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Send us Fan Mail CONDUCTING – ONLINE CPD – AND RAP IN THE CLASSROOM In 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...

Send us Fan Mail Ross 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...

Send us Fan Mail Blues 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...

Send us Fan Mail Editor of Music Teacher magazine, Harriet Clifford , on contributing to the magazine, and this year’s Expo; Plus, from the MTA Conference, Rachel Shapey discusses composing in the classroom; One of the exhibitors, Sonia Yardley from tour operator One Stage talks about how 2021 is looking for school ensembles' tours; And the incoming MTA President Don Gillthorpe on music educa...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 34, Chief Executive of Music for Youth, Judith Webster , gives an update of the 2021 festival; Charlotte Penton-Smith , Chief Executive of the Royal Society of Musicians, explains what the RSM can do to help all musicians and music teachers in need of assistance; And, Professor at the University of Mississippi (and top harmonica player), Adam Gussow chats about the Blue...

Send us Fan Mail Chris Fower from Warwick Music talks about their range of P-instruments, and a new way of teaching brass instruments, using informal learning: Brass Tabs; Olivier Award-winning Musical Theatre star Ruthie Henshall talks about ways into Musical Theatre, looking after your voice, and the value of the long game; And composers/performers Sarah Dacey and Dr Aaron Holloway-Nahum from co...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 32, we meet two of the winners from the 2021 Music and Drama Education Awards: Greg Coughlin from The Isaac Newton Academy, and Shaheen Chino Khan from The Bollywood Academy; Plus a look at the new Model Music Curriculum, with Expert Panel members Julian Lloyd Webber and Carolyn Baxendale , and MTA Curriculum Lead, Catherine Barker . #CanDoMusic Presented and produced b...

Send us Fan Mail Tim Garrard gives an overview of the MTA’s Partnerships programmes, linking schools with each other and with other musical providers; (1:20) Extracts from the recent Hibbins Series webinar on Jazz, with author, historian, bassist, and BBC Radio 3 presenter Alyn Shipton , along with Patrick Johns ; (10:00) And Howard Goodall returns to give insights into his method of composition,...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 30, Head of Education at Sound and Music, Judith Robinson , gives an overview of the composing CPD, resources and courses they provide for teachers and students; We hear an extract of John Butt and Robert Quinney 's excellent recent MTA webinar on JS Bach's Brandenburg Concerto no.4, and Purcell's Music for a While, both on the Edexcel GCSE syllabus; And...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 29 of Teaching Notes, Simon Toyne tackles an enormous question: "What should we be teaching in the Music classroom?"; Sarah Lambie brings an update about the Music and Drama Education Awards, to be held in March; And former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett chats about Prog Rock, riffs, alternative tunings, and song-writing, including some tips for students, to...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 28, we hear an extract of Paul McCreesh and Richard Wigmore ’s excellent recent MTA webinar on Haydn’s Symphonies nos.101 and 104, as part of AQA and Eduqas A Level syllabi; Film composer Sacha Puttnam give advice to students and teachers about the process of Film Composition; And Dr Alexis Kallio discusses questions raised in her new book, ‘Difference and Division in M...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 27 of Teaching Notes looks at Steven Berryman ’s new blogging project, which encourages reflection and debate about a whole host of important articles written about music education;   The UK’s best-selling female singer-songwriter, Katie Melua , discusses the art and craft of song-writing, with some tips to overcoming writers’ block;   And Vice-Chair of the Chartered Insti...

Send us Fan Mail Catherine Barker gives a sneak preview of the new MTA Webinars due to start in 2021; And in a special interview for the festive season, John Rutter and Patrick discuss the power of choral singing, compositional approaches to carol-writing, text-setting, and we find out what John’s favourite carols are. #CanDoMusic Presented and produced by Patrick Johns © Music Teachers' Asso...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 25 of Teaching Notes, Patrick looks at the pros and cons of teaching in an international school, with Erika Cramp , currently teaching in Phuket, who also introduces The Music Teachers’ Kit, designed to help all those teaching the Cambridge iGCSE; Julian Edwards from Naxos tells Patrick all about the new online resource for Key Stages 1–3, Naxos MusicBox; And MTA Presid...

