Teaching Primary Music with Confidence - for ECTs, TAs and teachers wanting to upskill in musical knowledge

A practical day for ECTs, TAs and teachers wanting to upskill in musical knowledge. Designed to demystify the musical knowledge and skills required to meet the National Curriculum. Jam-packed with top tips on how to manage whole class music that will leave you brimming with confidence!

This training session will offer practical tips and advice to overcome some of the barriers teachers may face when teaching classroom music lessons. Classroom tuned and untuned instruments will be explored to gain familiarity and confidence. The morning will have a strong practical focus on understanding the inter-related dimensions of music and how these can be translated into meaningful classroom work. We will share how to apply adaptive teaching strategies to ensure both support and challenge are catered for. In the afternoon we will spend some time understanding notation and how it is introduced to each year group. We will cover simple singing strategies including effective warm ups and ways into part singing. Finally we will focus on developing Listening skills in an active and progressive way.

This training is suitable for ECTs, TAs and Teachers who want to upskill their musical understanding and confidence.

Venue: NSPCC - 3 Gilmour Cl, Leicester LE4 1EZ

Cost: £100 per attendee or £150 for 2 people attending from the same school (or MAT for schools with less than 120 pupils)