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In Episode 93, Patrick meets Sarah McWatt from Amp (formerly NYMAZ), and Vic Holmes from Note Weavers, to discuss the work they do for primary music in the North of England, and find out about their forthcoming Early Years Music Conference, focussing on inclusivity.

And Vanessa Wilson-Best explores “exclusivity at GCSE”, focussing on technology as the great leveller.

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.

tinyurl.com/AmpNoteWeavers
https://www.nymaz.org.uk
https://www.noteweavers.org
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nymaz-and-note-weavers-early-years-conference-tickets-753894056417?aff=oddtdtcreator

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In Episode 92, Patrick chats to Francesca Christmas and Toby Davies from Trinity College London about their Awards and Certificates in Musical Development, Digital Theory Exams, AI, and more;

David Gray talks about his primary curriculum, his online resources, training for primary music specialists, and makes the case for ukuleles;

And Dr Robin Harrison, director of Maestro Online, introduces their masterclasses, practicing resources, and the new Pop Piano grades.

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.

https://www.trinitycollege.com
https://www.youtube.com/musicwithmrgray
https://www.the-maestro-online.com

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In the first episode of 2024, Patrick chats to Janet Fischer about the excellent work done by Live Music Now, bringing music to those without previous access.

Dr Anna Mariguddi discusses her recent research into informal music learning in primary schools.

And Keith Sykes from Lewisham Music chats about their award-winning project connecting music and young people’s mental health, Front Line Young Minds.

Presented and produced any Patrick Johns.

http://www.livemusicnow.org.uk

https://research.edgehill.ac.uk/en/publications/exploring-the-potential-of-informal-music-learning-in-a-perceived

https://lewishammusic.org/impact/front-line-young-minds/

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In the last episode of 2023, Patrick meets Zac Moxon, Winner of the 2023 Outstanding New Teacher of the Year at the Pearson National Teaching Awards. They chat about his department at Chiswick School, the curriculum, and the secret to putting on over 50 concerts per year!

Plus, organist, composer and Director of Music at Selwyn College, Cambridge, Sarah MacDonald, discusses Christmas carols: composing, arranging, and writing descants, plus barriers faced by female composers, choral directors and organists.

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.

https://www.teachingawards.com/award-winner/zac-moxon/
https://encorepublications.com/Preview/MacDonaldCarolsofourtime.pdf

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In Episode 89, Patrick chats to Dr Kirsty Devaney about her research into barriers faced by female composers, including young people’s perception of what it means to be a composer.

And Mr Primary Music Education himself Jimmy Rotheram discusses all things primary, with guidance for non-specialist teachers, including dos and don’ts.

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.

https://kirstydevaney.com
https://tinyurl.com/AddressingGenderInequality
www.youngcomposersproject.com

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In Episode 88, Patrick meets Jason Poulston, the music teacher behind the fantastic resource Music Homework, which does exactly what it says on the tin!

Sophia Allen from Britten-Pears Arts introduces their newly-commissioned songs as part of Friday Afternoons, and the Big Sing!

And singer, author, educator and researcher Randye Jones discusses Spirituals: their origins, the use of difficult terminology, and dialect, and Spirituals' place in the Music Classroom.

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.

www.musichomework.co.uk
https://brittenpearsarts.org/friday-afternoons/themes/new-releases-2023
https://brittenpearsarts.org/take-part/schools/big-sing
https://spirituals-database.com
http://randyejones.com

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In Episode 87, Patrick chats to conductor Paul McCreesh about the next Gabrieli Roar project, and about singing and repertoire for young people.

James Manwaring previews the next Music Teacher Monday webinar, looking at teaching harmony at Key Stage 5.

And composer Paul Clark introduces the Clod Ensemble's massive composition resource, Ear Opener, designed to support teachers and students alike. He and Patrick discuss how to start a composition, and the power of arranging in the compositional process.

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns

https://www.gabrieli.com/roar/about-gabrieli-roar/
https://manwaringmusic.blog
https://earopener.co.uk
https://www.clodensemble.com

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In Episode 86, Patrick finds out what's in the new edition of the MTA's Ensemble magazine, with MTA president, Catherine Barker.

He chats to Joe Hastings, from the charity Music Minds Matter, set up to provide a free 24/7 counselling service for musicians and music teachers;

And Ali Bowen-Davies and Lincoln Abbotts from the ABRSM explain the process that leads to the development and creation of new syllabuses for instrumental and vocal exams.

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.

www.musicteachers.org/publications/ensemble/
www.musicmindsmatter.org.uk
www.abrsm.org

Music Minds Matter: 0808 802 8008

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In Episode 85, Patrick meets Dice Wood, author of the teaching blog Grab and Go Guides, and chats about how to say No to excess workload, how to reduce time spent marking homework, and the message that homework sends to students.

Laura Hailstone from Music Mark introduces their annual conference, being held in November.

And Paul Blaylock discusses his highly successful approach to the KS3 curriculum, offering tips and insights.

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.

https://grabandgoguides.blogspot.com
https://www.musicmark.org.uk/events/music-mark-annual-conference-2023/
https://twitter.com/Paul_Blaylock

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In Episode 84, Patrick chats to Alex Aitken about his enormous new resource, Mastering A Level Music, focussing on the Edexcel course.

Lauren Elliott from Music Monsters introduces the wonderful work they do with young musicians from the age of three upwards, using play to teach the piano and theory.

And film and TV composer  George Fenton looks at this year's GCSE Film Music Composition Briefs (from Eduqas and Edexcel). George also offers some insights to the art of film composition more generally, and gives some tips for aspiring film composers.

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.

https://masteringalevelmusic.co.uk
https://www.musicmonsters.co.uk
https://georgefenton.com

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