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Three Positive Non-Musical Outcomes of Musical Education
With children and teachers cautiously returning to school in the hope of regaining some education normality, and with mental health having risen to the fore in public conversation, now seems to be a great time to shout about the many benefits of music education, both...
Music and Mindfulness For Stress Reduction
Mindfulness is an incredibly liberating practice; one that has exploded as a recent phenomenon in the western world. Interestingly, us moderns are the last people on the planet to uncover the wealth of treasures it has to offer. Music and mindfulness are indeed...
How body percussion could benefit your school
Body percussion is an incredibly useful and powerful tool for music teachers. Music lessons should start with a practical element, and body percussion is ideal for this as it requires no equipment or set up - budget friendly, and perfect for those days when you have a...
Three times when body percussion is the best option
Teachers are always on the lookout for resources that fulfil multiple functions. Added to this, nowadays teachers are keener than ever for resources to be cost-effective: never has it been so necessary to make something out of not a lot. Body percussion fulfils both...
Body percussion: a musical experience for all pupils
Music education consultant, Anna Gower, has written this guest post for Beat Goes On. She explores recent discussions about equality of opportunity in music teaching and the role of body percussion in opening up opportunities.
Three quotes about the value of music and creativity in our schools
Ollie recently had the pleasure of delivering a keynote speech at the Latin American Heads Conference. They key theme of his presentation was the importance of creativity and music in our schools.
Watch Beat Goes On in action!
We were delighted to be at the Music & Drama Education Expo in London earlier this month. We met lots of inspiring music teachers but, in particular, we were excited to lead a workshop for music teachers. Thanks to everyone who attended. If you weren't able to...
Four ways to raise the profile of music in your school
What profile does music have in your school? Is it a core part of your school community or is music ‘just another subject’?
A high-profile music department can help to engage pupils and improve their confidence. So, how do you raise the profile of music to realise these benefits? We have assembled four top tips to help music be at the heart of your school’s ethos.
Music and literacy: an interview with Pie Corbett
At Beat Goes On, we are often asked to use body percussion as a vehicle for cross-curricular teaching. It’s easy to see why – music can present familiar topics in a new and memorable way. This improves the chance that children will retain both the subject matter and the musical ideas.
How to use body percussion as a classroom starter activity (for any subject)
Specialist music teachers have long known the value of body percussion. It’s music that you can make anywhere and with anything. This makes it an equally exciting tool for use by non-musicians in their lessons.We have pulled together four of our favourite ways for any teacher to make use of body percussion in their starter activities.
Four ways to make more of percussion in your music lessons
Unsurprisingly, we love percussion! If you can use it to make a beat, then we can lose hours finding all manner of riffs, rhythms and grooves. We wanted to give you a few ideas for making the most of percussion in your music lessons. Why not use these ideas in your next lesson and create a really exciting piece using nothing but instruments that you can hit, shake or scrape!
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