Whole class teaching
51 videos
Articulation with Charanga
In this video the teacher uses the charanga musical school resource to explore articulation on the clarinet.
Using Charanga Musically
The charanga musical school resource offers great choice in repertoire but must always be supported with specialist k...
Whole Class Set Up: Guitar
Whole class teaching is a partnership between the school and the visiting music teachers.
Preparing for Down Time
In this example the instrumental specialist teacher must tune 30 instruments.
WCIT and the Curriculum
Whole class teaching, when taught well, includes a variety of activity and opportunity to develop and discover musica...
Linking Activities for Learning
Prior to learning the piece of guitar music the class will study, this teacher leads a body percussion piece that inc...
Developing Part Playing
This teacher explores body percussion in parts to secure understanding of the rhythmic elements and to internalise th...
Listen and Copy
In this WCIT Year 4 guitar lesson, the teacher uses simple listen and copy to warm up the finger technique prior to p...
Performance: Whole Class Guitar
This clip demonstrates the possible outcomes from a Year 4 guitar group.
Aural and Notation
The musical learning in this example explores a mix of aural and notation based strategies to ensure every child can ...
Understanding Duration
This teacher questions the class on note lengths relative to the piece they have just played.
Choir Warm Up: Me Moo Ma
This classroom practitioner has developed a large school choir in a diverse school.
Choir Warm Up: Articulation
This classroom practitioner develops the choir warm up further into articulation.
Building Confidence and Participation
This classroom practitioner is in the early stages of building a school choir.
Listen & Appraise Starter
Encouraging listening children identify instruments in Baroque style piece.
Developing a Primary Choir
These Whole Class Instrumental Teachers have brought all three year groups to the hall for a larger singing lesson.
Engaging Boys in Singing
These Whole Class Instrumental Teachers have brought all three year groups to the hall for a larger singing lesson.
Singing for the Non-Specialist
Instrumental teachers are now using their voice more and more in whole class teaching.
WCIT Variety
This teacher discusses the content of her whole class lessons including the importance of 'brain breaks.'
Teaching WCIT
This teacher discusses the pedagogy, content, challenges and solutions of whole class teaching.
Listen & Appraise Starter Develops
Listening to an organ piece, children recap their knowledge of tempo.
Peter & The Wolf. Feedback: The Characters
Children's groups feedback to class on chants they have created.
Performance concentrating on rhythm
Using a simple tune and lyric, children explore tempo and feel pulse.
Performing rhythmic motifs: next steps
The teacher is to develop musical understanding based on one song.
Connecting Physically with Singing
In this Y8 classroom music lesson the teacher takes the class through a series of vocal warm up activities which conn...
Developing Breathing Creatively
In this group flute lesson, the teacher uses a prop to develop the breathing.
10 Top Tips for Whole Class Teaching
This Head of Service offers some advice for teachers working with whole classes.
Wider Opportunities, WCIT, WCET or First Access?
This Head of Service offers a view on whole class teaching for schools defined as "Teaching music through the conduit...
Vocal Starters. Have you brought your voice?
Children are encouraged to respond to a question in contrasting voices.
Vocal Starters. 'Old King Kong' commentary
Vocal specialist explains rationale behind using this expressive song
Peter & The Wolf. Planning
The teacher explains the planning around a Y4 module on Peter & The Wolf.
Vocal Starters. 'My Name is Joe'
Listening and joining in to a catch-on song with increasing complexity.
Vocal Starters. 'Old King Kong'
Encouraging participation requiring strong vocal line from children.
Y4 sing 'Three Little Birds' for dynamic plenary
Singing at end of brass lesson to internalise piano and forte.
Y4 brass lesson reflections from teacher.
A specialist visiting teacher on a lesson for brass novices
Learning brass instruments in KS2.
Whole class teaching to take first steps with a brass instrument.