Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast
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Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.133 - Tim Gray (Pitch Pals), Alex Aitken
20 Mar 2026
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Send us Fan MailIn Episode 133, Tim Gray tells Patrick all about the new app 'Pitch Pals', designed to allow young children to practise thei...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.132 - Expo Special
27 Feb 2026
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Send a text2026 MUSC & DRAMA EXPO SPECIALIn Episode 132, Patrick visits the 2026 Music & Drama Expo, to chat to leaders of CDP sessions, and c...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.131 - James Manwaring (A Choir in Every School), Prof Derek Aviss, Tamzyn Marchev
06 Feb 2026
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Send us a textIn Episode 131, Patrick finds out more about the new campaign, ‘A Choir in Every School’, led by MTA president, James Manwaring.Prof...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.130 - Mark Aitchison, Dr Carolyn Cooke, Dr Victoria Kinsella, Dr Elizabeth MacGregor, Dr Anthony Anderson
16 Jan 2026
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Send us a textIn Episode 130, Patrick chats to Mark Aitchison about his PhD, which focuses on Key Stage 3 music, and Mark asks for teachers’ assista...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.129 - Alan Cameron and Anu Omideyi
20 Dec 2025
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Send us a textIn Episode 129, Patrick chats to music educator, technological innovator and coach, Alan Cameron, about his long career, including setti...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.128 - James B Partridge, Amy Driscoll, ILĀ
28 Nov 2025
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Send us a textIn Episode 128, Patrick meets James B Partridge to talk about his shows, Primary School Bangers and The Big Christmas Assembly, which re...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.127 - Jane Mitchell (Aurora Orchestra), Simon Toyne
07 Nov 2025
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Send us a textIn Episode 127, Patrick chats to the Aurora Orchestra’s Creative Director, Jane Mitchell, about their free resources as part of Aurora...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.126 - Mark Aitchison, Dan Ludford-Thomas
17 Oct 2025
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Send us a textIn Episode 126, Patrick chats to Mark Aitchison about Year 8 Music, with potential pitfalls and suggestions, incorporating research from...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.125 - Quentin Walston, Caroline Robinson, Dr Delphine Mordey
26 Sep 2025
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Send us a textIn Episode 125, Patrick meets Jazz pianist, educator, author and Instagram sensation Quentin Walston, to discuss accessible ways into Ja...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.124 - Ed Watkins, Laura Bendy, Julian Whittaker, RuthAnne
05 Sep 2025
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Send us a textIn Episode 124, Patrick chats to Ed Watkins about his recent article, shining a light on disproportionately low grades for otherwise hig...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.123 - Kirsty Devaney & Ed McKeon, Alys Wilding, Elliot Broadbent-Jones & David Kirtlan (Albion Computers)
18 Jul 2025
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Send us a textIn Episode 123, Patrick chats to Dr Kirsty Devaney and Dr Ed McKeon about the project Time Loops, run by the Science Museum Group, using...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.122 - Dr Elizabeth Stafford & Dan Francis, Ritula Shah, Buster Birch
04 Jul 2025
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Send us a textIn Episode 122, Patrick meets Dr Elizabeth Stafford and Dan Francis, to talk about their new book, 'The Secondary Music Leader&apos...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.121 - Leanna O'Brien (Soaring Scarves Academy), James Manwaring, Catherine Barker
13 Jun 2025
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Send us a textIn Episode 121, Patrick meets Leanna O’Brien, from the Soaring Scarves Academy in California, who teaches music using movement and sca...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.120 - MTA CONFERENCE incl. Dr Jim Frankel and Mark Armstrong
23 May 2025
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Send us a text2025 MTA CONFERENCE SPECIALIn Episode 120, Patrick visits the 2025 MTA Conference, held at Trinity Academy, Bristol. He meets ABRSM Chi...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.119 - Liz Dunbar, Asha Bishop, Alexander L'Estrange
01 May 2025
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Send us a text2025 MTA CONFERENCE PREVIEW In Episode 119, Patrick chats to Liz Dunbar and Asha Bishop about the crucial balancing of creativity and a...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.118 - Rilla Paterson, Julian Whittaker, Jack Laidlaw, James Tuck and Dustin Ragland (Ableton)
04 Apr 2025
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Send us a textIn Episode 118, Patrick chats to composer Rilla Paterson about her compositions for young voices, designed to help children with sight-r...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.117 - Dr Jonathan Savage, Caroline Robinson
14 Mar 2025
