Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast

Send us a textIn this episode, lead teacher Bhamika Bhudia discusses four teaching trends that she thinks should be abandoned in the classroom, including demonstrating progress, and frequent marking.And Senior HMI and Music Lead for Ofsted, Mark Phillips returns to the podcast to discuss assessment in music education: what's valuable, what's not; the dangers of over-assessing; and a new approach to Assessment for Learning.Presented and Produced by Patrick Johns© Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org

Send us a textIn Episode 44, MTA committee member Lewis Edney gives an update as to the MTA’s Partnerships programme; An extract from the most recent Hibbins Series webinar with Master of the Queens Music, Judith Weir;And composer Shirley J Thompson on fusions, and her influences.Presented and produced by Patrick Johns#CanDoMusic #GetPlaying© Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org

Send us a textMUSIC EXPO SPECIAL!In a report from the 2021 Music and Drama Education Expo, we hear from Director of Music at ELAM and founder of Rap Club, Ben Turner, reflecting on his CPD session, "The Music Teacher Bias";Hans Lavdal Jakobsen, the MD of Ear Master, an app to help with students’ aural awareness;One of the UK’s foremost musicians, Tasmin Little, on her perception of Music Education;And Emily Penn, Lead of Online Music Education Initiative Connect (NYMAZ), on using online technologies to support instrumental learning in her talk, “Making music online: What did we learn from the pandemic?”Presented and produced by Patrick Johns#CanDoMusic #GetPlaying© Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org

Send us a textIn Episode 42, Harriet Clifford gives a preview of the Music and Drama Education Expo;Mark Aitchison chats about his role as Lecturer in Music Education at the University of Reading, looking at the challenges trainee music teachers are currently facing;And Marion Friend explains her role as coach, mentor, facilitator and consultant, and how she can help music teachers.#CanDoMusic #GetPlayingPresented and produced by Patrick Johns © Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org

Send us a textIn Episode 41, Mike Simpson introduces Inspire Works Studios, the new interactive video resource to teach music from around the world; Chrissy Kinsella reflects on the digital ensembles that were such a feature of 2020 and 2021, looking at their legacy and wider benefits; And Cyrilla Rowsell from the Phoenix Collective discusses the teachings of Zoltán Kodály, and how they can fit into Schemes of Work.Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.#CanDoMusic #GetPlaying© Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org

Send us a textMARK PHILLIPS - OFSTED REVIEW - DON GILLTHORPEIn the last episode of the academic year, Ofsted's National Lead for Music, and Senior HMI, Mark Phillips discusses the recent music research review.And MTA President Don Gillthorpe reflects on a challenging academic year, and looks at what can be taken into next year's teaching.Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.#CanDoMusic#GetPlaying© Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org

Send us a textLET'S CREATE - Jess Gillam ON LIVE MUSIC AND CAREERS - THE MMC AT KS1 and 2In Episode 39, the Director of Music Education at Arts Council England, Hannah Fouracre, introduces the important work that Arts Council England, including their new project, Let’s Create;Award-winning saxophone star, TV and Radio Presenter Jess Gillam discusses the importance of live music for children, and the perceived viability of music as a career;And Dr Rebecca Berkley, Associate Professor in Music Education, at the University of Reading, looks at the Model Music Curriculum’s use for teaching music at Key Stage 1 and 2.Presented and produced by Patrick Johns#CanDoMusic #GetPlayinghttps://www.artscouncil.org.uk/letscreatehttp://jessgillamsax.co.uk © Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org

Send us a textCONDUCTING – ONLINE CPD – AND RAP IN THE CLASSROOMIn Episode 38, Manvinder Rattan from Sing for Pleasure and the Voices Foundation introduces the excellent work they do for young conductors, including training for conductors from ethnic minority backgrounds; Fran Hannan from Musical Futures gives an overview of MuFuTV, the online week of CPD, for music teachers everywhere; And music teacher, author and rapper Francis Winston discusses Rap’s place in the classroom, addresses some misunderstandings and concerns, and presents his outstanding new resource, Rappin’ the Classroom.Presented and produced by Patrick Johns#CanDoMusic #GetPlaying © Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org

Send us a textRoss Garrod introduces Practice Pal, a new resource designed to support every aspect of students' instrumental and vocal tuition;Chief Executive of Music Mark, Bridget Whyte, shares details of the new campaign Get Playing!, designed to promote and support the take up of instruments;And the Children's Musical Director of the West End show Mary Poppins, Alex Aitken, in conversation about the place of Musical Theatre in the curriculum.#CanDoMusic #GetPlayingPresented and produced by Patrick Johnshttp://practicepalmusic.com https://www.musicmark.org.uk/getplaying © Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org

Send us a textBlues historian, author and harmonica virtuoso, Adam Gussow chats about Blues Rock, dispels some myths, and offers some tips on getting students started with the Blues.And teacher, composer and author Patrick Gazard offers some advice on how to incorporate some of the extraordinary teaching and learning that’s taken place in the last 14 months, in future lessons – and has a quick chat about the Model Music Curriculum.#CanDoMusicPresented and produced by Patrick Johns© Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org