Myatt & Co weekly update

Hello colleague,

We hope you're enjoying your Myatt & Co subscription. We've handpicked some video content for you, which we hope you find helpful:

A conversation about the music curriculum

Nick Sermon talks with Mary Myatt and gives advice for anyone new to the subject, what’s helpful to develop the subject, where to go for resources, headline links to resources from the subject association and more. Watch here.

Music and texts

Jenetta Hurst, in conversation with Steve Willshaw, talks through the various ways in which she introduces texts into her music teaching. She covers:

• The types of knowledge that she is aiming to develop and the role of text in each of these

• The relationship between musical fluency and musical literacy

• The role of lyric writing in developing literacy

• Choral singing and reading

• The importance of literacy in describing music.

Following a discussion of her ideas Emily Crowhurst (MTA), Gary Griffiths (Music Mark) and Ruth McPherson (ISM) explain how their respective organisations work with schools and teachers. Watch here.

Age-Appropriate Relationship and Sex Education

Ian Timbrell, in conversation with Rachel Higginson talks through the nuances of delivering effective and age (stage) appropriate RSE in primary and secondary schools in the UK, with a particular lens on LGBTQ+ content. watch here.

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