Podcast & Media

Teaching Notes: Episode 130
PhD Research into Key Stage 3 Music
Mark discusses with Patrick Johns his PhD, which focuses on Key Stage 3 music, and asks for teachers’ assistance with a Year 8 Research Project. Learn more about the Music Teachers Association Podcast

Teaching Notes: Episode 126
Musician Identity in Year 8 Students
Mark chats about Year 8 Music, with potential pitfalls and suggestions, incorporating research from Mark’s recently published paper, ‘A study into musician identity in year 8 students in England’. Learn more about the Music Teachers Association Podcast

Teaching Notes: Episode 116
European Day of Music in Schools
Mark chats about the European Day of Music in Schools, which enables teachers to watch videos of music-making from schools all over Europe.. Learn more about the Music Teachers Association Podcast

Teaching Notes: Episode 81
Academic Year Planning
Mark shares his planning for the next academic year. Learn more about the Music Teachers Association Podcast

Teaching Notes: Episode 42
Challenges for Trainee Music Teachers.
Mark chats about his role as Lecturer in Music Education at the University of Reading, looking at the challenges trainee music teachers are currently facing, as well as introducing the MTA’s new trainee teacher support service. Learn more about the Music Teachers Association Podcast

