Progression and planning with Charanga – online CPD training

Charanga Musical School is the most significant new Primary music resource for a decade.

Lesson planning is different for each school and relies upon a secure knowledge of progression, a key feature of the Scheme: Scope & Sequence. We’ll look at progression throughout the school year and across the age range, to show how it could be unpacked and used to support planning at all levels from the year group down to individual lessons.

Charanga offers a complete new music scheme for the new curriculum. Find out more about Charanga.

This free online Twilight CPD session is an opportunity to experience the benefits of Charanga who have access to our E-Learning package, and for those who might be interested in signing up.

See more Charanga CPD and training.

This is an online webinar. Once registered on the Book Now link below you will be emailed the url asap.

Improvise and Compose with Charanga – online CPD training

Charanga Musical School is the most significant new Primary music resource for a decade.

Improvising, often called ‘making it up as you go along’, is a fantastic way to explore music from within.

This webinar will focus on ideas to develop and improve skills, giving attention to the musical setting.  While improvisation is of the moment, a composition can be revisited and refined over time. In this session we’ll include the activities from Step 4 of the units for ages 5-11 as well as those found elsewhere, and consider ideas to hone and extend compositional skills.

Charanga offers a complete new music scheme for the new curriculum. Find out more about Charanga.

This free online Twilight CPD session is an opportunity to experience the benefits of Charanga who have access to our E-Learning package, and for those who might be interested in signing up.

See more Charanga CPD and training.

This is an online webinar. Once registered on the Book Now link below you will be emailed the url ASAP.

Introduction to Charanga Musical Schools – online CPD training

Charanga Musical School is the most significant new Primary music resource for a decade.

Find out more about Musical School and the impact it can have on your school

Are you looking for new inspiration for music in your school? Would you & your colleagues benefit from support and encouragement with their music teaching? Discover how Charanga can transform the way your school values music and see how we can provide ongoing help and support.

Charanga offers a complete new music scheme for the new curriculum. Find out more about Charanga.

This free online Twilight CPD session is an opportunity to experience the benefits of Charanga who have access to our E-Learning package, and for those who might be interested in signing up.

See more Charanga CPD and training.

This is an online webinar. Once registered on the Book Now link below you will be emailed the url asap.

Primary School Music Teachers Network

Following on from our recent online meeting, we are excited to be planning the next Essex Music Hub’s Primary Music Teachers Network event.

During these meetings, research, resources and projects are shared that can be utilized in classrooms and colleagues round the county discuss how music is made in schools.  We will also share some quick ideas that can be taken away and use the next day in your classrooms.

Our next network meeting, taking place on Thursday 22 April, will focus on singing, thinking about how we can safely sing in school and how we can use the opportunity of limitation to explore good vocal health and singing technique (which is best practised quietly!)

We will be joined by Charlotte Brosnan to introduce *Friday Afternoons’ resources and to give us a taster of the CPD session that she will be delivering in the week following the meeting.

Subsequent meetings will be planned for each half term and will cover topics related to all aspects of music in primary schools.

If you have any ideas for future sessions, would like to share an idea or have a question you would like us to address please contact sarah.goldsmith@essex.gov.uk and we look forward to seeing you virtually soon.

Charlotte Brosnan is a professional singer, conductor and workshop leader with a wealth of teaching experience who until recently sung full time with Apollo5, a professional vocal group that perform all around the world each year, mixing classical music with jazz, pop and contemporary composition.

In January 2017 she took up the position of Choral Director at the City of London School for Girls and she enjoys a wide variety of teaching and workshop roles for various schools and national organisations namely The National Youth Choir Kenya, she is also an ambassador for Friday Afternoons. Charlotte is a Musical Director for Monumental Choir and Landmark Sound and is in demand as workshop leader adjudicator.

Charlotte Brosnan Charlotte is currently studying with Ben Johnson. She has been a soloist in many of the World’s prestigious concert venues including The Albert Hall, St Paul’s Cathedral, St Marks (Venice), Disney Hall (LA), National Concert Hall (Taipei) and has sung at the FA Cup final and Six Nations rugby games. Charlotte has recorded the Grammy Award winning Album, ‘Light and Gold,’ with the world-renowned composer Eric Whitacre.

