Teaching Music

Arts in Education works with pupils and schools in MUSIC, DANCE and DRAMA. We have our specialist teams and work in partnership with other artists and professionals.

The Department for Children Schools and Families has published guidance about government aspirations for music and instrumental / vocal learning in schools.

To read this guidance 'Music Education and the Music Grant', please click on this text. (Please note that this is a pdf. file and will require Adobe Acrobat or similar to be accessed.)

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The advisory teacher for choirs and music in the curriculum team can provide:

Classroom curriculum support to promote effective teaching and learning by:

working alongside teachers in their classrooms to develop skills and confidence in music;
showing how to include all learners encompassing their differeing learning styles, abilities, cultures and interests;
promoting creativity, oracy, and cross-curricular approaches;
working with teachers to devise schemes of work;
updating and networking good practice.

Staff development through:

school workshops
tailor made packages
collaborative packages with other schools
central INSET
teacher networks

School based or local collaborative performance projects:

individual or massed primary choirs.
festivals of dance or drama often developed from classroom curriculum work that also includes singing

We can offer further curriculum support and resources for music in the Early Years, KS1, 2 & 3 through our partnership with "Leicestershire Music Publications and INSET" music consultancy which can be contacted through Arts in Education or direct through their website (www.LMPi.co.uk).

There is also support for instrumental music learning in your school

The music team of specialist musicians can provide:

instrumental music lessons in every orchestral and band instrument, guitar and keyboard, Indian musical instruments, steel pans and voice;
projects to support the wider opportunities pledge at KS2 that every child should have the change to learn a musical instrument or sing with a vocal specialist; (More information on KS2 Wider Opportunities Project and KS3 Wider Opportunities High School Wind Band Project)
performance opportunities in our central and area orchestras, bands, ensembles and choirs;
conductors for school bands, orchestras, choirs and music making groups;
demonstration/taster sessions in schools by individual or groups of musicians;
workshops to give young musicians in your area a chance to play or sing together.

Performance opportunities:

We offer young people a range of performance opportunities at venues like De Montfort Hall, Knighton Fields Centre, Loughborough Town Hall and local community colleges.

We offer school matinees and collaborate with other artists to introduce children to live music, dance and drama.

Arts in Education is a trading service of the LA and has to meet its costs. The Standards Fund for Music and support from the LA enables the service to keeps its costs down, but only represents around one fifth of the service's income.

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Teaching Music

The advisory teacher for choirs and music in the curriculum team can provide:

further information