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How to Use Classroom 200

ABRSM, The Association Board of the Royal Schools of Music via FutureLearn

Overview

Bring music to life in your classroom

Classroom 200 is a free online tool featuring 200 pieces from different genres, together with lesson plans, resources, and activities for your class.

On this three-week course designed by ABRSM, you’ll learn how to use Classroom 200 and how it could benefit your music teaching.

Gain a comprehensive introduction to Classroom 200

In Week 1 of the course, you’ll cover the basics of using Classroom 200.

You’ll learn to navigate the resource, utilise its features, use its lesson plans, and incorporate its activities into your teaching.

Explore the importance of developing core music skills in the classroom

Classroom 200 is designed to foster children’s core music skills: listening, performing, improvising, composing, and singing.

You’ll understand the importance of building these skills at an early age, and how Classroom 200 could help you do so.

Join a global network of music teachers using Classroom 200

On this online course, you’ll connect with a global network of classroom music teachers.

You’ll have the opportunity to share teaching practices and reflect critically on how to improve music provision in primary and secondary education.

This course is designed for teachers working in primary and secondary education globally, who are interested in learning more about ABRSM’s online resource Classroom 200 and its benefits for music teaching.

Syllabus

  • Introducing Classroom 200
    • Welcome to the course!
    • What is Classroom 200?
    • Effective use of Classroom 200
  • Listening, Performing, Improvising and Composing
    • Introducing Core Musical Skills
    • What does Progression look and sound like?
  • Singing Skills
    • Singing Skills in action
    • A thriving music provision

Taught by

Rachel Cook

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