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James B Partridge
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A weekly assembly with James B Partridge (or Mr Partridge to the naughty Year 6s on the back benches!) where we take a deep dive into the songs and stories from your school days. Each week, the assembly will start with a catch-up session, a Q&A with listener questions (anything goes!) and we will of course finish with a group singalong and deep dive into your favourite songs from school.  Make sure you're sat up straight and get ready to sing every Wednesday with Notes from School with James B Partridge.~~~ Follow me on socials at: Instagram: http://instagram.com/jamesbpartridge TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@jamesbpartridge Email me: notesfromschoolpodcast@gmail.com YouTube: http://youtube.com/jamesbpartridge ~~~ I am on tour all year, across the UK and you can book your tickets at: https://jamesbpartridge.com/

  1. JUL 30

    Ep 26: The Endless Harmony of The King's Singers with Chris Bruerton and Julian Gregory

    The school term has ended and in fitting fashion, this will be the final episode of this season of Notes from School. I'm absolutely thrilled to be joined by two members of the legendary vocal group The King’s Singers. I have loved listening to this group since I was a teenager and it's honestly fascinating to hear all about life in the group. I speak to Chris Bruerton and Jules Gregory all about their journeys into the group all the way through to how important singing is for physical and mental health. The musical harmony is literally supported by the emotional harmony between the six singers. Make sure you listen to the end for the quick fire round of questions. Chris and Jules reveal their favourite countries to perform in, ultimate show closers and their favourite tour snacks! As well as all this, we chat talk about: 👔 Life inside one of the world’s most prestigious a cappella ensembles 🏫 How school music shaped their journeys 🎼 Balancing tradition and innovation in their unique sound 🧠 Music, wellbeing, and mental health on the road 🎵 Why singing still matters—especially in schools today 📣 Find out more about The King’s Singers: https://www.kingssingers.com https://www.instagram.com/kingssingers/ https://www.facebook.com/kingssingers #TheKingsSingers #NotesFromSchool #PrimarySchoolBangers #MusicEducation #SingingInSchools Send us a text ~~~ I am on tour all year, across the UK and you can book your tickets at: https://jamesbpartridge.com/ ~~~ Follow me on socials at: Instagram: http://instagram.com/jamesbpartridge Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JamesBPartridgeOfficial/ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@jamesbpartridge YouTube: http://youtube.com/jamesbpartridge Send me a message: notesfromschoolpodcast@gmail.com ~~~ Find the podcast on all streaming services and leave a review if you've enjoyed it! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Ta8ch0BjnuV6GDgGv7BN2?si=5270e69bbb9a431e Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/notes-from-school/id1790674992 Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/054bf11f-a134-42c7-9114-f1398cc3fbe8/notes-from-school

    1h 5m

  2. JUL 23

    Ep 25: Help Me! I’m a Teacher at the End of Term with Mr Firth

    Fingers on lips! The digital school assembly of Notes from School this week invites in the internet’s favourite Year 2 teacher and creator of the  podcast Help Me! I’m a Teacher!: the brilliant Mr Firth. On a very hot school night, I gave Mr Firth a Zoom call which hopefully didn’t trigger too many traumatic memories from the dark days of the online teaching during lockdown. During our nearly hour-long chat we talk about surviving the end of term with humour intact, juggling classroom chaos with content creation and getting the correct rhythm of a classic school assembly banger! Expect laughs, honesty, and a heartfelt chat about life on the front line of primary teaching in 2025. Whether you’re a teacher, ex-teacher, or just someone who wants to know how you can balance being a full time Year 2 teacher and a social media sensation, this is a must listen! Follow Mr Firth online here: 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mister_firth/ 🔗 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mister_firth ❎ X/Twitter: https://x.com/mister_firth If you have enjoyed the episode please feel free to leave a comment or review. All questions and/or requests can be sent to notesfromschoolpodcast@gmail.com. Send us a text ~~~ I am on tour all year, across the UK and you can book your tickets at: https://jamesbpartridge.com/ ~~~ Follow me on socials at: Instagram: http://instagram.com/jamesbpartridge Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JamesBPartridgeOfficial/ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@jamesbpartridge YouTube: http://youtube.com/jamesbpartridge Send me a message: notesfromschoolpodcast@gmail.com ~~~ Find the podcast on all streaming services and leave a review if you've enjoyed it! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Ta8ch0BjnuV6GDgGv7BN2?si=5270e69bbb9a431e Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/notes-from-school/id1790674992 Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/054bf11f-a134-42c7-9114-f1398cc3fbe8/notes-from-school

    53 min

  3. JUL 16

    Ep 24: Redefining the Recorder with Sarah Jeffery (Team Recorder)

