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In Episode 113, Patrick catches up with ‘That Music Improv Teacher’, Mike Wright, to find out about Mike’s on-going work to promote improvisation as a standard part of music teaching (01:01).

Professor Derek Aviss OBE discusses the psychology of performance, including overriding the brain’s natural reaction to the fear and stress of performance, with details of a forthcoming webinar from the Royal Society of Musicians (20:28).

And MTA President Catherine Barker explains the huge amount of work that the MTA does for music educators everywhere, including much behind the scenes (31:33).

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.

https://mwrightmusic-education.com
https://www.rsmgb.org/whats-on/healthy-teachers
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In Episode 112, Patrick meets singer, teacher, and vocal health expert, Dr Jenevora Williams, to discuss ways to recognise, manage, and prevent any issues with students’ – or teachers’ – vocal health (0:34).

Plus, conductor Nic Chalmers introduces ways of engaging young people with opera, including some of his work with the Royal Opera House, and chats about his marathon Christmas Carolling at the Royal Albert Hall with the National Youth Choir (12:11).

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.

https://www.nicholaschalmers.com
https://jenevorawilliams.com
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https://www.musicanddramaeducationexpo.co.uk/speakers/jenevora-williams

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In Episode 111, Patrick chats to Alex Aitken about GCSE and A Level composition and set works, including ways to teach them, their place within a course, and the barriers faced by teachers and students (00:53).

Editor of Music Teacher magazine, Phil Croydon introduces the forthcoming Music & Drama Education Expo and Awards, to be held in January 2025 (17:19).

And singer, song-writer and New England fiddler Lissa Schneckenburger discusses the importance of aural awareness, ways to teach it, and her online course ‘Learning By Ear’ (29:06).

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.

https://alexaitken.co.uk
https://masteringalevelmusic.co.uk
https://www.musicanddramaeducationexpo.co.uk
https://musicdramaedawards.com
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In Episode 110, Patrick chats to Aileen Douthwaite from the Music Publishers’ Association, about the Every Copy Counts campaign, highlighting the legality of photocopying music in copyright, and logging it to help publishers, authors and composers (00:45).

Alex Parsons and Liz Dunbar offer some Composition Hacks for students struggling to get going with a new piece, in extracts from their recent MTA webinar (11:35).

And choral conductor and singer Edward Caswell chats to Patrick about rounds and canons, and SingCircle, a new book containing 111 of these perfect miniatures, which he has co-authored. He explains the book’s origins, how to teach rounds and canons effectively, and just why they are perfect for students of all ages and experience (19:59).

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.

https://everycopycounts.co.uk
https://mpaonline.org.uk
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In Episode 109, Patrick chats to BBC Radio 3 presenter Linton Stephens about the BBC’s new Ten Pieces, each of which has been written by a female composer (0:55).

Alex Parsons introduces a new series of webinars from the MTA, providing crucial CPD for teachers (09:06).

And Si Tew from Digit Learning explains the range of products they offer, including their joystick-driven instrument, CMPSR, their notation system Arrow Notes, plus Global Sound Culture (13:38).

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ten-pieces
https://www.musicteachers.org/online-events/
https://digitlearning.co.uk

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In Episode 108, Patrick chats to Michelle Robinson from Loughborough University about the special relationship between student and teacher in instrumental and vocal lessons, also looking at ways to develop it (0:54).

And Gary Spruce discusses the complexities of instrumental music teaching, as featured in his new book 'Instrumental Music Teaching: Perspectives and Challenges', the uniqueness of whole class instrumental tuition, and teacher retention (11:20).

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.


Survey: https://tinyurl.com/MTMRQSurvey

Instrumental Music Teaching: Perspectives and Challenges: https://tinyurl.com/GarySpruce

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In episode 107, Patrick meets the Winner of Visiting Music Teacher 2024 (Classic FM Music Teacher of the Year Awards 2024) Helen Minshall, to chat about her work, teaching brass instruments across Lancashire (1:08).

Plus, Dr Anthony Anderson discusses curriculum design, looking at differences in how curricula are perceived by music teachers and SLTs (16:46).

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.

https://www.bbe.org.uk/brass-foundations
https://www.facebook.com/Minshallmusicltd
https://musicteacherconference.com/curriculummusic2024/en/page/home
https://www.bcu.ac.uk/health-education-and-life-sciences/staff/education-and-teacher-training/anthony-anderson

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In Episode 106, Patrick chats to recorder player Ali Walker about Sing Up's new complete scheme of learning for KS1 and KS2 recorder, 'Play Recorder' (0:52).

And Dr George Waddell, from the Royal College of Music, discusses assessment in music, focusing on performance science, preparation for a performance assessment, and external factors that can affect assessors' opinions (18:20).

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.

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https://performancescience.ac.uk/team/waddell/

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In Episode 105, Patrick finds out all about the new AI-driven assessment app, Assessify, created by Rob Reich-Storer from Rhythmstix (0:54).

Rachel Topham from Faber Music chats about the new Faber Music Teachers’ Community, designed to help bring instrumental/vocal teachers and the publisher closer together (12:20).

And Maddy Barnes and Peter Tamblyn talk about the great education work done by English Touring Opera (25:27).

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.

Assessify: http://rhythmstix.co.uk/assessify/
Faber: https://www.facebook.com/share/VrWH5myoZX3PRR6D/
English Touring Opera: https://englishtouringopera.org.uk/our-work/learning-participation

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In Episode 104, Patrick chats to Music Education Consultant (and former National Lead for Music for Ofsted), Mark Phillips, about the start of Year 7, including the value (or lack of value) of baseline tests, questionnaires, and tests of aural perception, such as the Bentley Test.

Plus, MTA President Catherine Barker reflects on the 2023–24 academic year, and looks to the future for Music Education.

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.

Mark Phillips: https://x.com/englishcadence
Music Mark article: https://tinyurl.com/MarkPhillipsArticle

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