Send us Fan Mail In episode 74, Patrick chats to Kwame Bakoji-Hume from African Activites, about West African Drumming, and misconceptions about the music; the Master of the King's Music Judith Weir CBE offers some compositional tips (with James Manwaring and Liz Dunbar, from Music Teacher Mondays); and Mark Aitchison introduces his research project, looking at long-term changes to classroom practice following the pandemic. Presented and produced by Patrick Johns #CanDoMusic #GetPlaying africana...
Mar 16, 2023•35 min•Season 8Ep. 5
Send us Fan Mail 2023 MUSIC AND DRAMA EXPO AND AWARDS SPECIAL In Episode 73, Patrick visits the 2023 Music and Drama Expo, and chats to two of the speakers: Jessica Yuen on 'Exploring the Pentatonic', and Jazz pianist Richard Michael on 'Ingenious improvisation and arrangement techniques'. Plus, Patrick speaks to Music Leader, Nathaniel Dye , about the music provision at Nelson Primary School in East Ham, winners of the 2023 Music Department of the Year at the Awards. Presented and produced by P...
Mar 02, 2023•36 min•Season 8Ep. 4
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 72, Patrick looks ahead to the Music and Drama Expo in February, chatting to two of the speakers about their forthcoming seminars: In "No Practice? No Problem!", violinist and teacher Georgina Leach discusses the initial importance of practising an instrument, questioning whether it is a form of exclusion, and looks at basic introduction to improvisation for non-specialists. And pianist Stephen Marquiss talks about The Anti-Racist Music Studio, and unconscious prejudi...
Feb 02, 2023•38 min•Season 8Ep. 3
Send us Fan Mail In episode 71, Patrick talks to the Chief Exec of the ORA Singers , Matt Beale , and to the General Manager, Tom Rayner , about their annual Young Composers’ Scheme, encouraging students to send in their compositions for consideration. Michelle Buckman from the Musiq Group talks about their One Great Piano project, to get high-quality pianos into every school. And Dr Steven Berryman explains the benefits of joining the Chartered College of Teaching , how to become a Chartered Te...
Jan 19, 2023•38 min•Season 8Ep. 2
Send us Fan Mail In the first episode of 2023, Letty Stott and Rebecca Celebuski from Gender And the Large and Shiny Instruments ( GALSI ) talk about the imbalance of female and non-binary musicians performing brass and percussion instruments; Chris Hoban introduces a potential new national song, A Song of England; And Ross Garrod discusses the ‘Missing Myelination Link’, the effect of regular musical practice on the brain’s development, and how understanding this could revolutionise education. ...
Jan 05, 2023•41 min•Season 8Ep. 1
Send us Fan Mail In the final episode of 2022, Learning Director of Aurora Orchestra Rebecca Barnett tells Patrick about their new online resource for Early Years and KS1, The Magical Toy Box. Plus, composer Bob Chilcott chats about Christmas Carols, including composition tips about melody and structure. Presented and produced by Patrick Johns #CanDoMusic #GetPlaying https://app.learning.auroraorchestra.com © Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org...
Dec 16, 2022•24 min•Season 7Ep. 8
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 68, Patrick chats to Ollie Tunmer about Beat Goes On 's Body Percussion Scheme of Work for key stages 1–4; And to Suzzie Vango & Lucy Hollins about their new book, "How to Make Your Choir Sound Awesome", focusing on warm-ups. In the final interview, Patrick discusses the role of improvisation within the classroom, and the role that Jazz pedagogy can play, with the co-chair of Jazz in Education UK, and International Chair in Improvisation at the Guildhall School of...
Dec 01, 2022•37 min•Season 7Ep. 7
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 67, Alex Parsons talks to Patrick about approaches to melodic dictation at KS3 and KS4, as well as ways to develop greater aural awareness; And Ofsted’s National Lead for Music, and Senior HMI, Christopher Stevens , answers questions about curriculum design, and assessment in KS3 Music. Presented and produced by Patrick Johns #CanDoMusic #GetPlaying https://trebleteaching.wordpress.com © Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org...
Nov 18, 2022•41 min•Season 7Ep. 6
Send us Fan Mail Rebecca Ledgard and Sarah Batten from Ex Cathedra, tell Patrick all about their various educational resources, including Choir Maker, designed to embed a love of singing with Year 7s. And legendary conductor Paul McCreesh gives some tips for running choir rehearsals, discusses Early Music in schools, and current and future Gabrieli Roar projects. https://www.singingplaygrounds.co.uk/choirmaker/ https://excathedra.co.uk https://www.gabrieli.com/roar/about-gabrieli-roar/ #CanDoMus...
Nov 03, 2022•33 min•Season 7Ep. 5
Send us Fan Mail In episode 65, OCR’s Lead Subject Advisor for music, Marie Bessant , tells Patrick about the processes an exam board goes through to create GCSE Music exams; And from a recent Hibbins Series webinar, Rachel Leach offers some ways to kick-start classroom compositions, and relate them to orchestral music; Finally, Chief Executive of Music Mark, Bridget Whyte , gives details of their annual conference in cities across the UK and online. Presented and produced by Patrick Johns #CanD...
