In Spring 2024, we added an updated Music Tech category as well as a brand new Tabla section to A Common Approach, our online resource to support music educators in their teaching practice. Watch our in-depth introduction to these modules led by the people who helped create them.
This article, written by Chris Philpott, considers ways to decolonise the school music curriculum in a holistic way, and looks beyond ‘adding more’ to the curriculum to challenging the underpinning values.
Members can watch back the livestream from our 2024 Spring Summit and download resources from the day.
Big Music Collective is a South West based collective of musicians and music educators who create engaging, immersive and interactive performances centered around music and wellbeing.
These singing resources are designed to support singing in the classroom. Use the resources to build your own singing session by choosing one from each kind of video; a physical warm-up, a vocal warm-up and a song.
Music Mark has announced the development of six calls to action which will be presented to all political parties ahead of the UK election this year. The purpose of the six calls to action is to make the case to any new UK government that it should prioritise music education, understand its value and appreciate the positive impact music can have on health, wellbeing, academic achievement, and soft skills.
Understand and overcome the barriers to singing with this free resource from the ISM Trust.
An introduction to AYM’s Identifying Musical Talent and Potential (ITP) training.
Sam Stimpson and Rhiannon Diamond highlight inequities in Music Education, and how to diversify the classroom or practice room in a non-tokenistic way.
The Rainbow Flag Award Classroom is a free set of LGBT+ inclusive lesson plans and resources including some that link to the music curriculum. Lessons have been written across all key stages and all curriculum areas.
