Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast

Send us a textIn this episode, Patrick chats to TV Psychologist Emma Kenny about the effect of lockdown on students' and teachers' mental health, and to Joan Lind from Try Booking, about how they can make school concert admin much easier for us all.Plus, James Manwaring offers some excellent advice about the transition from Key Stage 3 to 4, and 4 to 5, for this year's cohort.Presented and produced by Patrick Johns© Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org

Send us a textIn this episode, Caitlin Sherring, Kate Davis and Gareth Hemmings summarise recent Music Teachers’ Association online meetings on the topic of Setting Up The New Term Online.Plus we hear from Dr Steven Berryman about a new Collaborative blog, revisiting a seminal Music Education book. Presented and produced by Patrick Johns© Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org

Send us a textIn this episode, Emily Crowhurst and Mark Wilderspin summarise recent Music Teachers’ Association online meetings about KS3–5 remote teaching.And we hear from Julian Whittaker and Catherine Barker about what lessons will be taking place in their schools this term, offering some ideas for Music Teachers everywhere. Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.© Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org

Send us a textIn this episode, Simon Toyne and Simon Williamson give summaries of recent MTA online meetings, Dave Lowe introduces an overview of his online teaching course and projects, and Patrick looks at the most recent Ofqual announcement regarding Year 11s' and 13s' grades. Presented and produced by Patrick Johns© Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org

Send us a textAs the music education landscape changes day by day, and with this year's exams cancelled in the wake of Coronavirus, Patrick Johns identifies some websites and resources to help music teachers everywhere, and gives the headlines from the most recent governmental announcement [as of 25.03.20]. Plus, Richard Payne introduces the variety of resources provided by Music First, and James Manwaring offers some inspiring words for us all. Presented and produced by Patrick Johns. © Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org

Send us a textIn this third episode of Teaching Notes, Patrick gets some last minute composition tips for KS4 and KS5, from composer and Director of Music, Dr Steven Berryman; hears from Angus Meryon about a fantastic KS3 lesson - Pencil Case Music - for when you have no instruments or computers available; and meets the CEO of the London Music Fund, Chrissy Kinsella, to find out about the LMF's new collaboration with YouTube, entitled Amplify London.Produced and presented by Patrick Johns.© Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org

Send us a textIn this second episode of Teaching Notes, the Music Teachers' Association's podcast, Patrick Johns visits The Kingston Academy to meet the Head of Music, Celia Carter, to chat about their KS3 Schemes of Work, and some of the problems of being a single-person department; plus James Manwaring offers some helpful advice on essay-writing at KS4 and KS5; and Patrick meets violinist Nicola Benedetti and her colleague Elsa Bradley to find out more about Nicola’s new Benedetti Sessions weekends. Presented by Patrick Johns.© Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org

Send us a textIn this first episode of Teaching Notes, the Music Teachers' Association's new podcast, Patrick meets Helena McKillop at The Peterborough School to find out about their Schemes of Work at KS3, and their preferred exam boards at KS4 and KS5; plus Michael Wright delivers some excellent CPD on a scheme of work on Looping; and current MTA President Simon Toyne discusses the current position of Music Education in the UK, and more. Presented and produced by Patrick Johns© Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org