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Send us a textIn Episode 117, Patrick chats to Dr Jonathan Savage about significant changes in the world of Music Education, the relationship of Music...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.116 - Maria Thomas (Music Workshop Company), Martin Cullingford (Gramophone Magazine), Mark Aitchison (European Day of Music in Schools)
28 Feb 2025
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Send us a textIn Episode 116, Patrick is joined by Maria Thomas from The Music Workshop Company, to find out about their range of schools workshops, i...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.115 - Expo Special - SymphoMe, Nikki Yeoh, Dr June Fileti, Rachel Hawker, Simon Beale
07 Feb 2025
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Send us a text~ 2025 MUSC & DRAMA EXPO SPECIAL ~In Episode 115, Patrick visits the 2025 Music & Drama Expo, to attend CDP sessions, and chat t...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.114 - Dylan McCaig, Laura Bendy, Thomas Gregory
24 Jan 2025
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Send us a textIn Episode 114, Patrick chats to Music Teacher Dylan McCaig about being a recent ECT, and about Early Music both within the curriculum, ...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.113 - Mike Wright, Prof Derek Aviss, Catherine Barker
10 Jan 2025
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Send us a textIn Episode 113, Patrick catches up with ‘That Music Improv Teacher’, Mike Wright, to find out about Mike’s on-going work to promot...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.112 - Jenevora Williams, Nic Chalmers
20 Dec 2024
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Send us a textIn Episode 112, Patrick meets singer, teacher, and vocal health expert, Dr Jenevora Williams, to discuss ways to recognise, manage, and ...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.111 - Alex Aitken, Phil Croydon, Lissa Schneckenburger
06 Dec 2024
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Send us a textIn Episode 111, Patrick chats to Alex Aitken about GCSE and A Level composition and set works, including ways to teach them, their place...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.110 - Aileen Douthwaite, Alex Parsons & Liz Dunbar, Edward Caswell
21 Nov 2024
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Send us a textIn Episode 110, Patrick chats to Aileen Douthwaite from the Music Publishers’ Association, about the Every Copy Counts campaign, highl...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.109 - Linton Stephens, Alex Parsons, Si Tew (Digit Learning)
07 Nov 2024
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Send us a textIn Episode 109, Patrick chats to BBC Radio 3 presenter Linton Stephens about the BBC’s new Ten Pieces, each of which has been written ...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.108 - Michelle Robinson, Gary Spruce
18 Oct 2024
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Send us a textIn Episode 108, Patrick chats to Michelle Robinson from Loughborough University about the special relationship between student and teach...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.107 - Helen Minshall, Dr Anthony Anderson
04 Oct 2024
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Send us a textIn episode 107, Patrick meets the Winner of Visiting Music Teacher 2024 (Classic FM Music Teacher of the Year Awards 2024) Helen Minshal...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.106 - Ali Walker (Play Recorder), Dr George Waddell
19 Sep 2024
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Send us a textIn Episode 106, Patrick chats to recorder player Ali Walker about Sing Up's new complete scheme of learning for KS1 and KS2 recorde...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.105 - Rob Reich-Storer (Assessify), Rachel Topham (Faber Music), Maddy Barnes & Peter Tamblyn (English Touring Opera)
05 Sep 2024
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Send us a textIn Episode 105, Patrick finds out all about the new AI-driven assessment app, Assessify, created by Rob Reich-Storer from Rhythmstix (0:...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.104 - Mark Phillips, Catherine Barker
19 Jul 2024
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Send us a textIn Episode 104, Patrick chats to Music Education Consultant (and former National Lead for Music for Ofsted), Mark Phillips, about the st...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.103 - Jane Mitchell (Aurora Orchestra), Hattie Fisk (Music & Drama Ed Awards), Dr Bushra El-Turk & Dr Joel Bell (The Alternative Conservatoire)
05 Jul 2024
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Send us a textIn Episode 103, Patrick chats to Jane Mitchell about the Aurora Orchestra’s latest resource, Discover Beethoven, which uses the Sixth ...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.102 - Prof. Martin Fautley
20 Jun 2024
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Send us a textIn Episode 102, Patrick chats to Professor Martin Fautley about music education over the last 40+ years.What was it like in the late 197...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.101 - Liz Dunbar, Nate Holder, Sam Leak
06 Jun 2024
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Send us a textIn Episode 101, Patrick finds out all about Liz Dunbar’s incredible new online subscription resource, Music Department Resources, pack...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.100 - MTA Conference 2024: Errollyn Wallen, Simon Toyne, and more
