Posts by Mark Taylor
047: First steps in teaching Primary Music with Carol Aveyard
Teaching primary music is often a frightening thought for teachers. Carol Aveyard has over 25 years experience working as a music teacher for music services, primary schools and private practice in the UK and USA.
We discuss simple free ideas every classroom teacher can implement easily. Fear often comes from the unknown, so we take music back to basics and walk you through examples of lessons that will have your classes filled with rhythm and song to give a wonderful foundation on which to build a thriving musical culture in your school.
Here are some of the resources we talk about:
Interviews from this season referring to our cluster music events with Andy Williams from EWS and Hartwell Primary School please search for:
041: Our primary music project with Andy Williams – Head of Music at Elizabeth Woodville School
042: How music was embedded at Hartwell Primary School with Jayne Clancy
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046: Music and Drama Education Expo Manchester 2017
Recorded during my visit to the Music and Drama Education Expo in Manchester 2017 I learn to play the spoons! I talk to Orchestras For All about how you can create an ensemble and perform at regional and national events. I learn about Friday Afternoons a singing project from Snape Maltings that started with songs written by Benjamin Britten, Musicals suitable to perform in your school, Nuvo musical instruments and Unistage for all your performing space needs.
To book tickets for 2018 and find out full details of the Music and Drama Education Expo
http://musicanddramaeducationexpo.co.uk
Orchestras for All has a big vision: music without boundaries.
Our mission is to unlock access to the life-changing experience of ensemble music-making for 11-18 years olds with complex lives.
https://www.orchestrasforall.org
Friday Afternoons is about encouraging young people to sing. Our newly composed songs and support material aim to help teachers develop their students’ skills – as performers, listeners and composers.
http://www.fridayafternoonsmusic.co.uk
Musical Instruments
http://www.jomaypercussion.co.uk
Portable Staging For Your Next Performance
Unistage: The UK’s Most Flexible & Portable Staging System, for Over 20 Years. Perfect for Schools, Community & Commercial. Universal, Value for Money.
BRiLLiANT, CONTEMPORARY SCHOOL MUSiCALS.
MUSiCALS FOR SCHOOLS, DRAMA CLUBS AND YOUTHTHEATRES.
KS2 Musicals
If you are looking for School Musicals KS2, look no further! Our ever-expanding repertoire of brand new school musicals KS2, all perfectly suited to pupils in Years 5 and 6 – and perhaps even Year 4 – provide a host of memorable characters, great story-lines and unforgettable songs which children will love to sing, teachers will love to teach and audiences will love to hear. What’s more, with the children fully engaged, the rehearsal process can even be fun and stress-free.
https://www.theschoolmusicalscompany.com
Gospel Warm up!
Thanks to all those involved in this episode of www.EducationOnFire.com
045: How to use movement and dance in primary schools with Alison Swann
Alison Swann talks about her experience in using movement and dance to support all areas of the primary school curriculum.
Alison is a Dance in Education Specialist with 30 years experience. She trained at Laban (now Trinity Laban) in Contemporary Technique and Movement Analysis.
Dance Educates strives to raise standards through a multisensory approach to learning, supporting teachers in delivering your curriculum through cross-curricular dance and movement sessions.
We believe an exciting, social and creative learning environment is the key to children and young people engaging and retaining knowledge enabling them to be confident learners and building skills for life.
What we do:
- We offer CPD courses and INSET workshops
- We work with EYFS through to Key Stage 5
- We have over 20 years experience of dance in education
- We continue to support teachers and Artists after the programmes have finished
- We have worked with institutions such as the Royal Opera House, Trinity Laban, The Place and the Richard Alston Dance Company
http://www.danceeducates.co.uk
https://twitter.com/danceeducates
https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=20876207
https://www.creativeartsweeks.co.uk
To find out more information about the ‘Music and the Arts in primary schools’ season please visit
044 : Award-winning interactive guitar, bass, keyboard & drum lessons with Gigajam
I interview Brian Greene from Gigajam about how he created his online music school.
Music Hubs, Colleges & Schools
Quality whole class instrumental lessons
Give every student in your class and school the opportunity to play guitar, bass, keyboard & drums. Teachers lead the class and support learning, students work with their instruments and computers; individually, in groups, or at home.
Your students can learn with Gigajam anytime, anywhere by logging on to our online music school. You can be assured of Gigajam’s quality as our award winning lessons and software now support internationally recognised music grades awarded by The University of West London/London College of Music.
Using Gigajam will support the core aims of the National Plan for Music Education as well as meet key Ofsted priorities for music education. Try our guitar lessons, bass lessons, keyboard lessons and drum lessons in your school.
Online Music School
Learn to play Guitar, Bass, Keyboard & Drums
You will love our award-winning interactive guitar lessons, bass lessons, keyboard lessons & drum lessons. they have been designed to get you playing right from the first lesson! Suitable for learners of all ages, you can learn anywhere, anytime, with our online music school.
Videos, play-along files and online assessment guide you from Debut grade to Grade 5, awarded by The University of West London/London College of Music.
Our guitar lessons were developed with guitarist David Young, Bass Lessons are from Terry Gregory and the Drum Lessons were created by Brian Greene. The Keyboard Lessons were also developed by Terry, focusing on an approach which supports Keyboard players and those learning Keyboards as a second instrument.
Full details of our ‘Music and the Arts’ Season for schools at EducationOnFire.com
Cross-Arts conference for primary practitioners
If you live around Northampton (UK) then this event is for you.
Click below to see full details