author: Paul White

This is the first in a short series of resources looking at the different aspects of sound recording in schools.

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Cover lessons

KS 3

Author: Jane Werry

The moment that you need to set cover is never the right moment to have a good think about creating good cover lessons. In a worst-case scenario, you’ll be sick or completely incapacitated, and even...

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Teaching texture

KS 3 KS 4

Author: Liz Dunbar

This resource will take you through a range of techniques and approaches aimed at developing students’ understanding and application of textural devices. Its focus is KS3 and KS4, but the early stages...

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Key Stage 3 toolkit, part one

KS 3 Secondary education

Author: James Manwaring

This resource will look at Key Stage 3, and consider how you can shape what you offer to your students. Advice for curriculum design, extra-curricular provision and long-term planning will be covered,...

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