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Model Music Curriculum
For me the key questions arising from the debates around the Model Music Curriculum are: Whether the repertoire is racist / has an air of ‘white superiority’ / is described or labelled in a culturally inappropriate way. Whether there is now a conflict of interest (through no fault of their own) in the involvement of […]
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Why take the Level 4 CME?
Perhaps because the pandemic has left musicians with time on their hands and/or considering new career options, we’ve seen a massive surge in uptake for our Level 4 Certificate for Music Educators programme from across the UK in the last 12 months. Studying for a qualification is a big time and financial commitment, so it […]
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The Knowledge: Texture Vocabulary
The devolved nations of the UK each have their own music curricula, which have to be interpreted and taught by non-specialists at primary level. In this blog series, we aim to support teachers’ knowledge of the key musical terminology which appears in these curricula. In this edition of The Knowledge, we look at terminology associated […]
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New Partnership with UCan Play
Music Education Solutions and UCan Play are delighted to announce the start of a new partnership in support of music education across the United Kingdom. Working together is always better than working alone, and through this partnership both companies will continue to provide high quality training, advice and support for teachers in primary and secondary […]
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The Knowledge: Dynamics Vocabulary
The devolved nations of the UK each have their own music curricula, which have to be interpreted and taught by non-specialists at primary level. In this blog series, we aim to support teachers’ knowledge of the key musical terminology which appears in these curricula. In this edition of The Knowledge, we look at terminology associated […]
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The Knowledge: Pulse Vocabulary
The devolved nations of the UK each have their own music curricula, which have to be interpreted and taught by non-specialists at primary level. In this blog series, we aim to support teachers’ knowledge of the key musical terminology which appears in these curricula. In this edition of The Knowledge, we look at terminology associated […]
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The Knowledge: Pitch Vocabulary
The devolved nations of the UK each have their own music curricula, which have to be interpreted and taught by non-specialists at primary level. In this blog series, we aim to support teachers’ knowledge of the key musical terminology which appears in these curricula. In this edition of The Knowledge, we look at terminology associated […]
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Christmas in EYFS: The Nutcracker
This term, I have had the pleasure of returning to Reception Class for the first time in twenty years. I’m not going to lie, I have been relying more on my mum skills than my teacher skills this term while I get back into the swing of things! As we approached the end of term, […]
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2020 – The year the world caught up…
This year, 2020, will go down in history for significantly more than this, but for us here at Music Education Solutions it’s been the year that everyone else caught up with us, in discovering the brilliance of online learning! Here at MES we’ve been offering online self-study courses since way back in 2014, including of […]