Oct 20, 2022•41 min•Season 7Ep. 4
Send us Fan Mail Patrick chats to Shivani Rattan about her new Indian Celebration Songs, designed to help young singers incorporate Indian celebrations into their choral experience. Shivani shares extracts from each of them, and explains their background. And Haim Kairy, CEO of Arcana Instruments, introduces the Arcana Strum, an musical instrument especially designed for musicians with limited mobility and disability. Presented and produced by Patrick Johns #CanDoMusic #GetPlaying www.musicteach...
Oct 06, 2022•26 min•Season 7Ep. 3
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 63, Patrick chats to Prof. Nate Holder about the music of West Africa, and Nate's new book, "Where Are All The Instruments? West Africa". Dr Matt Lawson, Senior Lecturer in Music, Oxford Brookes University, tells Patrick about his passion for Film Music, and his schools workshops to pass this on to the next generation. And Emma Wild, Associate Director, Standards for Design, Development and Evaluation of General Qualifications for Ofqual, answers questions about GCSE ...
Sep 22, 2022•37 min•Season 7Ep. 2
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 62, Chris Hoban chats to Patrick about Folk Music in the curriculum, with some useful ideas and tips. There's an extract from a recent Music Teacher Monday webinar, in which Don Gillthorpe talks about ways to make KS4 Music more accessible. And Dr Jennie Henley, Director of Programmes at the RNCM, discusses recurrent barriers to music education. Presented and produced by Patrick Johns. #CanDoMusic #GetPlaying © Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org...
Sep 08, 2022•38 min•Season 7Ep. 1
Send us Fan Mail Patrick reports on the recent MTA Connect day, with Lewis Edney and Alicia Johnson, and Alex Parsons introduces a great homework activity for KS3 students. Plus, Don Gillthorpe reflects on the academic year. Presented and produced by Patrick Johns. #CanDoMusic #GetPlaying © Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org
Jul 21, 2022•27 min•Season 6Ep. 7
Send us Fan Mail In the wake of the National Plan for Music Education, "The Power of Music to Change Lives", Patrick talks to two of the panel of experts who helped to shape the Plan: Jamie Njoku-Goodwin and Catherine Barker. They chat about the background to the Plan, and about various points raised in the Plan, and expectations for schools, and music departments. Presented and produced by Patrick Johns #CanDoMusic #GetPlaying © Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org...
Jul 04, 2022•24 min•Season 6Ep. 6
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 59, Stephen O’Regan from the Ukraine Music Hub tells Patrick about the great work they’re doing to provide free music tuition to Ukrainians, recently arrived in the UK; We hear an extract from a recent Music Teacher Mondays, led by James Manwaring and Liz Dunbar discussing classroom singing; And Bridget Whyte introduces Music Mark’s ‘Talk into Action’ movement, supporting music education organisations in their EDI journey. Presented and produced by Patrick Johns #CanD...
Jun 16, 2022•34 min•Season 6Ep. 5
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Executive Director of the ABRSM, Lincoln Abbotts , introduces their latest resource, Classroom 200; Dr Kirsty Devaney discusses her research into the teaching of composition in schools, including surprising perceptions amongst students, and some myths; And Ofsted’s National Lead for Music, and Senior HMI, Christopher Stevens , answers questions, sent in by music teachers. Presented and produced by Patrick Johns #CanDoMusic #GetPlaying © Music Teachers' Associati...
Jun 01, 2022•42 min•Season 6Ep. 4
Send us Fan Mail MTA CONFERENCE SPECIAL Andy Stott , Head of Popular Music at the RNCM, introduces the RNCM’s new Young Artists’ programme; Michael Hamilton introduces the Real Music Video Company, and what they can do for music departmetns; And saxophonist YolanDa Brown chats about her keynote speech, and her approach to music education. Presented and produced by Patrick Johns. #CanDoMusic #GetPlaying © Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org...
May 20, 2022•34 min•Season 6Ep. 3
Send us Fan Mail MTA CONFERENCE PREVIEW In this episode, Patrick looks towards the MTA Annual Conference, chatting to two companies from the trade fair, and two of the guest speakers, to find out what they will be talking about at the conference: David Ryan from Furlong Solutions, introduces their new app; Emily Crowhurst explains what ‘tuning’ a curriculum is, and the simple steps we can all take to help develop new Schemes of Work; Michelle James from Sing Up talks about their work, and introd...
May 06, 2022•34 min•Season 6Ep. 2
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 55, author, educator and musician Andrew Gant tells Patrick about his new book, Five Straight Lines, covering the entire history of Western music; Liz Dunbar offers some excellent, detailed advice about job applications, interviews and interview lessons; And MTA committee member Mark Aitchison introduces a new mock-interview service provided by the MTA. Presented and produced by Patrick Johns #CanDoMusic #GetPlaying © Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org...