    In this episode of Notes from School, I meet the fantastic Sarah Jeffery. She is a professional recorder player, professor at Royal College of Music and the creator behind the wildly popular YouTube channel Team Recorder. From when I started this podcast, I really wanted to do an episode about the iconic primary school instrument and how it does in fact have a fascinating life beyond those early school days! During our chat we discuss:  👉 How Sarah is changing the way the world sees (and hears!) the recorder  👉 Life as a professional musician and content creator  👉 School music memories, recorder myths, and moments of pure musical joy  👉 Her favourite videos, behind-the-scenes chaos, and advice for aspiring players Whether you can crack out a masterful rendition of Three Blind Mice or just simply curious about the recorder, Sarah gives us an inspiring look at one of music’s most misunderstood instruments. Follow Sarah online here: 🔗 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Team_Recorder 🌐 Website: https://www.sarahjeffery.com 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/team_recorder/ 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SarahTeamRecorder/ If you have enjoyed the episode please feel free to leave a comment or review. All questions and/or requests can be sent to notesfromschoolpodcast@gmail.com. Send us a text ~~~ I am on tour all year, across the UK and you can book your tickets at: https://jamesbpartridge.com/ ~~~ Follow me on socials at: Instagram: http://instagram.com/jamesbpartridge Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JamesBPartridgeOfficial/ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@jamesbpartridge YouTube: http://youtube.com/jamesbpartridge Send me a message: notesfromschoolpodcast@gmail.com ~~~ Find the podcast on all streaming services and leave a review if you've enjoyed it! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Ta8ch0BjnuV6GDgGv7BN2?si=5270e69bbb9a431e Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/notes-from-school/id1790674992 Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/054bf11f-a134-42c7-9114-f1398cc3fbe8/notes-from-school

    47 min

  4. JUL 9

    Ep 23: Post-Glasto catch-up with Dan Partridge

    After a week’s recovery, Notes from School is back with the return of Dan Partridge to catch up on the madness of the Glastonbury experience! If you’re missing the festival then hopefully you’ll enjoy this catch-up. If you’re sick of hearing about it then this will be the last you hear me chat about it 🤣  If you have enjoyed the episode please feel free to leave a comment or review. All questions and/or requests can be sent to notesfromschoolpodcast@gmail.com. Follow Dan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danpartridge_/ See him on tour: https://kinkybootstour.com/ Send us a text ~~~ I am on tour all year, across the UK and you can book your tickets at: https://jamesbpartridge.com/ ~~~ Follow me on socials at: Instagram: http://instagram.com/jamesbpartridge Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JamesBPartridgeOfficial/ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@jamesbpartridge YouTube: http://youtube.com/jamesbpartridge Send me a message: notesfromschoolpodcast@gmail.com ~~~ Find the podcast on all streaming services and leave a review if you've enjoyed it! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Ta8ch0BjnuV6GDgGv7BN2?si=5270e69bbb9a431e Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/notes-from-school/id1790674992 Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/054bf11f-a134-42c7-9114-f1398cc3fbe8/notes-from-school

    37 min

  5. JUN 24

    Ep 22: Glastonbury hype and chat with Dan Partridge

    This week I have invited my brother, and musical theatre star, Dan Partridge onto the Notes from School podcast. We chat about everything Glastonbury Festival, from our favourite acts and areas to the experience of performing there in 2024. I try not to make Dan to sad as he is on tour this summer and can’t make the festival… Apologies also for the lack of episode last week. I recorded a whole special episode tribute to Brian Wilson passing and the Beach Boys but I dropped my hard drive and lost all the files! Maybe I will do it again at some point. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this and if you’re going to the festival…see you on the farm! If you have enjoyed the episode please feel free to leave a comment or review. All questions and/or requests can be sent to notesfromschoolpodcast@gmail.com. Follow Dan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danpartridge_/ See him on tour: https://kinkybootstour.com/ Send us a text ~~~ I am on tour all year, across the UK and you can book your tickets at: https://jamesbpartridge.com/ ~~~ Follow me on socials at: Instagram: http://instagram.com/jamesbpartridge Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JamesBPartridgeOfficial/ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@jamesbpartridge YouTube: http://youtube.com/jamesbpartridge Send me a message: notesfromschoolpodcast@gmail.com ~~~ Find the podcast on all streaming services and leave a review if you've enjoyed it! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Ta8ch0BjnuV6GDgGv7BN2?si=5270e69bbb9a431e Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/notes-from-school/id1790674992 Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/054bf11f-a134-42c7-9114-f1398cc3fbe8/notes-from-school

    40 min

  6. JUN 11

    Ep 21: The Disturbing History of Nursery Rhymes

    What do "Ring a Ring o’ Roses" and "Three Blind Mice" have in common? They're MUCH darker than you remember. In this episode of Notes from School, I take a look at the surprising (and occasionally horrifying) history behind classic nursery rhymes. Expect plague, beheadings, and wool-based tax policy, the perfect themes to get kids singing! If you have enjoyed the episode please feel free to leave a comment or review. Timestamps below if you want to skip to any bit in particular. All questions and/or requests can be sent to notesfromschoolpodcast@gmail.com.  Timestamps:  0:00: Introduction to the episode 1:36: Weekly Catch up 6:44: Nostalgic memory on the emails  10:12: My nursery rhymes book collection 13:54: RING A RING O' ROSES  16:56: MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY  18:36: THREE BLIND MICE  20:24: BAA, BAA, BLACK SHEEP  23:28: HUMPTY DUMPTY  24:40: JACK AND JILL  26:46: ORANGES AND LEMONS 28:51: GOOSEY GOOSEY GANDER  32:48: ROCK-A-BYE BABY  33:50: LONDON BRIDGE IS FALLING DOWN  31:10: Round up and goodbyes Send us a text ~~~ I am on tour all year, across the UK and you can book your tickets at: https://jamesbpartridge.com/ ~~~ Follow me on socials at: Instagram: http://instagram.com/jamesbpartridge Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JamesBPartridgeOfficial/ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@jamesbpartridge YouTube: http://youtube.com/jamesbpartridge Send me a message: notesfromschoolpodcast@gmail.com ~~~ Find the podcast on all streaming services and leave a review if you've enjoyed it! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Ta8ch0BjnuV6GDgGv7BN2?si=5270e69bbb9a431e Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/notes-from-school/id1790674992 Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/054bf11f-a134-42c7-9114-f1398cc3fbe8/notes-from-school

