Tools and activities for singing progression and composition

This 90-minute session will deliver practical guidance, inspiration, and build confidence in teaching music in Primary schools. This free session will guide you through free resources and programmes, where you will learn techniques for teaching composition and plan for singing progression. 

University professors from the University of Southampton present Pythagoras’ Toolkit, designed for educators and practitioners. The resource offers ways to explore music, specifically graphic scores and conducting, through music, sound-making, drawing and puppetry. It can be used for one-off workshops or 6-week teaching blocks. 

Royal Ballet and Opera are excited to build on the success of their Create & Sing programme for schools by introducing their ‘RBO Schools Sing Programme’ (launching in Autumn 2026). You will have the opportunity to learn about the design of the full singing progression pathway. 

There will be an opportunity for Q&A with both presenters. 

Who should attend:

• Primary classroom teachers (key stage 1, 2, SEND) with no music teaching experience 

• Primary teachers with a music specialism 

• Music curriculum leaders 

You will leave with links to free resources and clear guidance to develop your teaching and the music education in your Primary School.

Accessibility:

• Technology: Zoom 
• Captioning: AI-Generated 
• Breakout rooms: None 
• Recording: No

If you would like to speak to our schools manager in advance of the session, or have any accessibility needs you would like us to know in advance, please get in touch with us by emailing info@musicmark.org.uk.  

We are aware some people use AI bots in Zoom meetings to support with note-taking or use this technology to make events more accessible to them. We support this, though ask you to notify us by email if you intend to do this, so we can distinguish between legitimate aids and apps and those which are not.