Our class instrumental sets involve all pupils right from transition, and progression is built-in. They include everything you need to deliver the curriculum in a fun and inspiring way. The approach can be delivered by supply and cover teachers as well as by music specialists.
This is an intrinsically inclusive and culturally diverse approach. The styles are intuitive and fun and the instruments are pick-up-and-play, so ALL students are engaged right from the very first lesson.
Each class set includes enough resources for 5 or 6 terms of learning and by adding new styles you’ll have enough for 5 years or more
Each set includes 30 authentic, high quality instruments, a comprehensive teaching Guide, downloadable lesson plans, plus video and audio resources.
The approach enables supply and cover teachers to deliver the curriculum – no music training needed. The collaborative approach upskills and invigorates teachers while they teach!
Whether you want to deliver the curriculum, start an ensemble, or provide an extra-curricular activity to improve pupils’ life skills, resilience and well-being, our class sets will give you rapid results and help you meet Ofsted recommendations for music.
Class sets start from just £317 and the same set can be used with any number of classes, plus extracurricular clubs. The instruments and teaching resources are top quality, and so are the educational outcomes.
As well as covering the music syllabus, the approach complements Online Providers such as Charanga and with singing initiatives like SingUp.
By developing everyone’s social, emotional and life skills, the approach empowers and transforms individuals, teachers and community.
It takes just a term to get everyone in the class to performance level. The styles are intuitive and fun and the instruments are pick-up-and-play, and so ALL pupils make rapid progress.
The benefits are wide-ranging, but implementation is simple. It will slot easily into your existing timetable, and our library of teaching resources will support your teachers every step of the way. Dovetails neatly with singing and online resource providers, and your local Music Hub or Music Service will be able to lend you additional support.
Careful planning will ensure success. Make this a truly collaborative exercise and involve pupils and teachers right from the start.
All the teaching resources you’ll need are provided and lesson prep shouldn’t take more than 30 minutes for most lessons.
After just 10 lessons your class will be ready to perform their first piece. Assembly is great for this, but the class may want to make a bigger splash and perform for parents.
The pieces in the teaching guide are progressively more challenging and there’s enough material for 5 terms. New musical styles will give you up to 7 years progression.
So everyone is engaged right from the start, and looks forward to the sessions – teachers too! The styles are new to everyone so no one has a head start or is left behind, and the collaborative approach means that everyone learns together.
So it all sounds great from day one, boosting everyone’s self-confidence, and ensuring rapid progress. The instruments are specially adapted for the classroom, easy to look after, quick to set up and built to last.
The approach is highly intuitive and teachers are supported every step of the way by resources designed for non-musicans, so no prior music experience is needed. Teaching guides, Schemes of Work, Lesson Plans, Video and Audio clips, Cultural background . . .
30 player World Percussion class sets start at just £317, West African Drumming from £695 and the same set can be used with every class and year group, as well as with extra-curricular groups, so it really can cost as little £1 per pupil to get started.
This is the BIG added bonus – learning these musical styles collaboratively in a group results in a rapid increase in togetherness and wellbeing. At the same time everyone acquires a wide range of social, emotional and physical skills, and it all happens naturally and enjoyably.
This is an intrinsically inclusive and accessible approach. It engages children of every ability and background, and it’s brilliant at developing social, emotional and life skills.
Allows you to get straight into practical music making, whatever your students have done before KS3. And it keeps them engaged and gives you a pool of musically proficient recruits for band, orchestra and GCSE.
Our teaching resources are designed to be taught by non-specialists or a mix of specialist and cover teachers. The collaborative approach is intuitive and gets pupils and teacher learning together by playing together.
Meets curriculum requirements, brings diversity into the curriculum and impresses OFSTED. And parents will love the show-stopping performances, starting at the end of the first term and continuing year after year.
Having fun playing together, helping one another, and making a great sound from day one is the recipe for success. The lessons leave everyone feeling good, that they’re part of a real team, and keen to come back for more . . .
Our 30 player class sets start at just £317 and the same set can be used with every class and year group as well as for extra-curricular clubs. There really isn’t a better use of limited funds than this.
Drums for Schools class sets and instruments are in use in Secondary schools in the UK and all over the world, helping thousands of teachers to include, empower and transform tens of thousands of pupils.
Based on accessible world music styles and a learning approach that has evolved naturally over hundreds of thousands of years.
The instruments are pick-up-and-play and the styles are intuitive and fun, so ALL pupils (and teachers) are engaged right away.
Unlike classic, one-to-many teaching, teachers and pupils learn together and benefit together. It upskills and invigorates teachers while they teach!
It takes just a term to get everyone to performance level (vs several years for classical instruments). And it sounds good from day one.
Each class set includes enough resources for 5 or 6 terms of learning and by adding new styles you’ll have enough for 7 or more years of teaching!
By developing everyone’s social, emotional and life skills, the approach empowers and transforms individuals, teachers and community.
There really isn’t a better educational investment. One class set can be used for all year groups, so it costs just a few £ per pupil. It’s a tiny price for a massive educational return.
As well as covering the music syllabus the approach delivers the engagement and results that OFSTED and parents are looking for.
We’re a small, family firm and our speciality and focus is inclusive group and whole class music making. Our mission is to make the power of music available to everyone.
Have a look at these ready-to-go music sets for groups and classes of from 5 to 30 players. They all include full teaching support and prices start from just £179.
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