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How to Teach Whole-Class Instrumental Lessons: 50 inspiring ideas
£9.00£9.50 (-5%)
How to teach Whole-class instrumental lessons presents 50 diverse ideas for teachers of every instrument.
The ideas are concise, easy to implement and tackle everything from repertoire to behaviour management. Whether you’re new to teaching or a seasoned practitioner, this practical handbook offers fresh and varied ways to invigorate lessons with any group.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Collins Music (1 Oct. 2020) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 64 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 000841291X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0008412913 |
| Dimensions | 12.19 x 0.51 x 19.05 cm |
by Monkeyman
Very handy size booklet but almost cover everything you need as a music teacher. Well written and easy to follow with good teaching tips. Recommend for junior music teachers
by ArtichokesForAll
My daughter found this tiny book very helpful to help plan whole class instrument lessons. She studies music and has just become a qualified teacher and has found the book well written, concise and instructive. It would not suit an established teacher but to someone newly qualified or new to instrument teaching it is very useful.
by I Am M
I got this book in combination with Collins Music’s ‘How to teach Composition in the Secondary Classroom’ and unfortunately this seems to be the weaker of the two. I have been in education for a few years now and for the most part I found most of the information within the book either common practise that I already use, or just too vague and surface level to work into a lesson. However, I will say that for someone starting out in secondary music teaching or a music teacher currently going through Teacher Training this book could be quite handy as a checkbook for good practice. My main issue with the book is that unlike its counterpart that gives quite a few practical suggestions, this book is mostly general ideas or practices that you would then need to personalise and adapt for your classroom, so it doesn’t really help with resource and activity creation for the classroom. Overall I would recommend the ‘How to teach Composition in the Secondary Classroom’ over this one, but I can’t deny that the book is well made and structured for a quick read and would certainly be more beneficial for someone less experienced.
by Book Reader
This is a thin and tiny book. Less than A5 sized. Printed onto good quality glossy paper. For the price really would expect a bit more. It is really thin. However what is included looks good. With lots of great ideas of how to teach a whole class. This book is easy to read, with lots of information on every new topic. Just wish there was a bit more to justify the cost.
by Book Reader
A little book of ideas for music lessons for peripatetic instrument
Even thought this book is extensively padded out with loads of silly pieces of advice like ‘make sure the classroom has chairs’ and the author’s amusing anecdotes such as ‘my school had a bus in the playground’ it still only manages to hit 50 A5 odd pages, so 9.99 is a lot of money for a bunch of not-too-original lesson ideas you could find on the internet in a few minutes. Might be appreciated by teachers just starting out, I guess.
by Kirsty
It’s a very thin paperback with very brief sections. If you are daunted by the prospect, then this may help, but I can’t see it being instructive for established teachers.
by Mother of Dragonflies
I have been using this in work recently and lent it to a colleague who is himself a music teacher. Both of us were impressed with just how easy this book is to follow and how many useful ideas were given to help teach pupils learn during instrumental lessons, both individually and as a class. An essential book to have for any school based music teacher – would certainly recommend!
by Anthony Miles
Being used by my brother who has a long history in music (he’s a composer and professional singer), who is finding it very handy in his early days of actually teaching music. Four stars.