A Common Approach

A Common Approach, originally produced in 2002, remains a valuable teaching resource for an instrumental / vocal curriculum.
Building on the experience and expertise of many teachers nationally, it sets out thoughts on a rationale for instrumental / vocal teaching, curriculum content and teaching strategies. At a more detailed level, A Common Approach provides a framework for a broad and balanced curriculum, using it as the basis for teaching objectives, related activities and for developing long-, medium- and short-term teaching strategies.
A Common Approach is available for download to give teachers the flexibility to insert their own units of work, individual lesson plans and teaching notes.
Next Step
- Curriculum Overview (PDF 0.9 MB)
- Brass 1 (PDF 6 MB)
- Brass 2 (PDF 2 MB)
- Brass 3 (PDF 2 MB)
- Brass 4 (PDF 3 MB)
- Brass 5 (PDF 3 MB)
- Brass 6 (PDF 8 MB)
- Brass 7 (PDF 8 MB)
- Classical Guitar (PDF 2 MB)
- Contemporary Guitar 1 (PDF 4 MB)
- Contemporary Guitar 2 (PDF 6 MB)
- Keyboard (PDF 3 MB)
- Keyboard (Programme of Study 1, PDF 840KB)
- Piano (PDF 2 MB)
- Strings (PDF 2 MB)
- Voice (PDF 2 MB)
- Woodwind (PDF 2 MB)