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.
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.136 - MTA CONFERENCE incl. Sir John Rutter, Liz Dunbar, Simon Toyne
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2026 MTA CONFERENCE SPECIAL
In Episode 136, Patrick visits the 2026 MTA Conference, held at Warwick Schools Foundation, in Leamington Spa.
He chats to Sir John Rutter about John’s own musical education, the power of singing, the compositional process, and what happens to the fragments of his music that don’t get published (30:40).
Liz Dunbar and Simon Toyne chat about their CPD session, ‘Curriculum Thinking and Curriculum Planning – A Conversation’ (5:35).
Plus, Patrick chats to various exhibitors at the Trade Fair, including Justin Wagstaff from The Sound Post (1:22), Yvette Cooper from Sparkyard (Out of the Ark) (21:33), and Thomas Reng Thomsen from Speed Admin (26:18).
Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.
Sir John Rutter: www.instagram.com/johnrutter.composer
Liz Dunbar: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/liz-dunbar-4a30702bb
Simon Toyne: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-toyne/
The Sound Post: www.thesoundpost.co.uk
Sparkyard: www.sparkyard.com
Speed Admin: www.speedadmin.com
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