Vocal specialist shows how to start a vocal session.

Vocal specialist explains rationale behind 'Give Me 5' vocal starter.

Children respond to teacher actions like 'Give Me 5', Give Me 10, Low 10...

Vocal specialist explains the rationale behind 'Have you brought your voice?

Children are encouraged to respond to a question in contrasting voices.

Pupils play chants on instruments conducted by a pupil.

The teacher explains the planning around a Y4 module on Peter & The Wolf.

Children, conducted by the teacher, perform chants as a whole class.

Children's groups feedback to class on chants they have created.

Inspired by the music, children create chants for each character.

Linking instruments and characters.

The teacher is to develop musical understanding based on one song.

A teacher reflects on embedding rhythm and pulse.

Chime bars are used to perform rhythms created from food names.

Using food names, children improvise rhythms.

Using a simple tune and lyric, children explore tempo and feel pulse.

Listening to an organ piece, children recap their knowledge of tempo.

Encouraging listening children identify instruments in Baroque style piece.

What does progress look like in secondary schools?

An interview with Professor Martin Fautley discussing the wider academic benefits of Music following the publication ...

An interview with Professor Martin Fautley that presents evidence on an emerging decline of curriculum time and teach...

This Head of Service offers a view on whole class teaching for schools defined as "Teaching music through the conduit...

This Head of Service offers some advice for teachers working with whole classes.

These students talk honestly about their experience learning music in school.

This student describes how she was attracted to learn the euphonium.