24 May 2024
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Send us a textMTA 2024 CONFERENCE SPECIALIn Episode 100, Patrick reports from the 2024 MTA Conference, held in Queen Anne’s School, Caversham.Compos...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.99 - Mark Llewelyn Evans (ABC of Opera), Pauline Black, Nate Holder
09 May 2024
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Send us a textIn Episode 99, Patrick chats to Mark Llewelyn Evans, from the ABC of Opera, about their work bringing Opera into Primary education, with...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.98 - Caroline Nokes MP, Oli Rose (Lang Lang Foundation), Dr James Olsen
25 Apr 2024
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Send us a textIn Episode 98, Patrick chats to the Chair of the Women and Equalities Committee, Caroline Nokes MP, about their recent report, Misogyny ...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.97 - Mike Simpson, Kay Charlton, Nathaniel Dye
21 Mar 2024
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Send us a textIn Episode 97, Patrick meets Mike Simpson from Inspire Works, to talk about their Drumbeatable programme, using group drumming to help y...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.96 - David A Stowell, Can Do Music, David Mason (Viscount Organs)
14 Mar 2024
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Send us a textIn Episode 96, Patrick chats to composer David A Stowell about recent his Music & Drama Expo talk, ‘Music Composition: Tips and Tr...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.95 - 2024 Music & Drama Expo Special
27 Feb 2024
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Send us a text**2024 MUSIC & DRAMA EXPO SPECIAL**Patrick reports from the 2024 Music & Drama Expo, chatting to exhibitors Take It Away, and ...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.94 - Liz Stafford, Gill Davies, Lesley Tyler (Expo Preview)
08 Feb 2024
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Send us a textIn Episode 94, Patrick meets Liz Stafford, to chat about some of the big issues in Music Education today, and the forthcoming Music Educ...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.93 - Sarah McWatt (Amp), Vic Holmes (Note Weavers), Vanessa Wilson-Best
02 Feb 2024
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Send us a textIn Episode 93, Patrick meets Sarah McWatt from Amp (formerly NYMAZ), and Vic Holmes from Note Weavers, to discuss the work they do for p...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.92 - Francesca Christmas & Toby Davies (Trinity College), David Gray, Robin Harrison (Maestro Online)
18 Jan 2024
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Send us a textIn Episode 92, Patrick chats to Francesca Christmas and Toby Davies from Trinity College London about their Awards and Certificates in M...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.91 - Janet Fischer (Live Music Now), Dr Anna Mariguddi, Keith Sykes (Lewisham Music)
05 Jan 2024
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Send us a textIn the first episode of 2024, Patrick chats to Janet Fischer about the excellent work done by Live Music Now, bringing music to those wi...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.90 - Zac Moxon, Sarah MacDonald
14 Dec 2023
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Send us a textIn the last episode of 2023, Patrick meets Zac Moxon, Winner of the 2023 Outstanding New Teacher of the Year at the Pearson National Tea...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.89 - Dr Kirsty Devaney, Jimmy Rotheram
01 Dec 2023
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Send us a textIn Episode 89, Patrick chats to Dr Kirsty Devaney about her research into barriers faced by female composers, including young people’s...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.88 - Jason Poulston, Sophia Allen (Friday Afternoons), Randye Jones
16 Nov 2023
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Send us a textIn Episode 88, Patrick meets Jason Poulston, the music teacher behind the fantastic resource Music Homework, which does exactly what it ...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.87 - Paul McCreesh (Gabrieli Roar), James Manwaring, Paul Clark (Clod Ensemble)
02 Nov 2023
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Send us a textIn Episode 87, Patrick chats to conductor Paul McCreesh about the next Gabrieli Roar project, and about singing and repertoire for young...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.86 - Catherine Barker, Music Minds Matter, ABRSM Exams
19 Oct 2023
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Send us a textIn Episode 86, Patrick finds out what's in the new edition of the MTA's Ensemble magazine, with MTA president, Catherine Barke...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.85 - Dice Wood, Laura Hailstone (Music Mark), Paul Blaylock
05 Oct 2023
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Send us a textIn 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...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.84 - Alex Aitken, Music Monsters (Lauren Elliott), George Fenton
21 Sep 2023
