Music Excellence London
From 2015 to 2017, Music Excellence London ran as a dynamic network of classroom music teachers, music education hubs, cultural organisations, and the wider music education community, supporting excellent musical teaching and learning at Key Stage 3 in London schools.
Statement and brochures from Music Excellence London
A classroom arrangement that will introduce your pupils to jazz, blues and swing music.
A blog post from Jason Kubilius, a MEL Teacher Advocate.
Blog post from Martin Fautley (Professor of Education at Birmingham City University)
Skills and knowledge required in Year 7 to achieve 9-1 GCSE grades in Year 11 – A blog-post from MEL Teacher Advocate Keir Crawley.
A Blog Post from John Finney.
Blog-post by MEL Teacher Advocate Katy Ambrose.
A look back at a Teach Through Music Inspire Event.
Jane Werry explores how you can create meaningful assessment strategies for KS3 music.
Katie Hasler and Leigh O’Hara reflect upon what it means to be ambitious for Music teaching in years 7-9.
Amy Haynes of Lister Community School shares challenges and solutions for music in her school.
Frank Marshall of Ark Putney Academy looks at the value of art as a starting point for music making.
Karen Brock outlines the stages needed to implement a School Music Education Plan.
Out with the dull and boring starter activities (e.g. revising what we did last lesson or spelling new vocabulary) and in with the new, exciting and innovative.
MEL Teacher Advocate Steven Berryman has written an article about his experiences of collaboration in music education.
PowerPoint presentation from TeachMeet held on Tuesday 7th February 2017 by MEL Teacher Advocate, Keir Crawley, at PrestonManor School
Hosted by MEL Teacher Advocate, Rachel Barnes, on 28th March 2017, this TeachMeet explored possible aims and purposes of whole-year choirs, both in a wider school context and at KS3 music.
A Music Excellence London webinar delivered by the ISM Trust.
Access resources from this one-day conference held on Thursday 23rd February 2017. The Inspire Event addressed the topic of inclusion and engagement in KS3 Music classrooms.