Teaching
Training and events for music teachers, schools, community musicians and more
Music Mark Members are encouraged to take advantage of our year-round offer of professional development opportunities including peer groups and our mentoring and coaching programme.
Join us in Nottingham this November for Music Mark’s Annual Conference, with a focus on Sustainability.
We’ve teamed up with Diverse Educators to deliver a two-part course on understanding Neurodiversity, supporting your ‘Learner in Mind’ and more.
Help Faber Music better understand how their repertoire is used by ensembles and NYMOs.
Prepare your school for the new English National Plan for Music Education, with this instalment of the Secondary Music Teaching Series. The session is lead by Jenetta Hurst.
An opportunity for colleagues across the UK music education sector to discuss how they are getting involved in This Is Not A Rehearsal, and raise ideas or challenges surrounding their work and the climate crisis.
We’ve teamed up with Diverse Educators to deliver a two-part course on Transgender and Non-Binary awareness, to help people finding confidence in understanding, supporting and making space for Gender Diverse people.
Learn how to advocate for your subject in secondary schools with Jenetta Hurst as part of our Secondary Music Teaching Series.
This teacher education aims to help educators understand the ‘values perception gap’, how to close it and its impact on young people’s wellbeing.
Discover more about how to embed diversity into your school’s Secondary Music teaching with Jenetta Hurst as part of our Secondary Music Teaching Series.
We’ve teamed up with Diverse Educators to deliver a two-part course on trauma-informed practices and approaches.
T-Time online sessions are interactive sessions exclusively for classroom teachers to talk about their current teaching practice. T-Time is an opportunity to reflect with colleagues across primary, secondary and SEND settings around the UK and discuss hot topics affecting music education.
Music Mark peer groups allow people across the UK to connect, discuss and learn from people with similar roles within the Music Education Sector. This session is specifically for Instrumental and Vocal Tutors.
Music Mark peer groups allow people across the UK to connect, discuss and learn from people with similar roles within the Music Education Sector. This session is specifically for Instrumental and Vocal Tutors.
Music Mark Members are encouraged to take advantage of our year-round offer of professional development opportunities including peer groups and our mentoring and coaching programme.
Join us in Nottingham this November for Music Mark’s Annual Conference, with a focus on Sustainability.
An in person full day course to help support primary music leads.
Join us for a day of inspiration, learning and creativity to support your classroom delivery. Sponsored by the ABRSM and held at the University of the West of England, the day is open to all music teachers from EYFS through to Secondary (and primary non-music teachers)
Join us for a weekend of workshops, repertoire, exhibition and networking for everyone who leads singing, whatever their experience. Catch up with colleagues, meet new ones, browse new repertoire, brush up on skills with leading practitioners and take part in debate.
We’ve teamed up with Diverse Educators to deliver a two-part course on understanding Neurodiversity, supporting your ‘Learner in Mind’ and more.
This training session will look at the key issues and concepts of diversity and inclusion within music education, and how to ensure your work meets the needs of all young people.
Drawing on his extensive experience of supporting the development of teachers to lead whole school singing, Dr Charles Béquignon-MacDougall returns to abcd to guide us through vocal health for teachers and students in the classroom.
Join us for a 2 hour online workshop exploring the power of music in communication, led by a HCPC registered Music Therapist. Whether you’re a musician, teacher, or just a music lover, this workshop will help you discover the ways powerful ways to utilise music in connecting with children.
Help Faber Music better understand how their repertoire is used by ensembles and NYMOs.
This 90 minute online experience is a quick and easy session aimed at performing arts teachers from all disciplines to help underpin behaviour basics in whole class teaching. The session is intended as a starting point for promoting the benefits of building positive relationships quickly.
In this webinar led by Kay Charlton you will explore how to use diverse and inclusive music in your primary music lessons.
This online session explores the Model Music Curriculum and is designed to assist those who work in primary school settings, in its implementation.
The Curriculum Music Conference comes to Suffolk on 20th November! A day of practical workshops, presentations, discussions and networking for early years, primary and secondary music teachers.
A practical training course for musicians who wish to develop their skills in creative music-making and leadership in a range of community settings. It is an opportunity for emerging and established music leaders to expand their toolkit, stretch their skills, and meet fellow likeminded artists.
Join us for a transformative 2 hour online workshop exploring the power of music in communication, led by an experienced HCPC registered Music Therapist.
In the spotlight is the role of educators in schools, colleges and universities, and everyone working in music education hubs, talent development organisations, and youth and community groups, in providing young people who aspire to work in music with the skills, knowledge and support they need.
A national singing conference celebrating Sing for Pleasure’s 60th anniversary. Our conference features an outstanding line-up of workshop leaders, speakers and panellists made up of diverse and influential figures from across the arts sector.
Prepare your school for the new English National Plan for Music Education, with this instalment of the Secondary Music Teaching Series. The session is lead by Jenetta Hurst.
