My Music Classroom

Reflections from my secondary music classroom

  • A Composing Conundrum

    A Composing Conundrum

    “The last few weeks I have had the pleasure of starting to get to know my new year 10 GCSE group. They are an incredibly mixed bunch of young musicians and enter the course with from a range of backgrounds. To start the course I asked the students to complete…

  • Don’t Stop The Music

    Don’t Stop The Music

    “On Wednesday night, like many others, I sat down to watch the new C4 offering ‘Don’t Stop The Music’. I have already read some very good responses online so thought I would offer mine. Throughout the programme I went through many emotions: horror upon watching the primary lesson taught by…

  • In this room, we make music….

    In this room, we make music….

    So after much deliberation over the summer, I have finally decided to ditch the formal centre tables in our large music classroom. Admittedly, I had reservations, most of which revolved around managing note-taking in listening lessons at key stage 4 and 5. But in the end, the benefits of the…

  • New Year’s Resolutions

    New Year’s Resolutions

    “On Wednesday night I took part in the weekly #mufuchat and got to thinking about the fresh start I have before me in September. Despite the disappointment of the ending holiday break there is something quite exciting about the new academic year: new planner, new classes, fresh concert repertoire and…