In Episode 98, Patrick chats to the Chair of the Women and Equalities Committee, Caroline Nokes MP, about their recent report, Misogyny in Music, looking at ways that misogyny can appear amongst school-age musicians, and its wider implications.

Oli Rose, Director of Global Development for the Lang Lang Foundation, introduces their Keys of Inspiration scheme, providing whole suites of free pianos and resources to disadvantaged schools.

And composer Dr James Olsen, from the Society for Music Analysis, discusses music analysis, notation, what 'musical literacy' means, and introduces the Society's forthcoming summit in July.

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.

• Misogyny in Music Report: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5804/cmselect/cmwomeq/129/report.html
• Lang Lang Foundation: https://www.langlangfoundation.org/programs/keys-of-inspiration/
• Society for Music Analysis: https://www.sma.ac.uk
• MTA Conference: https://www.musicteachers.org/conference/

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In Episode 97, Patrick meets Mike Simpson from Inspire Works, to talk about their Drumbeatable programme, using group drumming to help young people overcome mental health challenges, and how the power of group music has been scientifically proven to help.

Trumpeter Kay Charlton chats about improvisation in lessons, whole class instrumental tuition, and her excellent new resource, Dinosaur Stomp, published by Warwick Music.

And trombonist and teacher Nathaniel Dye chats about his recent award, about remaining in the classroom despite significant health challenges, running the London Marathon whilst playing the trombone, how to keep students in ensembles, and the crucial transition from Year 6 to Year 7.

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.

https://www.inspire-works.co.uk/school-health
http://kaycharlton.co.uk
https://bowelcancerbucketlist.com

#CanDoMusic #GetPlaying #SaveOurSubjects

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In Episode 96, Patrick chats to composer David A Stowell about recent his Music & Drama Expo talk, ‘Music Composition: Tips and Tricks for those Extra Marks’, discussing the process of composition in schools.

Abi Marrison (Music Mark) and Colin Stuart (ISM) talk about Can Do Music, a joint campaign with the ISM, Music Mark and the MTA, with its huge numbers of resources.

And David Mason from Viscount Organs introduces the business, and chats about the recent development of technology in organs, and the ranges available for schools.

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.

https://www.dastowellmusic.com/
https://candomusic.org
https://viscountorgans.net/

#CanDoMusic #GetPlaying #SaveOurSubjects

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**2024 MUSIC & DRAMA EXPO SPECIAL**

Patrick reports from the 2024 Music & Drama Expo, chatting to  exhibitors Take It Away, and Darbar Academy.
 
Plus, interviews with two of the Expo's presenters:

• Deirdre Waller-Box from Brass Bands England, talking about her seminar 'Performance ready in one session'
• Tim Bennett-Hart, CEO of RSL Awards, discussing 'AI: the challenges and opportunities in assessment'

And Patrick at the Music & Drama Awards, Patrick finds out about the work of  Lifetime Achievement Award winner Sally Daunt; and goes backstage to meet the Awards' presenter, actor and author Cerrie Burnell.

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.

Expo: https://www.musicanddramaeducationexpo.co.uk
Take It Away: https://takeitaway.org.uk
Brass Bands England: https://www.bbe.org.uk
Darbar Academy: https://www.darbar.org/academy
RSL: https://www.rslawards.com
Awards Winners: http://tinyurl.com/MDEd2024
Sally Daunt: https://twitter.com/sallydaunt
Cerrie Burnell: https://cerrieburnell.co.uk

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In Episode 94, Patrick meets Liz Stafford, to chat about some of the big issues in Music Education today, and the forthcoming Music Education Solutions Conference.

Gill Davies announces the MTA’s own Annual Conference to be held in May, including details of the trade fair, CPD, Key Note speakers, and how to get tickets.

And Lesley Tyler previews her Music and Drama Education Expo seminar “A thematic enquiry curriculum for KS3”, discussing innovative ways to link all Key Stage 3 subjects in schools with a common theme.

