Music Teacher  |  August 2018
Woodwind focus: MT meets BBC Young Musician finalist Rob Burton, only the second saxophonist to reach the grand final in the competition’s history; YouTube stars The Melodica Men launch a new education resource bringing the melodica into classrooms across the US; introducing a midi saxophone for beginners crowdfunded on Kickstarter; our round-up of the latest woodwind accessories; beginner instruments for young flute players; and how an 11-year-old trumpet player with autism composed and published a book of tunes depicting animals.
Plus, the new ABRSM piano syllabus for grades 1 to 5; education and outreach with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales; breathing approaches for singers and choral conductors; using technology to support whole class instrumental teaching; a new digital resource from RNCM aims to develop teachers’ conducting skills; Orchestras Live reaches out to communities across the country to give children and adults their first experience of classical music; guitarist Miloš Karadaglić releases a teaching book series; and what to expect from the BDA Music & Dyslexia Day.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Music Teacher August 2018.