31 videos

Using Charanga Musically

The charanga musical school resource offers great choice in repertoire but must always be supported with specialist k...

Off We Go

In this whole class lesson the teacher is exploring singing with Year 6.

Language Acquisition

In this short extract from a music lesson the teacher explores singing with a traditional African song.

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...

Contextual Learning

Whole class lessons provide an excellent opportunity for children to learn the context of pieces they will begin to l...

Stages - Listen Sing Play

Often in whole class teaching, we are required to teach with a more staged approach than we would in small group less...

Understanding Duration

This teacher questions the class on note lengths relative to the piece they have just played.

Rhythm Game

This Rhythm game is an excellent assessment for learning tool. The teacher can see visually if the class are beginnin...

Extended Rhythm game

See Rhythm Game for the first stage of this learning game. In this short clip the teacher extends the level of challe...

Music provision and primary school finance

The financial implication especially as class teachers join in.

CPD: Instrumental Teachers

This instrumental teacher discusses the support structures available within a music service. Training and CPD are imp...

Expectations in WCIT

This teacher discusses her experience of teaching whole class instrumental music.

Professional Development for Instrumental Teachers

The emerging professional development needs of staff are addressed by Music Services and Hubs.

Authenticity in Btec

This teacher discusses why she has chosen to engage with the Btec.

Assessment

This teacher discusses her approach to assessment. Observation is an essential element.

Facilitating Creativity

This teacher talks us through her approach to her role in the context of her Y9 composition lesson.

Advice for NQT

This experienced teacher discusses her approach to communication with peripatetic staff in a busy department and offe...

Capacity Building

This Head of Music discusses her experience working with the local music service to build capacity in the department.

Formative Assessment

This Head of Music discusses her approach to formative assessment in Music. Pupil self-assessment and the use of iPad...

Music and the Islamic Faith

This Head of Music discusses her experiences working in a large secondary school.

ICT and Music

This Head of Music discusses an approach to setting up ICT in the department.

Links with Primary Schools

This secondary Head of Music briefly discusses the importance of making links with surrounding primary schools.

Composition: The Role of the Teacher

This teacher discusses the importance of her role in offering feedback, responding to ideas and encouraging students ...

A Professional Relationship with Students

This teacher discusses her approaches to extracurricular music and the emerging deepening relationships that are form...

Capacity Building 2

This teacher discusses her relationship with the local music service, the developing capacity and the inclusive offer...

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...

Music teaching requires specialism.

A strong framework should be taught properly from the outset.

Learning brass instruments in KS2.

Whole class teaching to take first steps with a brass instrument.