Teaching Tips Tea

Whenever you are teaching a new group of students, make sure you give yourself the opportunity to confirm where their learning is and what they really DO know and how […]

This is another behaviour management strategy which ensures the unwritten rule of never talking over music. The students should be focussing on the music they are listening or moving to and any

Once students are conscious of metre, bar lines and the associated notation, and have been taught the 2 metre conducting pattern (approx. Year 2) , the teacher can then move

The aim of this 5 step music lesson plan is to observe the incoming prep children for the following year, to see who we need to flag as possibly having

It’s really important to provide easily accessible activities for ALL students. Every student should feel as if they are improving and able to achieve whilst you also offer challenges to

Looking after our vocal and auditory health should be a consideration for every music teacher. Prevention is always better than cure! Here are a few strategies to ensure you have

The teacher sings FOR the students while students are involved in a body percussion activity. Then, once students have heard the song a number of times, they begin to sing

An independent reading focus to challenge all students. They learn not only about how to perform rhythm, but how to analyse form and rhythmic elements along with compositional techniques. See

A simple, but effective way to encourage students to develop respectful interactions with others is to end a middle years’ class, thanking the students for their work and them responding.

Behavioural or ‘Engagement’ Management can be assisted by teaching to the individual rather than seeing the class as a unified ‘mass’. Students feel more ‘seen’ and it’s a way of

Developing a relationship with your students is at the core of successful teaching. To do this, a teacher must learn and use the names of their students in order to

Never underestimate the affect of ‘The Look’. A well-honed look of absolute horror is an amazing way to stop a young student dead in their tracks without a single word.