A Common Approach
Added to website 19/10/2016. Updated 28/04/2022.
Twenty years after it’s original publication, A Common Approach – the essential framework for a meaningful musical learning journey – has been relaunched, expanded and developed for the contemporary music educator.
A Common Approach, originally produced in 2002, remains a valuable teaching resource for an instrumental / vocal curriculum.
Music Mark has convened specialists from across the music education sector to support the redevelopment of A Common Approach for 2022. Now available in an easy-to-access digital format, A Common Approach is an online resource to support music educators in their teaching practice and help develop a holistic approach to music education.
Relevant to all vocal and instrumental teaching, including individual, small-group, large-group and whole-class lessons, music educators at all stages of their career can use the support and shared learning found in A Common Approach.
Access A Common Approach
Visit the latest A Common Approach (2022) at musicmark.org.uk/a-common-approach
The original A Common Approach resource (2002) is still available to download as PDFs below.
- Curriculum Overview (PDF 0.9 MB)
- Brass 1 (PDF 6 MB)
- Brass 2 (PDF 2 MB)
- Brass 3 (PDF 2 MB)
- Brass 4 (PDF 3 MB)
- Brass 5 (PDF 3 MB)
- Brass 6 (PDF 8 MB)
- Brass 7 (PDF 8 MB)
- Classical Guitar (PDF 2 MB)
- Contemporary Guitar 1 (PDF 4 MB)
- Contemporary Guitar 2 (PDF 6 MB)
- Keyboard (PDF 3 MB)
- Keyboard (Programme of Study 1, PDF 840KB)
- Piano (PDF 2 MB)
- Strings (PDF 2 MB)
- Voice (PDF 2 MB)
- Woodwind (PDF 2 MB)
- A Common Approach
About the Provider
Music Mark
We are a membership organisation, Subject Association, and an Arts Council England Investment Principles Support Organisation (IPSO) advocating for excellent musical learning in and out of school.
