
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast
Teaching Notes, the Music Teachers' Association's podcast, covers all aspects of Music Education, both in the UK and beyond. Interviews with Music Teachers sit alongside chats with industry professionals and education experts. Plenty of CPD, discussion, and reports from conferences and Expos. A must-listen for every Music Teacher! Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.
Latest episodes

Feb 3, 2020 • 26min
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.02 - Celia Carter, James Manwaring, Elsa Bradley, Nicola Benedetti
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

Jan 31, 2020 • 26min
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.01 - Helena McKillop, Michael Wright, Simon Toyne
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