Get Set! Piano authors Karen Marshall and Heather Hammond are delighted to provide teachers with some additional free items to enjoy at the start of term, available on the Collins Get Set! Piano free resources page. They include: A new ‘scale festival’ record sheet (do also download the free… Read More

Make the lesson personal in some way. This can be something as simple as working at the rhythm of the child’s name or including their name in a piece - like in Get Set! tutor 1 - Bounce High, Bounce Low where the child’s name is included. This can make them feel special, it’s personal to them. Read More

Click here for a pack of eight paper resources for Key Stage 1 music activities that comply with government guidelines for safe lessons (NB. at the time of writing* – September 9th, 2020): [mks_button size=”medium” title=”Access free Key Stage 1 music activities” style=”rounded” url=”https://collins.co.uk/pages/primary-primary-music-get-set-piano-free-samples” target=”_blank” bg_color=”#BCD514″ txt_color=”#FFFFFF” icon=”” icon_type=”” nofollow=”0″]… Read More

Thank you to Get Set! Piano author Karen Marshall for the below guest post. Teaching music through rhymes One of the most successful ways to teach rhythm is through rhyme and if the rhyme has silly words – even better. How often is a tricky rhythm corrected once words… Read More

Karen Marshall, co-author of the Get Set! Piano series and How to Teach Instrumental and Singing Lessons – 100 Inspiring Ideas, shares her advice for encouraging children to teach themselves daily through musical games in the playground.  Spreading a musical virus Every Wednesday I work at a Primary school – teaching… Read More