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Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.103 - Jane Mitchell (Aurora Orchestra), Hattie Fisk (Music & Drama Ed Awards), Dr Bushra El-Turk & Dr Joel Bell (The Alternative Conservatoire)
Teaching Notes - Music Teachers Association's Podcast - July 05, 2024 11:00 - 36 minutesIn Episode 103, Patrick chats to Jane Mitchell about the Aurora Orchestra’s latest resource, Discover Beethoven, which uses the Sixth Symphony as a way into orchestral music for young musicians. Hattie Fisk, co-chair of the Music and Drama Education Awards judging panel, gives an overview of th...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.102 - Prof. Martin Fautley
Teaching Notes - Music Teachers Association's Podcast - June 20, 2024 12:00 - 46 minutesIn Episode 102, Patrick chats to Professor Martin Fautley about music education over the last 40+ years. What was it like in the late 1970s? What have been the most significant changes? Which trends might make a comeback? What are the challenges linking Key Stages? And what are the biggest chal...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.101 - Liz Dunbar, Nate Holder, Sam Leak
Teaching Notes - Music Teachers Association's Podcast - June 06, 2024 14:00 - 49 minutesIn Episode 101, Patrick finds out all about Liz Dunbar’s incredible new online subscription resource, Music Department Resources, packed with complete schemes of work, cover lessons, and much, much more (01:13). Nate Holder introduces the 2024 Why Music Festival, to be held on 25th and 27th Jun...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.100 - MTA Conference 2024: Errollyn Wallen, Simon Toyne, and more
Teaching Notes - Music Teachers Association's Podcast - May 24, 2024 06:00 - 48 minutesMTA 2024 CONFERENCE SPECIAL In Episode 100, Patrick reports from the 2024 MTA Conference, held in Queen Anne’s School, Caversham. Composer Errollyn Wallen OBE discusses her approach to composition, in a Fireside chat with Patrick, recorded live at the conference (33:53), and former MTA Preside...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.99 - Mark Llewelyn Evans (ABC of Opera), Pauline Black, Nate Holder
Teaching Notes - Music Teachers Association's Podcast - May 09, 2024 13:00 - 42 minutesIn Episode 99, Patrick chats to Mark Llewelyn Evans, from the ABC of Opera, about their work bringing Opera into Primary education, with books and workshops (0:56); Pauline Black gives a preview of her and Simon Purcell’s MTA Conference session, The Jazz Mindset, looking bringing Groove into th...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.98 - Caroline Nokes MP, Oli Rose (Lang Lang Foundation), Dr James Olsen
Teaching Notes - Music Teachers Association's Podcast - April 25, 2024 13:00 - 37 minutesIn Episode 98, Patrick chats to the Chair of the Women and Equalities Committee, Caroline Nokes MP, about their recent report, Misogyny in Music, looking at ways that misogyny can appear amongst school-age musicians, and its wider implications. Oli Rose, Director of Global Development for the L...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.97 - Mike Simpson, Kay Charlton, Nathaniel Dye
Teaching Notes - Music Teachers Association's Podcast - March 21, 2024 11:00 - 51 minutesIn Episode 97, Patrick meets Mike Simpson from Inspire Works, to talk about their Drumbeatable programme, using group drumming to help young people overcome mental health challenges, and how the power of group music has been scientifically proven to help. Trumpeter Kay Charlton chats about imp...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.96 - David A Stowell, Can Do Music, David Mason (Viscount Organs)
Teaching Notes - Music Teachers Association's Podcast - March 14, 2024 13:00 - 40 minutesIn Episode 96, Patrick chats to composer David A Stowell about recent his Music & Drama Expo talk, ‘Music Composition: Tips and Tricks for those Extra Marks’, discussing the process of composition in schools. Abi Marrison (Music Mark) and Colin Stuart (ISM) talk about Can Do Music, a joint camp...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.95 - 2024 Music & Drama Expo Special
Teaching Notes - Music Teachers Association's Podcast - February 27, 2024 23:00 - 36 minutes**2024 MUSIC & DRAMA EXPO SPECIAL** Patrick reports from the 2024 Music & Drama Expo, chatting to exhibitors Take It Away, and Darbar Academy. Plus, interviews with two of the Expo's presenters: Deirdre Waller-Box from Brass Bands England, talking about her seminar 'Performance ready in one...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.94 - Liz Stafford, Gill Davies, Lesley Tyler (Expo Preview)
