(‘‘Twas the week before Christmas…’) As we move into the final days of Advent, I want to share my setting of the historic Great ‘O’ Antiphons. This is a collection of seven short verses used as a prelude to the reciting of the Magnificat at Vespers in the Catholic Church since the sixth or seventhContinue reading “The Great ‘O’ Antiphons”
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Music Education – In Defence of the ‘Generalist’ Primary School Teacher
I’ve just come out of the Music Mark ‘Big Meet’ to discuss the recent announcements about the upcoming curriculum review. Amongst the honourable mentions were the standard passing implication of poor practice amongst primary schools. It continues to be a huge source of exasperation that those who set the agenda in a manner almost designedContinue reading “Music Education – In Defence of the ‘Generalist’ Primary School Teacher”
Music Education – The Ofsted Parable of the Sower
In light of the recent announcements about the upcoming curriculum review, I would like to share this story… One day, a Sower went out to sow some seeds. And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the birds came and ate them up. Some fell on stony ground, where they hadContinue reading “Music Education – The Ofsted Parable of the Sower”
Mike Stubbs, Composer 