    40 min

  7. JUN 4

    Ep 20: Mega Song Request and Q&A special!

    We’ve hit the 20th episode milestone! To celebrate, this week is a bumper crop of song requests, as well as a short Q&A section. If you have any song requests for future episodes or suggestions for topics to cover then feel free to comment or write in. Hope you enjoy the songs today! If you have enjoyed the episode please feel free to leave a comment or review. Timestamps below if you want to skip to any bit in particular. All questions and/or requests can be sent to notesfromschoolpodcast@gmail.com. Timestamps: 0:00: Introduction to the episode 1:38: Weekly Catch up 3:08: Glastonbury times and show news 6:36: Lord of the Rings messages and comments 11:55: Songs for anxious adults message 13:48: Q&A - Are Panda Pops “woke”? 16:13: Q&A - How is the book project going? 17:10: Q&A - Favourite tour venue? 18:17: Mega song request special 19:15: O Jesus I have promised 20:16: Water of Life 21:46: You Raise Me Up 23:05: BINGO 24:20: The Bell of Creation 25:05: Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs 27:05: He Who Would Valiant Be 27:55: The School Rules Song 28:46: Football Crazy 29:59: Jimmy Eat World - The Middle 31:10: Round up and goodbyes Send us a text ~~~ I am on tour all year, across the UK and you can book your tickets at: https://jamesbpartridge.com/ ~~~ Follow me on socials at: Instagram: http://instagram.com/jamesbpartridge Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JamesBPartridgeOfficial/ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@jamesbpartridge YouTube: http://youtube.com/jamesbpartridge Send me a message: notesfromschoolpodcast@gmail.com ~~~ Find the podcast on all streaming services and leave a review if you've enjoyed it! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Ta8ch0BjnuV6GDgGv7BN2?si=5270e69bbb9a431e Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/notes-from-school/id1790674992 Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/054bf11f-a134-42c7-9114-f1398cc3fbe8/notes-from-school

    33 min

  8. MAY 28

    Ep 19: Tolkien’s Forgotten Song Cycle, “The Road Goes Ever On”.

    What do Hobbits hum and Elves sing? Join me for this week’s assembly as Tolkien’s poetry meets Donald Swann’s piano in a musical walk through Middle-Earth. In this week’s episode of Notes from School, I explore “The Road Goes Ever On”, the enchanting song cycle that sets Tolkien’s poetry to music. Forget the classic LOTR soundtrack briefly and discover how Tolkien would have actually HEARD these songs. I’ll sing you some of each tune from the song cycle and you’ll hear how Donald Swann gave voice to the songs of the Shire, Lothlórien, and beyond.  If you have enjoyed the episode please feel free to leave a comment or review. Timestamps below if you want to skip to any bit in particular. All questions and/or requests can be sent to notesfromschoolpodcast@gmail.com. Send us a text ~~~ I am on tour all year, across the UK and you can book your tickets at: https://jamesbpartridge.com/ ~~~ Follow me on socials at: Instagram: http://instagram.com/jamesbpartridge Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JamesBPartridgeOfficial/ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@jamesbpartridge YouTube: http://youtube.com/jamesbpartridge Send me a message: notesfromschoolpodcast@gmail.com ~~~ Find the podcast on all streaming services and leave a review if you've enjoyed it! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Ta8ch0BjnuV6GDgGv7BN2?si=5270e69bbb9a431e Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/notes-from-school/id1790674992 Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/054bf11f-a134-42c7-9114-f1398cc3fbe8/notes-from-school

    38 min
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A weekly assembly with James B Partridge (or Mr Partridge to the naughty Year 6s on the back benches!) where we take a deep dive into the songs and stories from your school days. Each week, the assembly will start with a catch-up session, a Q&A with listener questions (anything goes!) and we will of course finish with a group singalong and deep dive into your favourite songs from school.  Make sure you're sat up straight and get ready to sing every Wednesday with Notes from School with James B Partridge.~~~ Follow me on socials at: Instagram: http://instagram.com/jamesbpartridge TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@jamesbpartridge Email me: notesfromschoolpodcast@gmail.com YouTube: http://youtube.com/jamesbpartridge ~~~ I am on tour all year, across the UK and you can book your tickets at: https://jamesbpartridge.com/

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    James B Partridge
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