Teaching Notes - Music Teachers Association's Podcast - February 08, 2024 14:00 - 35 minutesIn Episode 94, Patrick meets Liz Stafford, to chat about some of the big issues in Music Education today, and the forthcoming Music Education Solutions Conference. Gill Davies announces the MTA’s own Annual Conference to be held in May, including details of the trade fair, CPD, Key Note speaker...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.93 - Sarah McWatt (Amp), Vic Holmes (Note Weavers), Vanessa Wilson-Best
Teaching Notes - Music Teachers Association's Podcast - February 02, 2024 00:00 - 32 minutesIn Episode 93, Patrick meets Sarah McWatt from Amp (formerly NYMAZ), and Vic Holmes from Note Weavers, to discuss the work they do for primary music in the North of England, and find out about their forthcoming Early Years Music Conference, focussing on inclusivity. And Vanessa Wilson-Best expl...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.92 - Francesca Christmas & Toby Davies (Trinity College), David Gray, Robin Harrison (Maestro Online)
Teaching Notes - Music Teachers Association's Podcast - January 18, 2024 23:00 - 46 minutesIn Episode 92, Patrick chats to Francesca Christmas and Toby Davies from Trinity College London about their Awards and Certificates in Musical Development, Digital Theory Exams, AI, and more; David Gray talks about his primary curriculum, his online resources, training for primary music special...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.91 - Janet Fischer (Live Music Now), Dr Anna Mariguddi, Keith Sykes (Lewisham Music)
Teaching Notes - Music Teachers Association's Podcast - January 05, 2024 00:00 - 34 minutesIn the first episode of 2024, Patrick chats to Janet Fischer about the excellent work done by Live Music Now, bringing music to those without previous access. Dr Anna Mariguddi discusses her recent research into informal music learning in primary schools. And Keith Sykes from Lewisham Music ch...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.90 - Zac Moxon, Sarah MacDonald
Teaching Notes - Music Teachers Association's Podcast - December 14, 2023 17:00 - 33 minutesIn the last episode of 2023, Patrick meets Zac Moxon, Winner of the 2023 Outstanding New Teacher of the Year at the Pearson National Teaching Awards. They chat about his department at Chiswick School, the curriculum, and the secret to putting on over 50 concerts per year! Plus, organist, compos...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.89 - Dr Kirsty Devaney, Jimmy Rotheram
Teaching Notes - Music Teachers Association's Podcast - December 01, 2023 09:00 - 36 minutesIn Episode 89, Patrick chats to Dr Kirsty Devaney about her research into barriers faced by female composers, including young people’s perception of what it means to be a composer. And Mr Primary Music Education himself Jimmy Rotheram discusses all things primary, with guidance for non-speciali...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.88 - Jason Poulston, Sophia Allen (Friday Afternoons), Randye Jones
Teaching Notes - Music Teachers Association's Podcast - November 16, 2023 16:00 - 37 minutesIn Episode 88, Patrick meets Jason Poulston, the music teacher behind the fantastic resource Music Homework, which does exactly what it says on the tin! Sophia Allen from Britten-Pears Arts introduces their newly-commissioned songs as part of Friday Afternoons, and the Big Sing! And singer, au...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.87 - Paul McCreesh (Gabrieli Roar), James Manwaring, Paul Clark (Clod Ensemble)
Teaching Notes - Music Teachers Association's Podcast - November 02, 2023 13:00 - 37 minutesIn Episode 87, Patrick chats to conductor Paul McCreesh about the next Gabrieli Roar project, and about singing and repertoire for young people. James Manwaring previews the next Music Teacher Monday webinar, looking at teaching harmony at Key Stage 5. And composer Paul Clark introduces the Cl...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.86 - Catherine Barker, Music Minds Matter, ABRSM Exams
Teaching Notes - Music Teachers Association's Podcast - October 19, 2023 13:00 - 34 minutesIn Episode 86, Patrick finds out what's in the new edition of the MTA's Ensemble magazine, with MTA president, Catherine Barker. He chats to Joe Hastings, from the charity Music Minds Matter, set up to provide a free 24/7 counselling service for musicians and music teachers; And Ali Bowen-Davi...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.85 - Dice Wood, Laura Hailstone (Music Mark), Paul Blaylock