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Send us a textIn Episode 84, Patrick chats to Alex Aitken about his enormous new resource, Mastering A Level Music, focussing on the Edexcel course.La...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.83 - Rachel Shapey, Leanne Sedin, Adam Saunders, Dan Francis
07 Sep 2023
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Send us a textIn the first episode of the new academic year, Patrick chats to Rachel Shapey about her new book, co-authored with Nate Holder, Listen a...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.82 - Rob Reich-Storer, Katy Thomson, Catherine Barker
20 Jul 2023
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Send us a textIn the final episode of the academic year, Patrick chats to Rob Reich-Storer about his music resource website, Rhythmstix, and to Katy T...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.81 - Ear Master, Mark Aitchison, Dr Rebecca Berkley
06 Jul 2023
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Send us a textIn Episode 82, Patrick talks to Niels Bastrup and Hans Jakobsen from aural training app Ear Master, about a new feature designed to help...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.80 - Nate Holder, Olivia Sparkhall, Chris Stevens
22 Jun 2023
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Send us a textIn episode 80, Patrick finds out about the Why Music Festival, curated by Nate Holder - a one-day online festival on 4th July 2023, aime...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.79 - Melanie Spanswick, Cynthia Stephens-Himonides & Meggie Young, Darius Brubeck
08 Jun 2023
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Send us a textIn Episode 79, Patrick chats to pianist and composer Melanie Spanswick about her graded anthology of piano books, Women Composers, exclu...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.78 - MTA Conference 2023: Greg Coughlin, Sontronics, Rebecca Arnold, Charles Price, Don Gillthorpe, Catherine Barker
18 May 2023
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Send us a textMTA CONFERENCE SPECIALIn Episode 78, Patrick reports from the 2023 MTA Conference, held in the Loughborough Schools Foundation.Greg Coug...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.77 - Cynthia Stephens-Himonides, Maria Mendonça, Lucinda Geoghegan, Mark Wilderspin (MTA Conference Preview), Naomi McCarthy (ISM)
04 May 2023
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Send us a textIn Episode 77, Patrick chats to Cynthia Stephens-Himonides and Maria Mendonça about incorporating Gamelan into curricula, particularly ...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.76 - Vanessa Wilson-Best, Gavin Higgins (BBC Young Composer Competition), Dr Anthony Anderson
21 Apr 2023
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Send us a textIn Episode 76, Patrick chats to Vanessa Wilson-Best about current matters in music education, and she gives an overview of the forthcomi...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.75 - Amelia Parker (BBC Radio 4), Rodolfus Foundation, Dr Anna Mariguddi
30 Mar 2023
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Send us a textIn Episode 75, Patrick chats to Amelia Parker, co-producer of BBC Radio 4’s “Rethinking Music” series on music education, about th...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.74 - Kwame Bakoji-Hume, Judith Weir, Mark Aitchison
16 Mar 2023
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Send us a textIn episode 74, Patrick chats to Kwame Bakoji-Hume from African Activites, about West African Drumming, and misconceptions about the musi...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.73 - Music Expo and Awards: Nathaniel Dye, Jessica Yuen, Richard Michael
02 Mar 2023
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Send us a text2023 MUSIC AND DRAMA EXPO AND AWARDS SPECIALIn Episode 73, Patrick visits the 2023 Music and Drama Expo, and chats to two of the speaker...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.72 - Expo Preview: Georgina Leach, Stephen Marquiss
02 Feb 2023
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Send us a textIn Episode 72, Patrick looks ahead to the Music and Drama Expo in February, chatting to two of the speakers about their forthcoming semi...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.71 - ORA Singers, Musiq Group, Chartered College of Teaching (Steven Berryman)
19 Jan 2023
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Send us a textIn episode 71, Patrick talks to the Chief Exec of the ORA Singers, Matt Beale, and to the General Manager, Tom Rayner, about their annua...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.70 - Letty Stott and Rebecca Celebuski (GALSI), Chris Hoban, Ross Garrod
05 Jan 2023
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Send us a textIn the first episode of 2023, Letty Stott and Rebecca Celebuski from Gender And the Large and Shiny Instruments (GALSI) talk about the i...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.69 - Rebecca Barnett (Aurora Orchestra), Bob Chilcott
16 Dec 2022
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Send us a textIn the final episode of 2022, Learning Director of Aurora Orchestra Rebecca Barnett tells Patrick about their new online resource for Ea...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.68 - Ollie Tunmer, Suzzie Vango & Lucy Hollins, Simon Purcell
01 Dec 2022
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Send us a textIn Episode 68, Patrick chats to Ollie Tunmer about Beat Goes On's Body Percussion Scheme of Work for key stages 1–4;And to Suzzie...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.67 - Alex Parsons, Christopher Stevens
