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Scan QR codes for each piece with your host Landon Baumgard Watch performance and tutorial videos theory insights technique strategies music history Discover authentic piano literature in this collection of 35 original-form classics by Gurlitt, Czerny, Handel, and more. Designed for adult beginners, this book organizes the pieces by pattern and key for easy learning and progression, following the Adult Piano Adventures® Course Books. Along the way, find helpful theory insights and technique strategies, optional teacher duets, and QR codes for quick access to video tutorials and model performances of each piece. Enjoy the journey of developing pianistic skills and artistic expression! Learn more and browse all adult repertoire collections at pianoadventures.com/adult FABER
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VOL. 104 NO. 4 CONTENTS L A I T O M E D I A N E W H A M M U S I C ION SES S OUTREACH IDE SBY IDE SORCHESTRA YOUTH IONAL : NAT IMAGE COVER ORCHESTRA YOUTH IONAL NAT : © IT CRED REGULARS 5 Editorial 6 News 9 Diary 32 Online teaching materials A preview of April’s resources 34 Column: tech John Calcott test-drives SoundGym, an audio ear-training online platform 36 Column: health and wellbeing Should you let children ‘belt out’ songs from their favourite musicals? AOTOS’s Rob Lines shows how to protect their voices without being a spoilsport 37 Column: Musicians' Union Verity Quarmby describes her journey as both Education Rep and teacher in a music hub in Yorkshire FEATURES 11 Instrumental teacher education RBC’s Luan Shaw and Adam Whittaker argue for a cultural shift in the performer vs teacher career debate 14 Climate change education Sarah Lloyd and Helen Mead give www.musicteachermagazine.co.uk 39 New products: tech Kate Rounding reveals her top picks for the month 40 Reviews MT’s reviewers share their verdicts on Abelton Move, a portable music sketchpad; ABRSM’s new Diploma syllabuses; Drumbeatable, the programme for groupdrumming activities; and Paul Harris’s book How to sight-read 47 Quick tips Nico Bentley on getting the most out of Microsoft O ce in the classroom 48 Q&A MT meets three members of the National Youth Orchestra who are broadening their horizons through outreach initiatives practical advice for embedding environmental issues in the curriculum 20 Composing in instrumental lessons Kay Charlton illustrates stimuli for improvisation and composing, and how to notate the results ASSESSMENT & QUALIFICATIONS 18 Assessment in the lower secondary Martin Fautley and Anthony Anderson unpack what assessment, attainment and progression mean for KS3 28 Marking graded exams Three exam boards help MT understand the process behind the marksheet 29 International School of Musicians MT meets June Fileti to hear how the (newish) exam board is levelling up 30 Rethinking progression Michael Davidson shares his research into alternative pathways for instrumental teaching in schools 23 Music education ecology Ally Daubney hails the transforming power of Newham’s Music Enrichment 26 AI in the primary music classroom Katie Teage shows how AI can support teachers while encouraging creativity MUSIC TEACHER April 2025 3

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Scan QR codes for each piece with your host Landon Baumgard

Watch performance and tutorial videos theory insights technique strategies music history

Discover authentic piano literature in this collection of 35 original-form classics by Gurlitt, Czerny, Handel, and more. Designed for adult beginners, this book organizes the pieces by pattern and key for easy learning and progression, following the Adult Piano Adventures® Course Books. Along the way, find helpful theory insights and technique strategies, optional teacher duets, and QR codes for quick access to video tutorials and model performances of each piece. Enjoy the journey of developing pianistic skills and artistic expression! Learn more and browse all adult repertoire collections at pianoadventures.com/adult

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