*Friday Afternoons is a year-round singing initiative inspired by Benjamin Britten, encouraging quality in singing with young people. Every year Snape Maltings commissions a new set of songs for the Friday Afternoons project, which are sung by young people at events around the world. Alongside providing fantastic new resources, Snape Maltings supports leaders at all levels to ensure their skills continue to develop.

Developing quality singing in Primary Schools

We know that singing in school is tough at the moment and we want to help you to develop quality, quiet (therefore COVID-safer) singing.

With this in mind, we have asked *Friday Afternoons’ Ambassador, Charlotte Brosnan, to share some ways to improve the quality of singing in school.  We all want to develop our young singers’ talents and enthusiasm, but how can we do that whilst building in quality and avoiding shouting?

Charlotte will be running an online CPD session for primary school music leaders and class teachers who are interested in developing singing in their schools.

She will be using materials from Friday Afternoons, which is freely available to all primary schools.  Starting with a bank of songs written by Benjamin Britten for primary-aged voices, Friday Afternoons have developed a bank of contemporary classical and folk music for children.  There are songs in the repertoire that are easily accessible for primary-aged children and others that will challenge more competent singers.

Charlotte Brosnan is a professional singer, conductor and workshop leader with a wealth of teaching experience who until recently sung full time with Apollo5, a professional vocal group that perform all around the world each year, mixing classical music with jazz, pop and contemporary composition.

In January 2017 she took up the position of Choral Director at the City of London School for Girls and she enjoys a wide variety of teaching and workshop roles for various schools and national organisations namely The National Youth Choir Kenya, she is also an ambassador for Friday Afternoons. Charlotte is a Musical Director for Monumental Choir and Landmark Sound and is in demand as workshop leader adjudicator.

Charlotte Brosnan Charlotte is currently studying with Ben Johnson. She has been a soloist in many of the World’s prestigious concert venues including The Albert Hall, St Paul’s Cathedral, St Marks (Venice), Disney Hall (LA), National Concert Hall (Taipei) and has sung at the FA Cup final and Six Nations rugby games. Charlotte has recorded the Grammy Award winning Album, ‘Light and Gold,’ with the world-renowned composer Eric Whitacre.

*Friday Afternoons is a year-round singing initiative inspired by Benjamin Britten, encouraging quality in singing with young people. Every year Snape Maltings commissions a new set of songs for the Friday Afternoons project, which are sung by young people at events around the world. Alongside providing fantastic new resources, Snape Maltings supports leaders at all levels to ensure their skills continue to develop.

Discover Charanga’s SEND and create resource – online CPD training

Charanga Musical School is the most significant new Primary music resource for a decade.

An overview of Charanga’s SEND and Create resource and looking at the available additional resources.

Learn how to inspire and nurture composers, improvisers and performers.

Charanga offers a complete new music scheme for the new curriculum. Click here to find out more about Charanga.

This free online Twilight CPD session is an opportunity to experience the benefits of Charanga who have access to our E-Learning package, and for those who might be interested in signing up. 

For more Charanga CPD and training visit www.charanga.com/cpd

This is an online webinar. Once registered on the Book Now link below you will be emailed the url asap.

Royal Opera House Create and Sing Programme

Royal Opera House Create and Sing Programme

Film created before Covid-19 restrictions applied.

Join the Royal Opera House for a two-part virtual CPD training course exploring the Create and Sing creative learning programme (KS1-KS3). Our specialist ROH drama and music practitioners introduce the programme, pedagogy and resources and guide teachers through effective approaches to supporting students’ creative learning by exploring opera.

Create and Sing is an innovative drama and singing programme supporting young people’s creative learning and giving voice to their creativity. Our nationally and freely available teacher training and resources engage schools in a creative process leading towards creating opera in the classroom.

Teachers are not required to have specialist music training as our free certified training and unique online resources help guide them through the programme every step of the way.

Create and Sing’s Covid-19 adaptations

The revised CPD schedule has moved dates to the end of this term and the start of next. Please note if you had previously booked onto a CPD the dates may have changed.

Create and Sing has adapted this year, with training taking place through virtual twilight sessions and schools projects starting in the summer or beyond. Create and Sing virtual training brings teachers together to explore, learn, share and have some fun during this difficult time of separation.

With many schools facing curriculum time pressures but also looking for a special, engaging and rewarding project for the summer, the training focuses on our Explorer (5-week lesson plan) schemes of work. These lead teachers and students through creative learning programmes with a range of curriculum links. Teachers do not need to commit to running a school project this summer to attend the training; all are welcome.