18 Nov 2022
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Send us a textIn Episode 67, Alex Parsons talks to Patrick about approaches to melodic dictation at KS3 and KS4, as well as ways to develop greater au...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.66 - Rebecca Ledgard & Sarah Batten (Ex Cathedra), and Paul McCreesh
03 Nov 2022
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Send us a textRebecca Ledgard and Sarah Batten from Ex Cathedra, tell Patrick all about their various educational resources, including Choir Maker, de...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.65 - Marie Bessant, Rachel Leach, Bridget Whyte
20 Oct 2022
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Send us a textIn episode 65, OCR’s Lead Subject Advisor for music, Marie Bessant, tells Patrick about the processes an exam board goes through to cr...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.64 - Shivani Rattan, Haim Kairy and the Arcana Strum
06 Oct 2022
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Send us a textPatrick chats to Shivani Rattan about her new Indian Celebration Songs, designed to help young singers incorporate Indian celebrations i...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.63 - Nate Holder, Matt Lawson, Emma Wild
22 Sep 2022
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Send us a textIn Episode 63, Patrick chats to Prof. Nate Holder about the music of West Africa, and Nate's new book, "Where Are All The Inst...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.62 - Chris Hoban, Music Teacher Mondays, Dr Jennie Henley
08 Sep 2022
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Send us a textIn Episode 62, Chris Hoban chats to Patrick about Folk Music in the curriculum, with some useful ideas and tips. There's an extrac...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.61 - MTA Connect, Alex Parsons, Don Gillthorpe
21 Jul 2022
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Send us a textPatrick reports on the recent MTA Connect day, with Lewis Edney and Alicia Johnson, and Alex Parsons introduces a great homework activit...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.60 - National Plan for Music Education - Jamie Njoku-Goodwin, Catherine Barker
04 Jul 2022
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Send us a textIn the wake of the National Plan for Music Education, "The Power of Music to Change Lives", Patrick talks to two of the panel ...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.59 - Ukraine Music Hub, Music Teacher Mondays, Bridget Whyte (Music Mark)
16 Jun 2022
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Send us a textIn Episode 59, Stephen O’Regan from the Ukraine Music Hub tells Patrick about the great work they’re doing to provide free music tui...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.58 - Lincoln Abbotts, Dr Kirsty Devaney, Christopher Stevens
01 Jun 2022
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Send us a textIn this episode, Executive Director of the ABRSM, Lincoln Abbotts, introduces their latest resource, Classroom 200;Dr Kirsty Devaney dis...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.57 - MTA Conference Special - Andy Stott, Michael Hamilton, YolanDa Brown
20 May 2022
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Send us a textMTA CONFERENCE SPECIALAndy Stott, Head of Popular Music at the RNCM, introduces the RNCM’s new Young Artists’ programme; Michael Ha...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.56 - David Ryan (Furlong Solutions), Emily Crowhurst, Michelle James (Sing Up), Felix Higginbottom
06 May 2022
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Send us a textMTA CONFERENCE PREVIEWIn this episode, Patrick looks towards the MTA Annual Conference, chatting to two companies from the trade fair, a...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.55 - Andrew Gant, Liz Dunbar, Mark Aitchison
22 Apr 2022
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Send us a textIn Episode 55, author, educator and musician Andrew Gant tells Patrick about his new book, Five Straight Lines, covering the entire hist...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.54 - Music & Drama Awards - Nick Thorne, Mary-Alice Stack, Nate Holder
25 Mar 2022
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Send us a textPatrick interviews two of the winners at the recent Music & Drama Education Awards: - Nick Thorne from Orchestras for All, and Mary-...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.53 - Harriet Clifford, Dr Steven Berryman, Anna Gower, Steve Jackman
10 Mar 2022
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Send us a textIn episode 53, Harriet Clifford gives a preview of the Music & Drama Education Awards being held in late March; Dr Steven Berryman i...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.52 - Christopher Stevens, Natalie Wild
24 Feb 2022
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Send us a textIn Episode 52, Natalie Wild tells Patrick all about her new book, ‘The Symphony from Mannheim to Mahler’; And Ofsted's new Nati...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.51 - Phil Mullen, Stephanie Bissell, Natalie Wild, Liz Stafford
04 Feb 2022
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Send us a textIn episode 51, Dr Phil Mullen talks about a new series of webinars provided by MAC Makes Music, promoting inclusivity; Stephanie Bissell...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.50 - Paul McCreesh, Simon Toyne, Abigail D'Amore, Dick Hyman
