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Free ‘safe’ music resources for Primary School Music Teachers (Key Stage 1) from My First Piano books by Karen Marshall

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

Spreading a musical virus

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

Teaching music through rhymes

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