Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast
Teaching Notes, the Music Teachers' Association's podcast, covers all aspects of Music Education, both in the UK and beyond.
Interviews with Music Teachers sit alongside chats with industry professionals and education experts.
Plenty of CPD, discussion, and reports from conferences and Expos. A must-listen for every Music Teacher!
Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.
Podcasting since 2020 • 123 episodes
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast
Latest Episodes
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.123 - Kirsty Devaney & Ed McKeon, Alys Wilding, Elliot Broadbent-Jones & David Kirtlan (Albion Computers)
In Episode 123, Patrick chats to Dr Kirsty Devaney and Dr Ed McKeon about the project Time Loops, run by the Science Museum Group, using old music technology in new and innovative ways, with Key Stage 3 resources to bring i...
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Season 15
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Episode 5
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48:43
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.122 - Dr Elizabeth Stafford & Dan Francis, Ritula Shah, Buster Birch
In Episode 122, Patrick meets Dr Elizabeth Stafford and Dan Francis, to talk about their new book, 'The Secondary Music Leader's Handbook' (0:48).Classic FM presenter Ritula Shah introduces the Classic FM Music Teacher of the Year Awards...
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Season 15
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Episode 4
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48:26
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.121 - Leanna O'Brien (Soaring Scarves Academy), James Manwaring, Catherine Barker
In Episode 121, Patrick meets Leanna O’Brien, from the Soaring Scarves Academy in California, who teaches music using movement and scarves, to help students really internalise great works by Tchaikovsky and Grieg, amongst others (...
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Season 15
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Episode 3
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38:32
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.120 - MTA CONFERENCE incl. Dr Jim Frankel and Mark Armstrong
2025 MTA CONFERENCE SPECIALIn Episode 120, Patrick visits the 2025 MTA Conference, held at Trinity Academy, Bristol. He meets ABRSM Chief Examiner and Jazz trumpeter Mark Armstrong, to find out more about Mark’s CPD se...
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Season 15
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Episode 2
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36:19
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.119 - Liz Dunbar, Asha Bishop, Alexander L'Estrange
2025 MTA CONFERENCE PREVIEW In Episode 119, Patrick chats to Liz Dunbar and Asha Bishop about the crucial balancing of creativity and academic rigour at Key Stage 3 (1:08).And composer, arranger, singer, conductor and ...
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Season 15
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Episode 1
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41:09