One of the highlights of remote learning for me has been discovering (sometimes by necessity) all of the amazing music technology...

If you are lucky enough to be back in the classroom after a prolonged absence (ie. covid lockdowns) then you may be noticing a decrease...

Following on from my recent posts about metre, today I'd like to talk about simple and compound time and how to teach the difference...

Last week, I wrote about preparing, presenting and practising the concept of 2 metre Today, I'd like to share with you some of my...

Let's talk about metre. Metre is the feeling of strong & weak beats that groups our music into sections called bars. It can sometimes...

A few of my classes are currently practising ti-tika and so I thought - what with the wave of popularity that Sea Shanties are currently...

The wonderful John Feierabend has a series of DVDs called Move It! which - if you haven't already heard of them - you should definitely...

One of my favourite clips from the wonderful Monty Python is the "Ministry of Silly Walks". It is just delightfully absurd and even after...

Under the current COVID-19 global pandemic, many music teachers have found themselves facing situations unlike anything they've ever...

Move Mi Music is the brainchild of the Kodaly Institute in Hungary in partnership with AutSoft Ltd and was released in 2019. It is an...

This week's online find (thanks to a facebook group of music teachers I'm part of) has been this wonderful online xylophone through...

"The Musical Life Of Gustav Mole" is an incredibly sweet picture story book by Kathryn Meyrick which follows the life of Gustav Mole...

If you had told me at the start of the year what changes the teaching profession would go through over the next six months, I would have...

As part of my series on short and easy songs that you can share with your students for remote learning, here are a few favourites of mine...

If, like me, you're faced with the challenges of adjusting to remote learning, you may be seeking some resources to help your students...

As part of my video series to build resources for teachers and students who are delving into remote learning, here are some great...

As part of my video series to help teachers adapt to remote teaching, here are a few more clips that you can feel free to share with your...

At the recent "Back To School Day" I had the pleasure of attending a session run by the wonderful Kate Tyson (nee Thompson) and one of...

If, like me, you have been facing the issue of school closures due to COVID-19 and the transition to digital learning for your students,...

I recently had the pleasure of attending the Back To School joint workshop hosted by VOSA (Victorian Orff Schulwerk Association) and...