Music

How to teach flute technique – 3. Posture

25th Sep 2019

Teaching good posture from the beginning will reap benefits straight away in reducing tension in the head, neck, shoulders, arms and fingers. I always encourage my pupils to practise standing up if they can... Read More

How to teach flute technique – 2. Hand positions

25th Sep 2019

There are three key balancing points when holding the flute. Use the diagrams below to check your students' flute hand position is correct. Read More

How to teach flute technique – 1. Embouchure and breathing

25th Sep 2019

This blog series looks at some common challenges faced by flute teachers and breaks them down into simple steps to make teaching technique easy. Read More

Spreading a musical virus

16th Nov 2017

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

Secondary Sociology – Marxism, Education and Music!

18th Oct 2011

Using a music video to illustrate key concepts Penned as a critique of the rigid education system of the 1950s, I find that Pink Floyd’s 1979 hit “Another Brick in the Wall” (Part Two) serves as a useful illustration of Marxist concepts. You can see the music video on YouTube… Read More