Musician?s Union Practice Diary is a must-have practice diary for all instrumental and singing teachers based on Paul Harris? renowned Simultaneous Learning strategy (which develops musical insight by making connections between all aspects of musicianship). Diary pages for a teaching year feature Focus for the week What we did in the lesson and Practice connections boxes. In addition there are inspiring Practice Starter pages and Holiday projects ? plenty of fun and inspiring ideas to get students practicing the Paul Harris way! The Musicians? Union is the representative organisation for musicians working in every area of the progression. Thisdiary is one of a series of resources provided to assist members in their work.

Music activities made simple - 5-7 year-olds-Pick up and play! Whether you want to spend 10 minutes or two hours on music Kickstart Music 1 is a complete activity pack for 5-7 year-olds. Bursting with inspiring music ideas it has practical instructions for engaging lessons covering the entire subject.Whatever your resources or previous music teaching knowledge Kickstart Music 1 is a step-by-step no nonsense guide to confident effective music teaching. The book includes guidance and activities covering all musical elements such as rhythm composition listening playing and singing.Kickstart Music 1 can be used in a variety of ways andsuits holistic flexible teaching. It is a fantastic 'dip-in' resource that practitioners can open at any page and try but it is also a comprehensive scheme of work which can be covered from beginning to end over the course of time.

Performing Together-The Music Express Series provides a range of activities and ideas to aid the teaching of music helping to make it fun and factual! This unit Performing Together is the second of six in the Year 7 series and builds on the skills and experience developed in previous years. There are plenty of helpful suggestions and ideas for classroom activities homework and extensions of the course to suit individual timetables. Superbly planned user-friendly and inclusive this is a terrific method guide and resource for teachers. with diagrams symbols and graphics designed to be as easy and accessible as possible even for those with little music teachingexperience. This is a lively unit in which the whole class works together to prepare and perform a two-part song. Pupils learn to sing the song play the instrumental parts from notation or by ear and plan rehearse and perform as an ensemble. The activities encourage confidence imagination and interaction whilst also fully supporting the Music Curriculum. With a Book for all lessons and a CD and CD-Rom jammed packed to the brim with resources materials and inspiration this informative and enjoyable method will change the way you teach Music!