Blogs
12th November 2023
How to fix Primary Music
It has recently been revealed that a prominent secondary school here in England is not teaching music above Year 8,… Continue reading How to fix Primary Music
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19th September 2023
Managing the transition from KS2 to KS3
In my career I’ve taught music across every phase from EYFS right through to HE. In my experience the most… Continue reading Managing the transition from KS2 to KS3
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11th August 2023
Effective Partnership Working in Music Education
Claire Stacey, who is currently studying for the Level 4 Certificate for Music Educators with Music Education Solutions, discusses the… Continue reading Effective Partnership Working in Music Education
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11th July 2023
What is ‘music in schools?’
We seem to be hearing a lot about schools in England ‘not doing music’ recently. This opinion particularly surfaces during… Continue reading What is ‘music in schools?’
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9th May 2023
Inclusion in Music Education
The new National Plans for Music Education in both England and Wales rightly place strong emphasis on ‘inclusion.’ Both the… Continue reading Inclusion in Music Education
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25th April 2023
An Uncommon Approach? Standardising the bespoke art of instrumental teaching
Around a year ago now, Music Mark released a new, digital version of ‘A Common Approach,’ twenty years after the… Continue reading An Uncommon Approach? Standardising the bespoke art of instrumental teaching
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10th March 2023
A few generalisations about Music Hubs
Recently, on Twitter, I warned against making generalisations when discussing music hubs. However, as someone who has worked with 97%… Continue reading A few generalisations about Music Hubs
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16th February 2023
Curriculum Case Study: KS2 Whole Class Instrumental Curriculum
In this series of blogs Dr Liz Stafford discusses the curriculum design projects we have undertaken here at Music Education… Continue reading Curriculum Case Study: KS2 Whole Class Instrumental Curriculum
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23rd December 2022
Designing an effective music curriculum
Curriculum design for music has never been more of a hot topic! Many schools are asking what makes an ‘effective’… Continue reading Designing an effective music curriculum
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