Apr 22, 2022•37 min•Season 6Ep. 1
Send us Fan Mail Patrick interviews two of the winners at the recent Music & Drama Education Awards: - Nick Thorne from Orchestras for All, and Mary-Alice Stack from the Inclusive Music Consortium. Plus, Prof. Nate Holder gives an overview of the forthcoming free ‘Why Music’ CPD, looking at topics such as Rap, Music & Islam, Electronic Music & Hip Hop, Trinbagonian Culture & the Steel Pan, and the Roots of Blues. Presented and produced by Patrick Johns. #CanDoMusic #GetPlaying © ...
Mar 25, 2022•33 min•Season 5Ep. 6
Send us Fan Mail In episode 53, Harriet Clifford gives a preview of the Music & Drama Education Awards being held in late March; Dr Steven Berryman introduces the new MTA Composing Club, in collaboration with NMC Recordings, using contemporary classical music to stimulate students’ compositions; And Anna Gower and Steve Jackman chat about their use of Musical Futures in their lessons in Thailand, and beyond Presented and produced by Patrick Johns #CanDoMusic #GetPlaying © Music Teachers' Ass...
Mar 10, 2022•37 min•Season 5Ep. 5
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 52, Natalie Wild tells Patrick all about her new book, ‘The Symphony from Mannheim to Mahler’; And Ofsted's new National Lead for Music, Christopher Stevens , chats about inspections, demonstrations of progress, challenges facing music education, and the place of staff notation in the classroom. #CanDoMusic #GetPlaying © Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org...
Feb 24, 2022•31 min•Season 5Ep. 4
Send us Fan Mail In episode 51, Dr Phil Mullen talks about a new series of webinars provided by MAC Makes Music, promoting inclusivity; Stephanie Bissell and Natalie Wild introduce the wonderful work done by the Music in Secondary Schools Trust ( MiSST ); And Dr Liz Stafford chats about curricula past, present, and future, with details of a forthcoming curriculum conference. Presented and produced by Patrick Johns. #CanDoMusic #GetPlaying © Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org...
Feb 04, 2022•40 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Send us Fan Mail Paul McCreesh and Simon Toyne announce the latest Gabrieli Roar project, featuring the music of Michael Praetorius; Abigail D’Amore introduces Every Copy Counts, a campaign to help schools with the copying of music; And former Charlie Parker sideman, Jazz legend Dick Hyman chats about all things Jazz, including his lessons in the 1940s with Teddy Wilson, what it was like to play with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, and the Blues in Jazz. Presented and produced by Patrick Joh...
Jan 20, 2022•40 min•Season 5Ep. 2
Send us Fan Mail In the first episode of 2022, Elliott Smith introduces his music education resource, The Teaching Gadget; The MTA's own Gill Davies talks about her role, with details of several forthcoming events, And X-Factor and Britain's Got Talent vocal coach, Annabel Williams, chats about singing: repertoire, technique, and her favourite singers. #CanDoMusic #GetPlaying Presented and produced by Patrick Johns. © Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org...
Jan 06, 2022•36 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 48, composer, arranger, conductor and teacher Ralph Allwood chats about Christmas carols, getting started with composition, and creativity; and MTA President, Don Gillthorpe looks back at 2021, and forward to 2022. Presented and produced by Patrick Johns. © Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org
Dec 16, 2021•24 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 47, Gemma Scotcher from Education Support explains the range of support provided to teachers who are suffering from poor mental health, including a 24/7 telephone counselling service; In an extract from a recent MTA webinar, Senior HMI and Music Lead for Ofsted, Mark Phillips talks about the National Curriculum, and how it should be interpreted; And SEND specialist, Kelly-Jo Foster-Peters talks about students with additional needs, music within specialist schools, and...
Dec 01, 2021•35 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Send us Fan Mail In episode 46, Patrick welcomes Senior HMI and Music Lead for Ofsted, Mark Phillips back to the podcast to discuss Deep Dives: what Ofsted inspectors are looking for, what they’re NOT looking for, how to demonstrate progress, and much more; Plus an extract from Sally Beamish ’s recent Hibbins Series webinar with Steven Berryman; And Chris Fish introduces the excellent provider of composition CPD, Passing Notes. Presented and produced by Patrick Johns #CanDoMusic #GetPlaying © Mu...
Nov 18, 2021•33 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, lead teacher Bhamika Bhudia discusses four teaching trends that she thinks should be abandoned in the classroom, including demonstrating progress, and frequent marking. And Senior HMI and Music Lead for Ofsted, Mark Phillips returns to the podcast to discuss assessment in music education: what's valuable, what's not; the dangers of over-assessing; and a new approach to Assessment for Learning. Presented and Produced by Patrick Johns © Music Teachers' Association...
Nov 03, 2021•38 min•Season 4Ep. 5
