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Send us a textMTA CONFERENCE SPECIALIn Episode 78, Patrick reports from the 2023 MTA Conference, held in the Loughborough Schools Foundation.Greg Coughlin discusses non-traditional routes to GCSE Music, Lisa Coley introduces the range of microphones available from Sontronics, Rebecca Arnold chats about her experiences at her first MTA Conference, and Charles Price explains how to demystify the composition process, especially at Key Stage 4.Finally, outgoing president Don Gillthorpe reflects on the last two years, and incoming president Catherine Barker looks ahead to the future.Presented and produced by Patrick JohnsLinks:www.sontronics.com© Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org

Send us a textIn Episode 77, Patrick chats to Cynthia Stephens-Himonides and Maria Mendonça about incorporating Gamelan into curricula, particularly as a way of including disengaged young people.Looking ahead to the 2023 MTA Conference,  sneak previews of two of the sessions, with Mark Wilderspin ('How to take student compositions from good to great') and Lucinda Geoghegan ('The Kodály Approach').Plus, Naomi McCarthy from the ISM, discussing their new campaign Save Our Subjects, calling on the government to do three very important things.Presented and produced by Patrick Johns#CanDoMusic #GetPlaying #SaveOurSubjectswww.saveoursubjects.org© Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org

Send us a textIn Episode 76, Patrick chats to Vanessa Wilson-Best about current matters in music education, and she gives an overview of the forthcoming Great Escape Festival’s Music Education Conference.Composer-in-association with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Gavin Higgins, introduces the BBC’s Young Composer Competition.And Dr Anthony Anderson explores his recent RiME presentation, looking at the ‘telescoping’ of KS3 curricula down from three years to two. Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.https://greatescapefestival.com/conference/music-education-2023/https://tinyurl.com/bbcyoungcomposercompetition23© Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org

Send us a textIn Episode 75, Patrick chats to Amelia Parker, co-producer of BBC Radio 4’s “Rethinking Music” series on music education, about the making of the series.Simon Toyne, Sophie Taylor-Denton and Caius Lee talk about the Rodolfus Foundation’s Choral Courses for young singers; And Dr Anna Mariguddi gives a preview of her RiME presentation, looking at Prof. Lucy Green’s model of informal learning in the current music education landscape.Presented and produced by Patrick Johns#CanDoMusic #GetPlaying https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001jskchttps://rime-conference.orghttps://easychair.org/smart-program/RIME2023/https://www.therodolfusfoundation.org.uk/sing© Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org

Send us a textIn episode 74, Patrick chats to Kwame Bakoji-Hume from African Activites, about West African Drumming, and misconceptions about the music; the Master of the King's Music Judith Weir CBE offers some compositional tips (with James Manwaring and Liz Dunbar, from  Music Teacher Mondays); and Mark Aitchison introduces his research project, looking at long-term changes to classroom practice following the pandemic.Presented and produced by Patrick Johns #CanDoMusic #GetPlaying africanactivities.org.ukwww.judithweir.comtinyurl.com/MarkAitchisonCovidResearch© Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org

Send us a text2023 MUSIC AND DRAMA EXPO AND AWARDS SPECIALIn Episode 73, Patrick visits the 2023 Music and Drama Expo, and chats to two of the speakers: Jessica Yuen on 'Exploring the Pentatonic', and Jazz pianist Richard Michael on 'Ingenious improvisation and arrangement techniques'. Plus, Patrick speaks to Music Leader, Nathaniel Dye, about the music provision at Nelson Primary School in East Ham, winners of the 2023  Music Department of the Year at the Awards.Presented and produced by Patrick Johns#CanDoMusic #GetPlaying © Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org

Send us a textIn Episode 72, Patrick looks ahead to the Music and Drama Expo in February, chatting to two of the speakers about their forthcoming seminars:In "No Practice? No Problem!", violinist and teacher Georgina Leach discusses the initial importance of practising an instrument, questioning whether it is a form of exclusion, and looks at basic introduction to improvisation for non-specialists.And pianist Stephen Marquiss talks about The Anti-Racist Music Studio, and unconscious prejudice within our teaching.Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.#CanDoMusic #GetPlaying© Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org

Send us a textIn episode 71, Patrick talks to the Chief Exec of the ORA Singers, Matt Beale, and to the General Manager, Tom Rayner, about their annual Young Composers’ Scheme, encouraging students to send in their compositions for consideration.Michelle Buckman from the Musiq Group talks about their One Great Piano project, to get high-quality pianos into every school.And Dr Steven Berryman explains the benefits of joining the Chartered College of Teaching, how to become a Chartered Teacher, and talks about music education today.Presented and produced by Patrick Johns#CanDoMusic #GetPlaying https://www.orasingers.co.uk/young-composers https://www.musiqgroup.co.uk/s/One-Great-Piano-Campaign.pdf https://chartered.college © Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org

Send us a textIn the first episode of 2023, Letty Stott and Rebecca Celebuski from Gender And the Large and Shiny Instruments (GALSI) talk about the imbalance of female and non-binary musicians performing brass and percussion instruments;Chris Hoban introduces a potential new national song, A Song of England;And Ross Garrod discusses the ‘Missing Myelination Link’, the effect of regular musical practice on the brain’s development, and how understanding this could revolutionise education.Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.#CanDoMusic #GetPlaying https://www.largeandshiny.com https://chrishoban.com  https://practicepalmusic.com/blog/let-music-sing/ © Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org

Send us a textIn the final episode of 2022, Learning Director of Aurora Orchestra Rebecca Barnett tells Patrick about their new online resource for Early Years and KS1, The Magical Toy Box. Plus, composer Bob Chilcott chats about Christmas Carols, including composition tips about melody and structure.Presented and produced by Patrick Johns#CanDoMusic #GetPlaying https://app.learning.auroraorchestra.com© Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org