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.

https://musiceducationsolutions.co.uk
https://www.musicteachers.org/conference
https://www.musicanddramaeducationexpo.co.uk

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In Episode 93, Patrick meets Sarah McWatt from Amp (formerly NYMAZ), and Vic Holmes from Note Weavers, to discuss the work they do for primary music in the North of England, and find out about their forthcoming Early Years Music Conference, focussing on inclusivity.

And Vanessa Wilson-Best explores “exclusivity at GCSE”, focussing on technology as the great leveller.

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.

tinyurl.com/AmpNoteWeavers
https://www.nymaz.org.uk
https://www.noteweavers.org
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nymaz-and-note-weavers-early-years-conference-tickets-753894056417?aff=oddtdtcreator

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In Episode 92, Patrick chats to Francesca Christmas and Toby Davies from Trinity College London about their Awards and Certificates in Musical Development, Digital Theory Exams, AI, and more;

David Gray talks about his primary curriculum, his online resources, training for primary music specialists, and makes the case for ukuleles;

And Dr Robin Harrison, director of Maestro Online, introduces their masterclasses, practicing resources, and the new Pop Piano grades.

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.

https://www.trinitycollege.com
https://www.youtube.com/musicwithmrgray
https://www.the-maestro-online.com

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In the first episode of 2024, Patrick chats to Janet Fischer about the excellent work done by Live Music Now, bringing music to those without previous access.

Dr Anna Mariguddi discusses her recent research into informal music learning in primary schools.

And Keith Sykes from Lewisham Music chats about their award-winning project connecting music and young people’s mental health, Front Line Young Minds.

Presented and produced any Patrick Johns.

http://www.livemusicnow.org.uk

https://research.edgehill.ac.uk/en/publications/exploring-the-potential-of-informal-music-learning-in-a-perceived

https://lewishammusic.org/impact/front-line-young-minds/

https://vimeo.com/user185753531

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In the last episode of 2023, Patrick meets Zac Moxon, Winner of the 2023 Outstanding New Teacher of the Year at the Pearson National Teaching Awards. They chat about his department at Chiswick School, the curriculum, and the secret to putting on over 50 concerts per year!

Plus, organist, composer and Director of Music at Selwyn College, Cambridge, Sarah MacDonald, discusses Christmas carols: composing, arranging, and writing descants, plus barriers faced by female composers, choral directors and organists.

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.

https://www.teachingawards.com/award-winner/zac-moxon/
https://encorepublications.com/Preview/MacDonaldCarolsofourtime.pdf

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In Episode 89, Patrick chats to Dr Kirsty Devaney about her research into barriers faced by female composers, including young people’s perception of what it means to be a composer.

And Mr Primary Music Education himself Jimmy Rotheram discusses all things primary, with guidance for non-specialist teachers, including dos and don’ts.

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.

https://kirstydevaney.com
https://tinyurl.com/AddressingGenderInequality
www.youngcomposersproject.com

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In Episode 88, Patrick meets Jason Poulston, the music teacher behind the fantastic resource Music Homework, which does exactly what it says on the tin!

Sophia Allen from Britten-Pears Arts introduces their newly-commissioned songs as part of Friday Afternoons, and the Big Sing!

And singer, author, educator and researcher Randye Jones discusses Spirituals: their origins, the use of difficult terminology, and dialect, and Spirituals' place in the Music Classroom.

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.

www.musichomework.co.uk
https://brittenpearsarts.org/friday-afternoons/themes/new-releases-2023
https://brittenpearsarts.org/take-part/schools/big-sing
https://spirituals-database.com
http://randyejones.com

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In Episode 87, Patrick chats to conductor Paul McCreesh about the next Gabrieli Roar project, and about singing and repertoire for young people.

James Manwaring previews the next Music Teacher Monday webinar, looking at teaching harmony at Key Stage 5.

And composer Paul Clark introduces the Clod Ensemble's massive composition resource, Ear Opener, designed to support teachers and students alike. He and Patrick discuss how to start a composition, and the power of arranging in the compositional process.

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns

https://www.gabrieli.com/roar/about-gabrieli-roar/
https://manwaringmusic.blog
https://earopener.co.uk
https://www.clodensemble.com

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In Episode 86, Patrick finds out what's in the new edition of the MTA's Ensemble magazine, with MTA president, Catherine Barker.