Teaching Notes - Music Teachers Association's Podcast - October 05, 2023 13:00 - 32 minutesIn Episode 85, Patrick meets Dice Wood, author of the teaching blog Grab and Go Guides, and chats about how to say No to excess workload, how to reduce time spent marking homework, and the message that homework sends to students. Laura Hailstone from Music Mark introduces their annual conferenc...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.84 - Alex Aitken, Music Monsters (Lauren Elliott), George Fenton
Teaching Notes - Music Teachers Association's Podcast - September 21, 2023 12:00 - 44 minutesIn Episode 84, Patrick chats to Alex Aitken about his enormous new resource, Mastering A Level Music, focussing on the Edexcel course. Lauren Elliott from Music Monsters introduces the wonderful work they do with young musicians from the age of three upwards, using play to teach the piano and t...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.83 - Rachel Shapey, Leanne Sedin, Adam Saunders, Dan Francis
Teaching Notes - Music Teachers Association's Podcast - September 07, 2023 15:00 - 43 minutesIn the first episode of the new academic year, Patrick chats to Rachel Shapey about her new book, co-authored with Nate Holder, Listen and Celebrate, written to help teachers to enrich and diversify music at Key Stage 3. Leanne Sedin and Adam Saunders tell Patrick all about their new project, T...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.82 - Rob Reich-Storer, Katy Thomson, Catherine Barker
Teaching Notes - Music Teachers Association's Podcast - July 20, 2023 13:00 - 33 minutesIn the final episode of the academic year, Patrick chats to Rob Reich-Storer about his music resource website, Rhythmstix, and to Katy Thomson about Ground:Ed, which offers workshops to help teachers and students harness their creativity, build awareness and self-confidence. Finally, Patrick si...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.81 - Ear Master, Mark Aitchison, Dr Rebecca Berkley
Teaching Notes - Music Teachers Association's Podcast - July 06, 2023 13:00 - 38 minutesIn Episode 82, Patrick talks to Niels Bastrup and Hans Jakobsen from aural training app Ear Master, about a new feature designed to help students with the aural tests in ABRSM exams and beyond; Mark Aitchison shares his planning for the next academic year, taken from a recent MTA ECT webinar; ...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.80 - Nate Holder, Olivia Sparkhall, Chris Stevens
Teaching Notes - Music Teachers Association's Podcast - June 22, 2023 16:00 - 43 minutesIn episode 80, Patrick finds out about the Why Music Festival, curated by Nate Holder - a one-day online festival on 4th July 2023, aimed at pupils, and featuring a wide variety of speaker. (Link below.) Olivia Sparkhall tells Patrick all about her new book, “A Young Person's Guide to Vocal Hea...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.79 - Melanie Spanswick, Cynthia Stephens-Himonides & Meggie Young, Darius Brubeck
Teaching Notes - Music Teachers Association's Podcast - June 08, 2023 20:00 - 40 minutesIn Episode 79, Patrick chats to pianist and composer Melanie Spanswick about her graded anthology of piano books, Women Composers, exclusively featuring music by female composers. From the 2023 RiME conference, Cynthia Stephens-Himonides (Kingston University) and Meggie Young (Ohio State Univer...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.78 - MTA Conference 2023: Greg Coughlin, Sontronics, Rebecca Arnold, Charles Price, Don Gillthorpe, Catherine Barker
Teaching Notes - Music Teachers Association's Podcast - May 18, 2023 13:00 - 29 minutesMTA CONFERENCE SPECIAL In 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 he...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.77 - Cynthia Stephens-Himonides, Maria Mendonça, Lucinda Geoghegan, Mark Wilderspin (MTA Conference Preview), Naomi McCarthy (ISM)
Teaching Notes - Music Teachers Association's Podcast - May 04, 2023 14:00 - 33 minutesIn 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 t...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.76 - Vanessa Wilson-Best, Gavin Higgins (BBC Young Composer Competition), Dr Anthony Anderson
Teaching Notes - Music Teachers Association's Podcast - April 21, 2023 08:00 - 35 minutesIn 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 Yo...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.75 - Amelia Parker (BBC Radio 4), Rodolfus Foundation, Dr Anna Mariguddi
Teaching Notes - Music Teachers Association's Podcast - March 30, 2023 14:00 - 34 minutesIn 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 Marigudd...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.74 - Kwame Bakoji-Hume, Judith Weir, Mark Aitchison
Teaching Notes - Music Teachers Association's Podcast - March 16, 2023 14:00 - 34 minutesIn 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 Ai...
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