Online Training

Online Training

Sing Up is not currently running any live training sessions, but you can watch video webinars of all our training topics for free by registering as a Sing Up friend. Find details of the available webinars below, including preview clips from each session.

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Bespoke training available

Needing help to develop the singing in your school or to boost your confidence in teaching the music curriculum? Get in touch to see how we can help. We can provide free bespoke 1:1’s with your music lead or staff team to help you get the most out of our resources.

Music Education Hub tutors – want to learn more about incorporating Sing Up into your teaching? Get in touch with [email protected] to organise some online support for you and your colleagues.

Primary focus

Play recorder: Tips for getting the best sound from your pupils

Join recorder specialists Jill Kemp and Alison Walker in exploring games, techniques, exercises and example activities from Sing Up’s own recorder resource, ‘Play recorder’, to get your players sounding fabulous.

Whether you’re just starting out teaching recorder or an experienced teacher after new ideas, this session will give you lots of practical activities to take away and use in your own classroom.

Register with Sing Up for free to watch the full-length webinar and discover the Play recorder resource.

 

An instrument in its own right

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How to blow into the recorder

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Troubleshooting

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Sing Up wellbeing: Creating thriving, responsive classrooms

Kick off the new academic year with a fresh rhythm. In this session, you will discover how musical games and exercises can influence the mood in your classroom, reduce anxiety and create a better learning environment for your pupils. We will explore breathing exercises to calm and self-regulate, movement sequences for focus and warm-up games that will energise your students. We will also explore Sing Up’s playlists on themes of resilience and self-esteem and share ideas to encourage youth leadership within your groups.

Register with Sing Up for free to watch the full-length webinar and discover our primary curriculum resources.

 

Focusing activities

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Energising activities

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Youth leadership

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Top tips for new music leads

Experienced primary music lead and education specialist Sarah Wise offers her 8 top tips for steering the ship of your school's music education provision. Sarah discusses strategy, communication, partnership development, statutory and non-statutory guidance, music curriculum, assessment, singing assemblies and more.

Register with Sing Up for free to watch the full-length webinar and discover our primary curriculum resources.

 

Your colleagues are your assets

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Get organised

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Collect evidence

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Primary and secondary

Sing Up wellbeing: Maintaining good vocal health

Good vocal health is a must for all voice users, especially teachers. Ward off voice problems this academic year with our most sought-after training session. We will highlight causes of vocal ill-health for teachers and explore ways to minimise or prevent them and head off small problems before they become big ones. The session will include practical postural, breathing and vocal exercises to keep your voice in great shape all year round.

Register with Sing Up for free to watch the full-length webinar and discover our resources.

 

How the voice works

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Problems and solutions

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Getting attention

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Primary non-specialists

Leading musical activities: Practical skills for non-specialists

Sharon Durant explores the different aspects and skills involved in leading high quality musical activities with young people, equipping you with a range of practical ideas to try out at school. The webinar covers structuring sessions, ground rules and routines, leadership, demonstrating and modelling, managing noise, logistics and setting up your space.

Register with Sing Up for free to watch the full-length webinar and discover our resources.

 

Planning activities

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Ground rules and routines

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Leadership skills

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How to assess progress in music using Sing Up Music

Find it hard to assess skills in music? We’re here to help. This session covers manageable ways for non-specialists to observe children’s music making, what to look for and how to make informed judgements and report effectively on the progress children make. We also look at how you can use the ‘Progression snapshot’ lessons, included as part of Sing Up Music, to evidence your pupils' progress throughout the new academic year.

Register with Sing Up for free to watch the full-length webinar and discover our primary curriculum resources.

 

Ofsted recommendations

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Skills progression and curriculum mapping

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Best fit statements of attainment

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Teaching the basics: Beat, rhythm and pitch

Have you been named as the new Music Lead? Are you new to teaching music or simply want a refresher on how to teach the concepts of beat, rhythm and pitch? Using ideas from our Developing Musicianship toolkit, we’ll break down these concepts together in a practical way so you can feel confident about teaching and building on your pupils’ understanding of them.

Register with Sing Up for free to watch the full-length webinar and discover our Developing Musicianship toolkit.

 

Beat

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Rhythm

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Pitch

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Meet the presenters

Jill Kemp
Jill Kemp
... has performed as a soloist throughout Europe and the US, at venues including Carnegie Hall. She can be heard on many film soundtracks, including 'Harry Potter' and 'The Fantastic Mr Fox', and her education project ‘Recorder Revolution’ has involved hundreds of children. She is Director of Music at a London Prep school and has given masterclasses at conservatoires and music schools throughout Europe.
Alison Walker
Alison Walker
... is Director of Music and Primary Music Subject Lead across two primary schools in North Surrey, as well as a member of Surrey Arts Primary Music Advisory group. Ali also delivers workshops for BBC Symphony orchestra, ABRSM and the Royal College of Music.
Sarah Wise
Sarah Wise
... began her career teaching English and mentoring NQTs in Sussex and Northamptonshire schools. After enrolling in the Voices Foundation methodology course and learning about Kodaly-inspired music education, she spent over 10 years as a curriculum music teacher for Northamptonshire Music and Performing Arts Trust (NMPAT) where she recently led on development of their Early Years and KS1 offer.
Shelly Ambury
Shelly Ambury
… is Sing Up’s Head of Learning and leads Sing Up’s content strategy and resource development. Shelly has 30+ years experience in music and music education - as a singer, choir leader, teacher, trainer, content creator and presenter. As an educator she has taught Music and Music Technology to A Level and has a passionate interest in teaching approaches. She is an advocate of free music education for all. Click to see Shelly teach the song, 'Mama don't allow'.
Sharon Durant
Sharon Durant
... is a musician, composer, choir leader and ex-science teacher. She has facilitated music making with all ages from EYFS to adults with dementia and worked for a variety of organisations like Musical Futures, Music in Hospitals and Care, British Council World Voice Project, Sage Gateshead Learning and Participation, Voice Project and Royal Opera House Create and Sing. Click to see Sharon teaching the song, 'In Flanders Fields'.
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