He chats to Joe Hastings, from the charity Music Minds Matter, set up to provide a free 24/7 counselling service for musicians and music teachers;

And Ali Bowen-Davies and Lincoln Abbotts from the ABRSM explain the process that leads to the development and creation of new syllabuses for instrumental and vocal exams.

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.

www.musicteachers.org/publications/ensemble/
www.musicmindsmatter.org.uk
www.abrsm.org

Music Minds Matter: 0808 802 8008

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In Episode 85, Patrick meets Dice Wood, author of the teaching blog Grab and Go Guides, and chats about how to say No to excess workload, how to reduce time spent marking homework, and the message that homework sends to students.

Laura Hailstone from Music Mark introduces their annual conference, being held in November.

And Paul Blaylock discusses his highly successful approach to the KS3 curriculum, offering tips and insights.

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.

https://grabandgoguides.blogspot.com
https://www.musicmark.org.uk/events/music-mark-annual-conference-2023/
https://twitter.com/Paul_Blaylock

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In Episode 84, Patrick chats to Alex Aitken about his enormous new resource, Mastering A Level Music, focussing on the Edexcel course.

Lauren Elliott from Music Monsters introduces the wonderful work they do with young musicians from the age of three upwards, using play to teach the piano and theory.

And film and TV composer  George Fenton looks at this year's GCSE Film Music Composition Briefs (from Eduqas and Edexcel). George also offers some insights to the art of film composition more generally, and gives some tips for aspiring film composers.

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.

https://masteringalevelmusic.co.uk
https://www.musicmonsters.co.uk
https://georgefenton.com

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In the first episode of the new academic year, Patrick chats to Rachel Shapey about her new book, co-authored with Nate Holder, Listen and Celebrate, written to help teachers to enrich and diversify music at Key Stage 3.

Leanne Sedin and Adam Saunders tell Patrick all about their new project, The Music Teachers' Choir, set up to get music teachers together to sing, every month.

And independent music consultant Dan Francis chats about the relationship between what's learnt in the music classroom, and what's learnt in instrumental/vocal lessons, and how the two can overlap more.

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.

https://www.icancompose.com/new-book-listen-celebrate-ks3-by-nathan-holder-and-rachel-shapey/

https://musicteacherschoir.com/

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In the final episode of the academic year, Patrick chats to Rob Reich-Storer about his music resource website, Rhythmstix, and to Katy Thomson about Ground:Ed, which offers workshops to help teachers and students harness their creativity, build awareness and self-confidence.

Finally, Patrick signs off the year by chatting to MTA President Catherine Barker, about the 2022-23 academic year, current issues in music education, and what's in store from the MTA for 2023-24.

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.

#CanDoMusic #GetPlaying #SaveOurSubjects

https://www.rhythmstix.co.uk/
https://discovergrounded.com/

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In Episode 82, Patrick talks to Niels Bastrup and Hans Jakobsen from aural training app Ear Master, about a new feature designed to help students with the aural tests in ABRSM exams and beyond;

Mark Aitchison shares his planning for the next academic year, taken from a recent MTA ECT webinar;

And Dr Rebecca Berkley, Associate Professor in Music Education, at the Institute of Education, at the University of Reading, discusses music training for primary school teachers, looking at specific problems and possible solutions, including training courses.

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.

#CanDoMusic #GetPlaying #SaveOurSubjects

https://www.earmaster.com/shop/product/abrsm-aural-trainer.html

https://www.abcd.org.uk/training/abcd-courses

https://singforpleasure.org.uk/product/summer-school-2023/

https://www.kodaly.org.uk/training-courses

https://www.nycos.co.uk/learn/kodaly-summer-school/

https://www.voices.org.uk/resources

https://www.singup.org/training

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In episode 80, Patrick finds out about the Why Music Festival, curated by Nate Holder - a one-day online festival on 4th July 2023, aimed at pupils, and featuring a wide variety of speaker. (Link below.)

Olivia Sparkhall tells Patrick all about her new book, “A Young Person's Guide to Vocal Health”, and talks about the importance of vocal health for young people, including the effects of bad habits. (Link below.)

