Music Teacher – May 2015

English | 64 pages | True PDF | 15,1 MB
As the general election hoves into view, MT pulls together highlights from each of the major parties’ manifestos to aid your decision-making; examining the Hallé Orchestra’s Come and Play programme which sees the orchestra perform to 18,000 schoolchildren every year; and Christopher Mabley concludes his examination of the Bach chorale, outlining an approach to engage students in a more active and musical compositional process. For this issue’s technology focus, we take a look at apps to expand your students understanding of classical music’s great works; how software can help run your music department; and Sandringham School’s head of music, Amy Stothard, shares her experience of asking students to bring their own devices into the classroom. Plus, Warrington music shop that became an international music education supplier; Michael Round considers some notation pitfalls when teaching composition; report from 2015’s Music Education Expo; and our unofficial guide to your end-of-term grades.