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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.

  1. ٢٨ يونيو

    Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.138 - David Gray, Geoff Pearce, Karen Marshall

    Send us Fan Mail In Episode 138, Patrick chats to David Gray (aka ‘Music with Mr Gray’) about The Big Strum, a new ukulele event to be held in July in Devon, in association with Octopus Ukuleles and Devon Music Hub (0:57). Geoff Pearce introduces Music Scholars, a new online resource with hundreds of lessons for KS3–KS5, plus composition tools, marksheets, and much more (9:54). And award-winning author, speaker, teacher and workshop leader, Karen Marshall talks about neurodiversity within music education, and her new book, ‘How to Teach Music – Music and Neurodiversity: A practical guide for teachers and parents’ (19:59). Presented and produced by Patrick Johns. Links:  Music with Mr Gray: https://www.youtube.com/musicwithmrgray Octopus Ukulele: https://octopusukulele.co.uk Devon Music Hub: https://www.musiceducationhub.org/site/ Music Scholars: https://music-scholars.com How to Teach Music – Music and Neurodiversity: A practical guide for teachers and parents: https://collins.co.uk/products/9780008756871 Dyslexia advice: https://musicteachers.co.uk/media/musicteachers_dyslexia_advice.pdf © Music Teachers' Association  www.musicteachers.org

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  2. ٥ يونيو

    Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.137 - Tessa Armstrong (Voices for Life), James Manwaring, Natalie Wild & Christopher Tarrant

    Send us Fan Mail In Episode 137, Patrick meets Tessa Armstrong, founder and director of Voices for Life, who provide free singing workshops and concerts for primary children, with a focus on well-being. MTA President James Manwaring updates listeners about A Choir in Every School, including the latest newsletter. And Natalie Wild and Christopher Tarrant chat about their latest book, The Composer’s Toolkit, in which students are guided through tried-and-tested compositional techniques and processes, dating back hundreds of years, and still very relevant to student composers in 2026.  Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.   https://voicesforlife.org.uk https://www.musicteachers.org/pages/acies https://www.fabermusic.com/shop/the-composers-toolkit-p479626   © Music Teachers' Association  www.musicteachers.org

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  3. ٢١ مايو

    Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.136 - MTA CONFERENCE incl. Sir John Rutter, Liz Dunbar, Simon Toyne

    Send us Fan Mail 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 © Music Teachers' Association  www.musicteachers.org

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  4. ٨ مايو

    Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.135 - MTA Conference preview - James McEvoy-Stevenson, Deirdre Waller-Box, James Stevenson

    Send us Fan Mail MTA CONFERENCE PREVIEW  In Episode 135, Patrick looks ahead to the 2026 MTA Conference, and meets two of the speakers leading CPD sessions.  James McEvoy-Stevenson gives an overview of his session, ‘GCSE Music: Planning for success’ (1:15), and music teacher and DJ James Stevenson makes the case for authentic dance music education, in his session ‘Don't call it EDM’ (29:18).  Plus, from Brass Bands England, Deirdre Waller-Box introduces the new Future Leaders’ Programme, helping educators to develop the skills and knowledge needed to direct brass ensembles (16:26). Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.   https://tinyurl.com/BBEFutureLeaders https://www.musicteachers.org/pages/conference © Music Teachers' Association  www.musicteachers.org

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  5. ١٧ أبريل

    Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.134 - Dafydd Williams, Anna van Veldhuisen & Issy McMichael (Kodály)

    Send us Fan Mail In Episode 134, Patrick meets Dafydd Williams, the Music Lead at Rushmore Primary School in Hackney, winner of the Outstanding School Music Department award at the recent Music and Drama Education Awards, to find out about the music-making at the school (0:46). Plus, Anna van Veldhuisen and Issy McMichael tell Patrick all about their use of the Kodály Method in the classroom, across different Key Stages, with outstanding results (18:36). Presented and produced by Patrick Johns. https://www.rushmore.hackney.sch.uk/Learning/Music-At-Rushmore/ https://www.musicteachers.org/pages/events https://www.instagram.com/doremisowhat?igsh=ZGR1aTR6eTRxYTd2 © Music Teachers' Association  www.musicteachers.org

