Diary of a Music Teacher: Another School Year Complete
Congratulations to pupils, students, teachers, assistants & all staff members and parents for bringing another school year successfully to the end!
Congratulations to pupils, students, teachers, assistants & all staff members and parents for bringing another school year successfully to the end!
We have been trying to do something fun this week since it is nearly the end of the school year and summer holidays are looming around the corner. ABBA songs […]
That’s what July weather has been like in the UK so far… Sunshine, rain, thunder, heat and everything else in between. Here is to hoping that the weather will improve […]
A lot of doodling going on in classes this week…! When the holidays are round the corner, it is hard to get everyone to focus. At this point, it is […]
Another broken week with more teacher strike days. Everyone is truly ready for summer holidays…just a few more days to go!
Classical music can really help with feeling relaxed and focussed. Here is a great track to play in the background while you study or work:
‘Sing Up’ is a project that facilitates and encourages singing in primary school children in and out of school. They have a great website with free resources for singing that […]
The countdown to summer holidays is truly on. Students have been having school exams in the middle of a heatwave. It has been tiring to say the least. Now it […]
Disney films have so much beautiful music! Any Disney film has songs that can be played on different instruments. ‘Wish Upon a Star’ is the classic Disney song played at […]
The days with my home ed students are always fun, relaxed and inspiring. We always enjoy making music together in a more relaxed environment. Lessons are always more unstructured and […]
When the evenings are ling, light and warm, it can be tricky to muster the energy to play and practice. However, consistency is key and even a 5 minute practice […]
The academic school year is still on, but the summer weather and summer days are here that we have been longing for. Trying to find time to spend outdoors is […]
Summer days are truly here. The first heatwave of the year has got everyone dreaming of summer holidays. Longer days with the sunlight and heat are making sleeping at night […]
Throwback Thursday to half term and blue skies 🙂
When children start learning to play a musical instrument, their hands are often still relatively small. If they are learning a string instrument, they often need to start playing with […]
We always hear this being said but consistency seriously is key! If you are not consistent in what you do, it’s not going to happen as well, smoothly or at […]