How Technology Risks Silencing Music Education
Posted by the Music Guru
A screen-based music curriculum that replaces the role of the teacher, while offering access to many resources, also comes with potential drawbacks and dangers.
What Makes Hullabaloo! Primary Music Curriculum so easy to use?
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With more companies releasing online curricula than ever, it’s super important to find a curriculum that doesn’t just sound good but is also easy to use. Let’s break down what makes an online music curriculum user-friendly and enjoyable to teach!
What Makes a Great Primary School Music Scheme?
Posted by the Music Guru
Imagine a world with no music. It’s hard, isn’t it? No playlists, no live concerts, no MTV… the list is endless, not to mention depressing.
The Importance of Disciplinary Knowledge in Music Education
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Disciplinary knowledge forms the backbone of music teaching. Put simply, it provides pupils with the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of music in relation to the ‘what’. Disciplinary knowledge enables pupils to analyse, interpret, and create music effectively through a fundamental understanding of music theory, history, and performance techniques.
The Impact of Music on Children
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I recently got in touch with several past pupils of mine, who are now in their thirties. I taught them at primary school and asked them for their musical memories, to see if their reflections linked to any specific areas of development.
The Importance of Schema in a Primary Music Curriculum
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You may have come across the term ‘schema’ in the general domain of curriculum design. In a primary music curriculum, as in other subjects, schemas play a crucial role in facilitating learning and understanding in a planned, progressive way.
Embedded Instrumental Lessons
Posted by the Music Guru
Here at Hullabaloo, we have made sure that the elements of music (all the ingredients that go together to create a piece of music) are introduced and embedded thoroughly in Key Stage One. We champion the importance of both propositional knowledge (knowing ‘what’) and procedural knowledge (knowing ‘how’) in Hullabaloo, but we take it a step further. We carefully include opportunities to action procedural knowledge, resulting in authentic skill building.
THE MODEL MUSIC
CURRICULUM
POSTED BY THE MUSIC GURU
Well, in their own words when it was published, it is “the Government’s ambitious plan for all children to have access to an excellent music education… supporting all pupils in their musical progression from Year 1.” The late schools’ minister, Nick Gibbs’ brainchild, the 36-page MMC, was first published on 26th March 2021 as a non-statutory document. On the back of this, Ofsted confirmed that *“there will be no pre-requisite from inspectors that schools should adopt the Model Music Curriculum’.
