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Send us Fan Mail In Episode 63, Patrick chats to Prof. Nate Holder about the music of West Africa, and Nate's new book, "Where Are All The Instruments? West Africa".  Dr Matt Lawson, Senior Lecturer in Music, Oxford Brookes University, tells Patrick about his passion for Film Music, and his schools workshops to pass this on to the next generation. And Emma Wild, Associate Director,...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 62, Chris Hoban chats to Patrick about Folk Music in the curriculum, with some useful ideas and tips.  There's an extract from a recent Music Teacher Monday webinar, in which Don Gillthorpe talks about ways to make KS4 Music more accessible. And Dr Jennie Henley, Director of Programmes at the RNCM, discusses recurrent barriers to music education. Presented and prod...

Send us Fan Mail Patrick reports on the recent MTA Connect day, with Lewis Edney and Alicia Johnson, and Alex Parsons introduces a great homework activity for KS3 students. Plus, Don Gillthorpe reflects on the academic year. Presented and produced by Patrick Johns. #CanDoMusic #GetPlaying © Music Teachers' Association  www.musicteachers.org 

Send us Fan Mail In the wake of the National Plan for Music Education, "The Power of Music to Change Lives", Patrick talks to two of the panel of experts who helped to shape the Plan: Jamie Njoku-Goodwin and Catherine Barker. They chat about the background to the Plan, and about various points raised in the Plan, and expectations for schools, and music departments. Presented and produced...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 59, Stephen O’Regan from the Ukraine Music Hub tells Patrick about the great work they’re doing to provide free music tuition to Ukrainians, recently arrived in the UK; We hear an extract from a recent Music Teacher Mondays, led by James Manwaring and Liz Dunbar discussing classroom singing; And Bridget Whyte introduces Music Mark’s ‘Talk into Action’ movement, supporti...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Executive Director of the ABRSM, Lincoln Abbotts , introduces their latest resource, Classroom 200; Dr Kirsty Devaney discusses her research into the teaching of composition in schools, including surprising perceptions amongst students, and some myths; And Ofsted’s National Lead for Music, and Senior HMI, Christopher Stevens , answers questions, sent in by music t...

Send us Fan Mail MTA CONFERENCE SPECIAL Andy Stott , Head of Popular Music at the RNCM, introduces the RNCM’s new Young Artists’ programme;  Michael Hamilton introduces the Real Music Video Company, and what they can do for music departmetns;  And saxophonist YolanDa Brown chats about her keynote speech, and her approach to music education. Presented and produced by Patrick Johns. #CanDoMusic #Get...

Send us Fan Mail MTA CONFERENCE PREVIEW In this episode, Patrick looks towards the MTA Annual Conference, chatting to two companies from the trade fair, and two of the guest speakers, to find out what they will be talking about at the conference: David Ryan from Furlong Solutions, introduces their new app; Emily Crowhurst explains what ‘tuning’ a curriculum is, and the simple steps we can all take...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 55, author, educator and musician Andrew Gant tells Patrick about his new book, Five Straight Lines, covering the entire history of Western music; Liz Dunbar offers some excellent, detailed advice about job applications, interviews and interview lessons; And MTA committee member Mark Aitchison introduces a new mock-interview service provided by the MTA. Presented and pr...

Send us Fan Mail Patrick interviews two of the winners at the recent Music & Drama Education Awards: - Nick Thorne from Orchestras for All, and Mary-Alice Stack from the Inclusive Music Consortium. Plus, Prof. Nate Holder gives an overview of the forthcoming free ‘Why Music’ CPD, looking at topics such as Rap, Music & Islam, Electronic Music & Hip Hop, Trinbagonian Culture & the St...

Send us Fan Mail In episode 53, Harriet Clifford gives a preview of the Music & Drama Education Awards being held in late March; Dr Steven Berryman introduces the new MTA Composing Club, in collaboration with NMC Recordings, using contemporary classical music to stimulate students’ compositions; And Anna Gower and Steve Jackman chat about their use of Musical Futures in their lessons in Thaila...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 52, Natalie Wild tells Patrick all about her new book, ‘The Symphony from Mannheim to Mahler’; And Ofsted's new National Lead for Music, Christopher Stevens , chats about inspections, demonstrations of progress, challenges facing music education, and the place of staff notation in the classroom. #CanDoMusic #GetPlaying  © Music Teachers' Association  www.music...

Send us Fan Mail In episode 51, Dr Phil Mullen talks about a new series of webinars provided by MAC Makes Music, promoting inclusivity; Stephanie Bissell and Natalie Wild introduce the wonderful work done by the Music in Secondary Schools Trust ( MiSST ); And Dr Liz Stafford chats about curricula past, present, and future, with details of a forthcoming curriculum conference. Presented and produced...

Send us Fan Mail Paul McCreesh and Simon Toyne announce the latest Gabrieli Roar project, featuring the music of Michael Praetorius; Abigail D’Amore introduces Every Copy Counts, a campaign to help schools with the copying of music; And former Charlie Parker sideman, Jazz legend Dick Hyman chats about all things Jazz, including his lessons in the 1940s with Teddy Wilson, what it was like to play w...

Send us Fan Mail In the first episode of 2022, Elliott Smith introduces his music education resource, The Teaching Gadget;  The MTA's own Gill Davies talks about her role, with details of several forthcoming events,  And X-Factor and Britain's Got Talent vocal coach, Annabel Williams, chats about singing: repertoire, technique, and her favourite singers. #CanDoMusic #GetPlaying Presented...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 48, composer, arranger, conductor and teacher Ralph Allwood chats about Christmas carols, getting started with composition, and creativity; and MTA President, Don Gillthorpe looks back at 2021, and forward to 2022. Presented and produced by Patrick Johns. © Music Teachers' Association  www.musicteachers.org 

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 47, Gemma Scotcher from Education Support explains the range of support provided to teachers who are suffering from poor mental health, including a 24/7 telephone counselling service; In an extract from a recent MTA webinar, Senior HMI and Music Lead for Ofsted, Mark Phillips talks about the National Curriculum, and how it should be interpreted; And SEND specialist, Kel...

Send us Fan Mail In episode 46, Patrick welcomes Senior HMI and Music Lead for Ofsted, Mark Phillips back to the podcast to discuss Deep Dives: what Ofsted inspectors are looking for, what they’re NOT looking for, how to demonstrate progress, and much more; Plus an extract from Sally Beamish ’s recent Hibbins Series webinar with Steven Berryman; And Chris Fish introduces the excellent provider of...

Send us Fan Mail In 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...

Send us Fan Mail In 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.musicteac...

Send us Fan Mail MUSIC 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 percept...

Send us Fan Mail In 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. #CanDoMus...

Send us Fan Mail In 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 f...

Send us Fan Mail MARK PHILLIPS - OFSTED REVIEW - DON GILLTHORPE In 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. #C...

Send us Fan Mail LET'S CREATE - Jess Gillam ON LIVE MUSIC AND CAREERS - THE MMC AT KS1 and 2 In 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 chil...