20 Jan 2022
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Send us a textPaul McCreesh and Simon Toyne announce the latest Gabrieli Roar project, featuring the music of Michael Praetorius; Abigail D’Amore in...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.49 - Elliott Smith, Gill Davies, Annabel Williams
06 Jan 2022
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Send us a textIn the first episode of 2022, Elliott Smith introduces his music education resource, The Teaching Gadget; The MTA's own Gill Davie...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.48 - Ralph Allwood, Don Gillthorpe
16 Dec 2021
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Send us a textIn Episode 48, composer, arranger, conductor and teacher Ralph Allwood chats about Christmas carols, getting started with composition, a...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.47 - Education Support - Mark Phillips - Kelly-Jo Foster-Peters
01 Dec 2021
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Send us a textIn Episode 47, Gemma Scotcher from Education Support explains the range of support provided to teachers who are suffering from poor ment...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.46 - Mark Phillips, Sally Beamish, Chris Fish
18 Nov 2021
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Send us a textIn episode 46, Patrick welcomes Senior HMI and Music Lead for Ofsted, Mark Phillips back to the podcast to discuss Deep Dives: what Ofst...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.45 - Bhamika Bhudia, Mark Phillips
03 Nov 2021
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Send us a textIn this episode, lead teacher Bhamika Bhudia discusses four teaching trends that she thinks should be abandoned in the classroom, includ...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.44 - Lewis Edney, Judith Weir, Shirley J Thompson
20 Oct 2021
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Send us a textIn Episode 44, MTA committee member Lewis Edney gives an update as to the MTA’s Partnerships programme; An extract from the most rece...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.43 - Ben Turner, Hans Jakobsen, Tasmin Little, Emily Penn
27 Sep 2021
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Send us a textMUSIC EXPO SPECIAL!In a report from the 2021 Music and Drama Education Expo, we hear from Director of Music at ELAM and founder of Rap C...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.42 - Harriet Clifford, Mark Aitchison, Marion Friend
16 Sep 2021
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Send us a textIn Episode 42, Harriet Clifford gives a preview of the Music and Drama Education Expo;Mark Aitchison chats about his role as Lecturer in...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.41 - Mike Simpson, Chrissy Kinsella, Cyrilla Rowsell
02 Sep 2021
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Send us a textIn Episode 41, Mike Simpson introduces Inspire Works Studios, the new interactive video resource to teach music from around the world; ...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.40 - Mark Phillips, Don Gillthorpe
22 Jul 2021
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Send us a textMARK PHILLIPS - OFSTED REVIEW - DON GILLTHORPEIn the last episode of the academic year, Ofsted's National Lead for Music, and Senio...
Teaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.39 - Hannah Fouracre, Jess Gillam, Rebecca Berkley
09 Jul 2021
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Send us a textLET'S CREATE - Jess Gillam ON LIVE MUSIC AND CAREERS - THE MMC AT KS1 and 2In Episode 39, the Director of Music Education at Arts C...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.38 - Manvinder Rattan, Fran Hannan, Francis Winston
24 Jun 2021
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Send us a textCONDUCTING – ONLINE CPD – AND RAP IN THE CLASSROOMIn Episode 38, Manvinder Rattan from Sing for Pleasure and the Voices Foundation i...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.37 - Ross Garrod, Bridget Whyte, Alex Aitken
10 Jun 2021
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Send us a textRoss Garrod introduces Practice Pal, a new resource designed to support every aspect of students' instrumental and vocal tuition;Ch...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.36 - Adam Gussow, Patrick Gazard
27 May 2021
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Send us a textBlues historian, author and harmonica virtuoso, Adam Gussow chats about Blues Rock, dispels some myths, and offers some tips on getting ...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.35 - MTA Conference - Harriet Clifford, Rachel Shapey, Sonia Yardley, Don Gillthorpe
12 May 2021
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Send us a textEditor of Music Teacher magazine, Harriet Clifford, on contributing to the magazine, and this year’s Expo;Plus, from the MTA Conferenc...
Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.34 - Adam Gussow, Judith Webster (Music for Youth), Charlotte Penton-Smith (Royal Society of Musicians)
29 Apr 2021
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Send us a textIn Episode 34, Chief Executive of Music for Youth, Judith Webster, gives an update of the 2021 festival;Charlotte Penton-Smith, Chief Ex...