Tag: A level Music

  • GCSE and A Level Music Entries Falling

    Music Teacher magazine today posted a news story regarding the falling entries for GCSE and A Level Music in the UK. Alarming? Perhaps, but there seems to be reasons why this might be the case that are out of the control of teachers. The story can be read here: http://www.rhinegold.co.uk/magazines/music_teacher/news/music_teacher_news_story.asp?id=1541 and comments from me are quoted within…

  • Composing Across the Spectrum

    -Below is the text of the article that appears in the current issue of EPTA’s Piano Professional- Nothing can be more satisfying in the early stages of a new composition with a pupil than exploring scores. For me, all composition should start with research; listening to similarly scored pieces, exploring a particular composer in depth…

  • ConTENT with CONtent?

    Result day looms. I’m sure I’m not alone as a teacher in preparing to receive the news of my pupils’ performance. Contemplating results day in turn leads to thoughts of the new term ahead and the various performances and the schemes of work I’ll be teaching. I genuinely enjoy looking back on the previous year…