And Christopher Stevens HMI, subject lead for Music at Ofsted, joins Patrick to answer a few questions about what Ofsted are looking for on inspections, and to discuss the purpose of assessment in music education.

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.


#CanDoMusic #GetPlaying #SaveOurSubjects

Why Music Festival: https://lnkd.in/ecYEvnpd

Young Persons's Guide to Vocal Health: https://oliviasparkhall.wixsite.com/sparkhallo/a-young-persons-guide

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In Episode 79, Patrick chats to pianist and composer Melanie Spanswick about her graded anthology of piano books, Women Composers, exclusively featuring music by female composers.

From the 2023 RiME conference, Cynthia Stephens-Himonides (Kingston University) and Meggie Young (Ohio State University) discuss their research into music teachers' self-identity when it comes to the use of technology in the classroom, both in the UK and the USA.

And Jazz pianist and educator Darius Brubeck offers some insights into teaching Jazz, improvisation, and Jazz composition.

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.

#CanDoMusic #GetPlaying #SaveOurSubjects 

https://melaniespanswick.com

https://www.dariusbrubeck.com

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MTA CONFERENCE SPECIAL

In Episode 78, Patrick reports from the 2023 MTA Conference, held in the Loughborough Schools Foundation.

Greg Coughlin discusses non-traditional routes to GCSE Music, Lisa Coley introduces the range of microphones available from Sontronics, Rebecca Arnold chats about her experiences at her first MTA Conference, and Charles Price explains how to demystify the composition process, especially at Key Stage 4.

Finally, outgoing president Don Gillthorpe reflects on the last two years, and incoming president Catherine Barker looks ahead to the future.

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns

Links:
www.sontronics.com

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In Episode 77, Patrick chats to Cynthia Stephens-Himonides and Maria Mendonça about incorporating Gamelan into curricula, particularly as a way of including disengaged young people.

Looking ahead to the 2023 MTA Conference,  sneak previews of two of the sessions, with Mark Wilderspin ('How to take student compositions from good to great') and Lucinda Geoghegan ('The Kodály Approach').

Plus, Naomi McCarthy from the ISM, discussing their new campaign Save Our Subjects, calling on the government to do three very important things.

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns

#CanDoMusic #GetPlaying #SaveOurSubjects

www.saveoursubjects.org

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In Episode 76, Patrick chats to Vanessa Wilson-Best about current matters in music education, and she gives an overview of the forthcoming Great Escape Festival’s Music Education Conference.

Composer-in-association with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Gavin Higgins, introduces the BBC’s Young Composer Competition.

And Dr Anthony Anderson explores his recent RiME presentation, looking at the ‘telescoping’ of KS3 curricula down from three years to two.

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.

https://greatescapefestival.com/conference/music-education-2023/

https://tinyurl.com/bbcyoungcomposercompetition23

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In Episode 75, Patrick chats to Amelia Parker, co-producer of BBC Radio 4’s “Rethinking Music” series on music education, about the making of the series.

Simon Toyne, Sophie Taylor-Denton and Caius Lee talk about the Rodolfus Foundation’s Choral Courses for young singers;

And Dr Anna Mariguddi gives a preview of her RiME presentation, looking at Prof. Lucy Green’s model of informal learning in the current music education landscape.

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns

#CanDoMusic #GetPlaying

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001jskc

https://rime-conference.org

https://easychair.org/smart-program/RIME2023/

https://www.therodolfusfoundation.org.uk/sing

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In episode 74, Patrick chats to Kwame Bakoji-Hume from African Activites, about West African Drumming, and misconceptions about the music; the Master of the King's Music Judith Weir CBE offers some compositional tips (with James Manwaring and Liz Dunbar, from  Music Teacher Mondays); and Mark Aitchison introduces his research project, looking at long-term changes to classroom practice following the pandemic.

Presented and produced by Patrick Johns

#CanDoMusic #GetPlaying


africanactivities.org.uk
www.judithweir.com
tinyurl.com/MarkAitchisonCovidResearch

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