Send us Fan Mail MTA member Michael Wright discusses the ethics and authenticity of teachers’ choice of music in the classroom;  Natalie Witts from the MU returns to talk about the copyright restrictions applicable to teachers’ own resources; And Professor Martin Fautley confronts some big questions in music education, such as the perceived value (or not) of certain genres of music, what “musical...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, the artistic director of the Gabrieli Consort and Players, Paul McCreesh , introduces their new “Bach to School” singing resource, exploring the wonderful world of JS Bach’s chorales; Natalie Witts , from the Musicians’ Union, answers questions about music copyright within schools, including crucial information that teachers need to know before embarking on virtua...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 22 of Teaching Notes begins with Part 2 of an extended interview with composer, writer and TV presenter Howard Goodall , in which he discusses flaws in current assessment of composition, as well as tackling a big question: what is creativity? Plus, Sarah Lambie gives an overview of the Music & Drama Education Awards, the nominations for which are currently open. And, l...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 21 of Teaching Notes, the MTA Podcast, is out now! Head of Performing Arts at School 21, Emily Crowhurst tells Patrick about the wonderful music-rich curriculum at her school, which takes students from the age of 4 to 18; Plus, Part 1of an extended interview with composer, writer and TV presenter Howard Goodall , in which he tackles some big issues in music education today...

Send us Fan Mail This episode focusses on KS4 and KS5 composition, with music teacher and coursework moderator Jane Werry offering some dos and don’ts, amongst other great advice. Plus, one invaluable of the UK’s top composers, Bob Chilcott offers invaluable advice to music teachers, about the compositional process. And speech and language therapist Brian Saccente-Kennedy discusses teachers’ vocal...

Send us Fan Mail Kicking off the new term with a new series of Teaching Notes, Patrick talks to MTA President Simon Toyne about changes this term in the Music Classroom, and about the new campaign #CanDoMusic; and we hear from several music teachers about their plans for the lessons. Also, legendary comedian, impressionist, writer and opera translator Rory Bremner tells Patrick about a terrific ne...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode no.18, the last podcast of the academic year, we hear from Catherine Barker about discussions at recent MTA webinars on the topic of returning to school, and the Executive Director of London Music Masters, Rob Adediran , introduces the diversity and inclusion strategy tool, “I’m In” . Also, James Manwaring gives some excellent advice to teachers already thinking about t...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode no.17, James McKelvey introduces Patrick to an alternative qualification for Key Stage 5, the International Baccalaureate Diploma; Gareth Davies from the London Symphony Orchestra and film maker Vic Craven talk about the creation of the hugely successful “Where’s Simon?” online project, involving students playing along with the LSO and Sir Simon Rattle. Plus, Jazz legen...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode no.16, Andrew Moxon discusses the large part that his students’ external music-making plays within his school'sl life; and Musical Futures’ Fran Hannan introduces their online TV channel #mufutv. Plus, Patrick discusses various approaches to teaching Jazz to beginners, with Grammy Award-winning Jazz musician Loren Schoenberg , from the Juilliard School of Music. Pr...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode no.15, Julian Whittaker looks back on his Key Stage 4 students’ work during lockdown, and Patrick meets opera singer Mark Llewelyn Evans , author of The ABC of Opera , designed to introduce opera to young children. Plus, world-famous cellist Julian Lloyd-Webber and Patrick discuss the life-changing experiences that Classical music can give to students, and some of the c...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode no.14, Dave Lowe gives Patrick an overview of the subjects his Year 7s study, including a terrific iPad project; plus Hayley Clements, the Head of Learning and Participation for RCM Sparks at the Royal College of Music explains how their partnerships with schools work, and how schools can get involved. Plus, in the wake of recent worldwide events, Patrick talks to music...