This session focusses on different ways of communicating verbally, non-verbally and musically, considering neurodivergence and trauma informed practice.
Join us on this new professional development programme that puts the focus on careers and trends in the music business, providing music educators with the information, knowledge and contacts they need to advise and support students who seek to pursue a career in music.
In this webinar led by Dr Phil Mullen you will explore strategies for promoting positive behaviour, and dealing with inappropriate and challenging behaviour in a music education setting.
Safeguarding is something that every person working with vulnerable people should know about. People often attend training, but it doesn’t always address specific common scenarios practitioners can experience in music-making sessions.
An opportunity for colleagues across the UK music education sector to discuss how they are getting involved in This Is Not A Rehearsal, and raise ideas or challenges surrounding their work and the climate crisis.
We’ve teamed up with Diverse Educators to deliver a two-part course on Transgender and Non-Binary awareness, to help people finding confidence in understanding, supporting and making space for Gender Diverse people.
Learn how to advocate for your subject in secondary schools with Jenetta Hurst as part of our Secondary Music Teaching Series.
In this 1.5 hour webinar led by Dr Phil Mullen you will explore strategies for delivering music activities for children and young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties (SEMHD).
The Curriculum Music Conference returns to the West Midlands on 22nd January 2025. This conference will provide inspiration for early years, primary and secondary music teachers, covering all aspects of delivering the music curriculum.
The focus of this year’s Conference is equipping teachers with the knowledge and resources to confidently diversify their music teaching and supporting an enriched and inclusive curriculum that speaks to our community.
Conductor and Vocal Coach Joanna Tomlinson leads a session for amateur singers and choral directors on how to look after your voice. We will not only look at day-to-day vocal health, but also consider what to do if there’s a vocal problem.
In this full day webinar you will learn how to support your pupils to develop their skills and understanding in performing, composing & improvising, listening, reading notation, and understanding the history of music.
This programme supports primary music subject leaders in all aspects of their leadership role including leading, planning and assessing, and delivering music in their schools.
This teacher education aims to help educators understand the ‘values perception gap’, how to close it and its impact on young people’s wellbeing.
Shortlisted for the Teach Secondary Awards 2024, this programme aims to provide tools to support new and existing heads of department in developing a thriving music department and delivering a high quality curriculum appropriate to their local context.
Two days of practical workshops, music making, discussion and reflection.
In this training session, Dr Jenevora Williams will outline the changes in the voice as singers move through into their golden years; help your singers to learn about how to reduce effort and increase stamina, how to maintain a healthy singing voice for a lifetime, and how to avoid vocal illness.
Discover more about how to embed diversity into your school’s Secondary Music teaching with Jenetta Hurst as part of our Secondary Music Teaching Series.
We’ve teamed up with Diverse Educators to deliver a two-part course on trauma-informed practices and approaches.
In this 1.5 hour webinar led by Kay Charlton you will explore how to use diverse and inclusive music in your primary music lessons.
T-Time online sessions are interactive sessions exclusively for classroom teachers to talk about their current teaching practice. T-Time is an opportunity to reflect with colleagues across primary, secondary and SEND settings around the UK and discuss hot topics affecting music education.
Music Mark peer groups allow people across the UK to connect, discuss and learn from people with similar roles within the Music Education Sector. This session is specifically for Instrumental and Vocal Tutors.
A discussion-based session looking at how to develop music projects.
In this webinar led by Dr Phil Mullen you will explore strategies for promoting positive behaviour, and dealing with inappropriate and challenging behaviour in a music education setting.
A practical and discussion-based session exploring the different ways that musical development can take place when working with young people with physical impairments, sensory impairments, learning difficulties, learning disabilities and how to support this in varied settings.
This programme supports primary music subject leaders in all aspects of their leadership role including leading, planning and assessing, and delivering music in their schools.
In this webinar led by Dr Phil Mullen you will explore strategies for delivering music activities for children and young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties (SEMHD).
Shortlisted for the Teach Secondary Awards 2024, this programme aims to provide tools to support new and existing heads of department in developing a thriving music department and delivering a high quality curriculum appropriate to their local context.
Music Mark peer groups allow people across the UK to connect, discuss and learn from people with similar roles within the Music Education Sector. This session is specifically for Instrumental and Vocal Tutors.
In this webinar led by Kay Charlton you will explore how to use diverse and inclusive music in your primary music lessons.
In this full day webinar led by Dr Liz Stafford you will learn how to support your pupils to develop their skills and understanding in performing, composing & improvising, listening, reading notation, and understanding the history of music.
In this webinar led by Dr Phil Mullen you will explore strategies for promoting positive behaviour, and dealing with inappropriate and challenging behaviour in a music education setting.
Develop and validate your skills with The Inclusive Practitioner Certificate of Music Education (CME) – a Level 4 qualification in music education accredited by Trinity College, London.
