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I can answer questions on teaching Curriculum music (not specialist instrumental teaching)with children age 3 - 11. For example how to teach beat and rhythm; keeping control in instrumental lessons! Composition, listening skills etc. Because of the unique nature of my job, moving from school to school and without many of the professional commitments of the usual Primary teacher, many of the more general questions about educational practice are outside my scope. I prefer to answer questions purely about the teaching of Music.
I was a Primary class teacher for nine years then became a Music specialist doing freelance teaching in schools for two years and then joining the Curriculum Support Team as part of the schools Music service in Sandwell, West Midlands where I teach approximately a thousand children every week in seven different schools. I completed an intensive training programme run by the Voices Foundation (the aural approach to Music Education) and have led many training sessions for Primary non-specialist teachers. I am an experienced musician and play piano to diploma standard, accordion in a semi-professional barn dance band, Recorder and Clarinet. I am assistant director of Music at an annual weeklong residential Circle-Dance event, Music director of one of the 4 yearly Lichfield Mystery Plays and own my own Music Publishing Company.
Musician's Union, General Teaching Council, National Accordion Organisation, Carl Orff Association (Primary Music Education); English Folk Dance and Song Society.
I am just completing a publication called 'Stamp and Play' introducing a new method of recording children's composition work.
Certificate of Education (Music specialist); A.L.C.M. (Piano performance, history, theory and composition); Grade 8 Music Theory; Grade 5 Clarinet; Grade 4 Piano Accordion; Advanced Certificate Trio Sonata Performance (Recorder).
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I apologise for the delay in answering; I have been away and should have set my details to show this. I am sorry, this question is out of my field. My subject is Music. I am sure you will find there
Hi Paul, Sorry, I can't really help you with this one. Because I visit lots of schools rather than being based in one class or even one school, the issues you are asking about don't really apply to me
Dear Clare, Pleased to have been of help. I would say that yes, investing in the Voices course would be very worth while indeed. Regarding Singposium, as it happens, I had an e-mail 5 minutes ago from
Hi Clare, Thanks for getting in touch. You've no idea how wonderful it is, for a change, to hear from someone in the UK asking a relevant question! I get loads of questions from the States wanting to
Hi, I'm afraid I've never heard of Praxis! As far as I know, the only requirements for teachers in UK are those I mentioned earlier i.e. a degree and teaching qualification such as a Postgraduate certificate
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