Royal Opera House Create and Sing Programme

Royal Opera House Create and Sing Programme

Film created before Covid-19 restrictions applied.

Join the Royal Opera House for a two-part virtual CPD training course exploring the Create and Sing creative learning programme (KS1-KS3). Our specialist ROH drama and music practitioners introduce the programme, pedagogy and resources and guide teachers through effective approaches to supporting students’ creative learning by exploring opera.

Create and Sing is an innovative drama and singing programme supporting young people’s creative learning and giving voice to their creativity. Our nationally and freely available teacher training and resources engage schools in a creative process leading towards creating opera in the classroom.

Teachers are not required to have specialist music training as our free certified training and unique online resources help guide them through the programme every step of the way.

Create and Sing’s Covid-19 adaptations

The revised CPD schedule has moved dates to the end of this term and the start of next. Please note if you had previously booked onto a CPD the dates may have changed.

Create and Sing has adapted this year, with training taking place through virtual twilight sessions and schools projects starting in the summer or beyond. Create and Sing virtual training brings teachers together to explore, learn, share and have some fun during this difficult time of separation.

With many schools facing curriculum time pressures but also looking for a special, engaging and rewarding project for the summer, the training focuses on our Explorer (5-week lesson plan) schemes of work. These lead teachers and students through creative learning programmes with a range of curriculum links. Teachers do not need to commit to running a school project this summer to attend the training; all are welcome.

Royal Opera House Create and Sing Programme

Royal Opera House Create and Sing Programme

Film created before Covid-19 restrictions applied.

Join the Royal Opera House for a two-part virtual CPD training course exploring the Create and Sing creative learning programme (KS1-KS3). Our specialist ROH drama and music practitioners introduce the programme, pedagogy and resources and guide teachers through effective approaches to supporting students’ creative learning by exploring opera.

Create and Sing is an innovative drama and singing programme supporting young people’s creative learning and giving voice to their creativity. Our nationally and freely available teacher training and resources engage schools in a creative process leading towards creating opera in the classroom.

Teachers are not required to have specialist music training as our free certified training and unique online resources help guide them through the programme every step of the way.

Create and Sing’s Covid-19 adaptations

The revised CPD schedule has moved dates to the end of this term and the start of next. Please note if you had previously booked onto a CPD the dates may have changed.

Create and Sing has adapted this year, with training taking place through virtual twilight sessions and schools projects starting in the summer or beyond. Create and Sing virtual training brings teachers together to explore, learn, share and have some fun during this difficult time of separation.

With many schools facing curriculum time pressures but also looking for a special, engaging and rewarding project for the summer, the training focuses on our Explorer (5-week lesson plan) schemes of work. These lead teachers and students through creative learning programmes with a range of curriculum links. Teachers do not need to commit to running a school project this summer to attend the training; all are welcome.

Royal Opera House Create and Sing Programme

Royal Opera House Create and Sing Programme

Film created before Covid-19 restrictions applied.

Join the Royal Opera House for a two-part virtual CPD training course exploring the Create and Sing creative learning programme (KS1-KS3). Our specialist ROH drama and music practitioners introduce the programme, pedagogy and resources and guide teachers through effective approaches to supporting students’ creative learning by exploring opera.

Create and Sing is an innovative drama and singing programme supporting young people’s creative learning and giving voice to their creativity. Our nationally and freely available teacher training and resources engage schools in a creative process leading towards creating opera in the classroom.

Teachers are not required to have specialist music training as our free certified training and unique online resources help guide them through the programme every step of the way.

Create and Sing’s Covid-19 adaptations

The revised CPD schedule has moved dates to the end of this term and the start of next. Please note if you had previously booked onto a CPD the dates may have changed.

Create and Sing has adapted this year, with training taking place through virtual twilight sessions and schools projects starting in the summer or beyond. Create and Sing virtual training brings teachers together to explore, learn, share and have some fun during this difficult time of separation.

With many schools facing curriculum time pressures but also looking for a special, engaging and rewarding project for the summer, the training focuses on our Explorer (5-week lesson plan) schemes of work. These lead teachers and students through creative learning programmes with a range of curriculum links. Teachers do not need to commit to running a school project this summer to attend the training; all are welcome.