Alex Parsons

@musicteachinguk All good. I’ve sent you a message. Happy New Year!

@trebleteaching Thanks. I'll try to formulate some thoughts before I bother you. Happy new year!

I'm interested in high attaining schools with 50+% PP students with a strong support in Music. What is strong support? At least one hour KS3 a week. Regular performances in assemblies Concerts Musicals if poss. Can anyone point me to schools where they do this?

Friday’s teaching train reflection! trebleteaching.wordpress.com/2025/07/07/tea…

Ep122 of the @MusicTeachers_ podcast, out now! - @DrLizStafford & @danfrancismusic The Secondary Music Leader's Handbook - @ritula on the @classicfm Music Teacher of the Year Awards - Buster Birch on teaching improv: learn2playjazz.com #CanDoMusic tinyurl.com/lbr4b6zd

Today’s teaching train reflection! trebleteaching.wordpress.com/2025/06/30/tea…

Today’s train teaching reflection. Simplifying is developing! trebleteaching.wordpress.com/2025/06/26/tea…

@DrFautley Thanks, Martin!

@trebleteaching For some reason I have only just seen this related post trebleteaching.wordpress.com/2024/06/24/tre… - sorry! In it I particularly like the phrase "Consider what knowledge/skills/understanding you wish students to accrue. After you have decided, then select the genre(s) that will facilitate this" 👍

Today’s train teaching reflection! trebleteaching.wordpress.com/2025/06/25/tea…

Since moving house, changing schools, having a baby, and expecting another, I have found it difficult to blog regularly. My new school requires a longer commute, which gives me time to reflect. So, I thought I’d start sharing some of those reflections. trebleteaching.wordpress.com/2025/06/24/tea…

Ep.121 of the @MusicTeachers_ podcast, out now! - Leanna O’Brien from Soaring Scarves Academy - MTA President James Manwaring chats about Music Ed., his own teaching & his hopes for the MTA - Catherine Barker reflects on her MTA presidency #CanDoMusic tinyurl.com/lbr4b6zd

@mwrightmusic_ed @MusicTeachers_ Thanks so much for joining us! Glad it was helpful and super interested to explore some of the ideas further.

The @MusicTeachers_ 2025 Conference is fast approaching & early bird tickets are still available for another week or so. It's the best Music Ed conference around: 48 hours of CPD, workshops, networking, support, advice & of course, refreshments! Sign up! musicteachers.org/events/mta-con…

Ep116 of the @MusicTeachers_ podcast, out now! - @mariarthomas chats about @musicworkshopco's workshops - @GramophoneMag editor @MrPhoebus and the survey ‘Growing Musicians, Shaping Lives' - @tewkesmark on the European Day of Music in Schools #CanDoMusic tinyurl.com/lbr4b6zd

Ep115 of the @MusicTeachers_ podcast, out now! 2025 MUSC & DRAMA EXPO SPECIAL Ifeanyichukwu Ezinmadu: @SymphoMe_app @NikkiPianoYeoh: teaching improv Dr June Fileti: @intschmusicians' new exam process Rachel Hawker from @RSMusicSchool: The Power of Games tinyurl.com/lbr4b6zd

@DrFautley Really love to catch up! I have the new @ISM_music framework up on the wall!

@trebleteaching Cheers Alex, and good to have a brief catch-up too!

Throughly, throughly deserved! Congratulations @DrFautley.

@Steven_Berryman I remember playing in the pit band at uni for this - hated counting the pedal tone played by the guitar! Great musical though!

Lovely to discover this song recently and chat about the various harmonic idiosyncrasies with Year 11 composers this afternoon. 🎶

Ep.114 of the @MusicTeachers_ podcast, out now! - Dylan McCaig on being a recent ECT, and Early Music - MTA Operations Manager Laura Bendy shares details of her new role - And Thomas Gregory's @MusicEdExpo session, on chaos in the classroom! #CanDoMusic tinyurl.com/lbr4b6zd

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Happy New Year from the MTA! Why not start your year with some FREE CPD? Join @trebleteaching and @dgillthorpe next Tues 14th at 5pm for Singing: the foundation of the curriculum Register here: tinyurl.com/yzktjcfj