Get them singing, keep them singing
A new online course designed to develop confidence, knowledge and skills for all teachers who lead young singers in primary schools, whether in a choir, in a classroom, or the whole school, whatever their experience level. Each recorded webinar-style session lasts around 75 minutes, led by one of our specialist music education team.
Sessions can be bought individually or as a set and can be viewed as many times as you like! Find out more about each session below.
- Individual Sessions: £15 per session (non-member) or £11.25 per session for abcd members (discount of 25%)
- Full series: all six sessions can be bought for a bundle price of £75 (non-member) or £56.25 for abcd members (discount of 25%).
Find out more about joining abcd and all the benefits it offers here
Leading singing in primary schools: a voyage of vocal discovery with Charles MacDougall
In this session, participants will explore their voice, unlocking their skills and gaining tools for healthy, effective and confident vocal leadership. This session will be suitable for those totally new to leading singing, as well as more experienced vocalists looking to refresh their thinking!Price: £15.00
Leading singing in primary schools: vocal health and engaging warm-up ideas with Suzzie Vango
Join Suzzie Vango, conductor for the National Children's Choir of Great Britain and voice coach to the CBSO Youth Choruses, as she leads you through some fun, engaging and healthy vocal warm ups and songs aimed at younger singers. Be prepared to act your shoe size, not your age!Price: £15.00
Leading singing in primary schools: repertoire ideas with Shivani Rattan and Tom Leech
Join us as we share and chat about our favourite repertoire to engage primary school-aged children, whether in whole-class singing or choirs. We'll be singing through a diverse range of songs for whole class singing and choirs and give you the tools needed to teach them in the most effective and fun way possible!Price: £15.00
Leading singing in primary schools: the teacher as musical leader with Amy Bebbington
This session shows how leading music can be realised through a variety of different skills. Amy covers strategies ranging from pitch scaffolding and solfa hand signs, to kinaesthetic gestures and simple beat patterns in order to equip teachers with a broad range of useful singing leadership skills. Come and be inspired and enlightened by the potential of your musical making in classrooms, school assemblies, performances and playgrounds.Price: £15.00
Leading singing in primary schools: using singing as a tool to deliver the curriculum with Rebecca Berkley
Dr Rebecca Berkley, University of Reading, leads a webinar on using singing as the basis for teaching classroom musicianship to children aged 5-11. This session investigates ways to build classroom music lessons from singing for children in year 1-6. Participants will explore how to teach musicianship skills by integrating singing with work on beat and rhythm, pitch awareness, movement and action, aural training and the beginning of reading and writing music, and analyse classroom songs to help pick age-appropriate repertoire for the classroom.Price: £15.00
Leading singing in primary schools: developing ensemble and two part singing with Jo McNally and Richard Jeffries
Join Richard Jeffries and Jo McNally as they take you through the twists and turns of the part-singing path. There'll be ideas, repertoire and a plan to help your singer to develop confidence, musicianship skills, and sing with joy as they progress from unison to part-singing, from adapting repertoire you may currently use, to exploring exciting newer materials - and where to find them! Join us for a practical, fun and fully interactive session!Price: £15.00
Leading singing in primary schools: complete package of six sessions
Buy all six sessions of the course for a reduced price! Price: £75.00