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  6. ٢٠ مارس

    Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.133 - Tim Gray (Pitch Pals), Alex Aitken

    Send us Fan Mail In Episode 133, Tim Gray tells Patrick all about the new app 'Pitch Pals', designed to allow young children to practise their aural skills in a fun, game-based way (0:59). And Alex Aitken discusses A Level Music, with all its challenges: the importance of research as part of the composing process, the value of pastiche, why being Grade 8 Distinction does not guarantee you success at for A Level performance, and approaches to aural skills such as instrument recognition (16:51). Presented and produced by Patrick Johns. #CanDoMusic #GetPlaying #SaveOurSubjects    https://pitchpalsmusic.com https://alexaitken.co.uk/courses/ https://www.musicteachers.org/pages/events © Music Teachers' Association  www.musicteachers.org

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  7. ٢٧ فبراير

    Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.132 - Expo Special

    Send us Fan Mail 2026 MUSC & DRAMA EXPO SPECIAL In Episode 132, Patrick visits the 2026 Music & Drama Expo, to chat to leaders of CDP sessions, and chat to exhibitors about new Music Education products.  Sebastian Murgul from Klang.io introduces their software, that uses AI to transcribe audio to stave notation (0:48); Composer, author and educator Paul Harris discusses the importance of Rhythm, how it is too often taught ineffectively, and ways to rectify this (5:06);  The MTA’s Head of Operations and Growth, Caroline Robinson shares details of a new competition for primary school choirs, associated with A Choir in Every School (14:18); Violinist and educator Kit Massey discusses Music Theory, and how he’s introducing it to children via composing tasks in his book Music Theory for Kids (18:33); Kat Penn from Vox Fresh talks about her work running pop choirs for children, and the transformational effect on their mental health (26:10); Programme Manager of Jazz North, Helena Summerfield, talks about the importance of improvisation, and ways to introduce it to children (29:07). Presented and produced by Patrick Johns. #CanDoMusic #GetPlaying #SaveOurSubjects  https://klang.io https://www.paulharristeaching.co.uk https://www.musicteachers.org/pages/acies https://www.instagram.com/kit.massey https://www.halleonard.com/product/350402/music-theory-for-kids https://www.voxfresh.com https://hsqsax.org.uk/helena-summerfield/ https://www.jazznorth.org/jazz-camp-for-girls © Music Teachers' Association  www.musicteachers.org

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  8. ٦ فبراير

    Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.131 - James Manwaring (A Choir in Every School), Prof Derek Aviss, Tamzyn Marchev

    Send us Fan Mail In Episode 131, Patrick finds out more about the new campaign, ‘A Choir in Every School’, led by MTA president, James Manwaring (0:57). Professor Derek Aviss chats about his forthcoming webinar, ‘Transformational Teaching’, for instrumental and vocal teachers to come together to share those special moments in their practice (19:18). And CEO of youth music charity Kinetika Bloco, Tamzyn Marchev, introduces their work, ranging from steel bands and samba bands, to a new series of Key Stage 3 resources, covering Calypso, Afro Beat, Samba, Jazz, and London Jazz (30:18). Presented and produced by Patrick Johns. #CanDoMusic #GetPlaying #SaveOurSubjects    A Choir in Every School: https://manwaringmusic.blog/2026/01/18/a-choir-in-every-school/ Transformational Teaching: https://www.rsmgb.org/whats-on/transformational-teaching Kinetika Bloco: https://kinetikabloco.co.uk Changing Key Resources: https://kinetikabloco.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Changing-Key-Information-Document-2024.pdf © Music Teachers' Association  www.musicteachers.org

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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.

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