Group Music Teaching in Practice

Group Music Teaching in Practice is an invaluable resource for all music leaders and teachers - both peripatetic and classroom - involved in delivering Wider Opportunities and group teaching programmes. Written by experienced educationalists Paul Harris and Leonora Davies and based on thorough research, it is packed full of practical strategies and advice to enable class teachers, instrumental teachers and music services to deliver an holistic primary music curriculum at Key Stage 2. Topics covered include: Setting up a whole-class programme; Key personnel roles; Involving parents, families and carers; Key instrument concepts; Differentiation; Evaluating pupils' work; Creating and refining your own lesson plans; Beyond first access and Transition. Also included: Lesson plan exemplars for wind/brass, strings/recorders/guitars, percussion and voices Enhanced CD comprising backing tracks and pdfs of lesson plans for easy printing/projections