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93/100 A Term of Ukulele

I bet you aren’t doing any planning for next term at the moment! Neither am I; as I am going to teach this next term. It worked like a charm for a 10-week year 2 / 3 ukulele programme that … Continue reading

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55/100 The New Term Starts – PLANNING!

I’ve been notified of my school classes for this coming year, and am beginning to schedule where I go to teach what and when! Always a tricky one. The school classes are sorts: Ukulele on Monday afternoons, Class Music on … Continue reading

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33/100 Class music lesson planning

It is easy to get into a bit of a rut with class music lesson planning. At a recent training day we shared the elements that we thought should be included in a Wider Opportunities music lesson. Here are my … Continue reading

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Issue 101: Class music lesson plans

Compared to my colleagues who teach other subjects in the primary schools that I work in, I think that I have it easy when it comes to lesson planning. Compared to some of my other music teaching colleagues, I am far … Continue reading

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Issue 2: The First (Wider Opportunities) Class Lesson of the Year

Hints and tips for helping things go smoothly… Every year, I remind myself of the Golden Rules, and every year, by about half-term, I wish I had remembered them and stuck to them. This year, I promise myself, will be … Continue reading

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