
Resources for educators
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The ISM has over 11,000 members from across the music sector including academics, classroom teachers, instrumental and vocal teachers, performers, composers and songwriters. As a subject association for music, we act as a forum for individual music educators, consultative body and representative of the profession. We are committed to raising educational standards by developing and disseminating high-quality research, professional development and other support focussed on subject knowledge and pedagogy through our sister charity, ISM Trust.
Founded in 2014, the ISM Trust is open to all and focuses on delivering professional development, training and education opportunities to all musicians.


Primary Music Toolkit

Indian Takeaway: Rāg and Tāl basics

Professional development seminars for music teachers
We can arrange for music education experts, Dr Alison Daubney PhD, Yogesh Dattani and Paul Harris to present your choice of workshops from our series.

The National College
The National College provides multi-award winning video CPD by education experts on the latest policy, practice and education research.

Amber Trust: Amber Sound Touch resource
Amber Sound Touch, from the Amber Trust, is an online resource for teaching music to blind and partially sighted children and young people

Guide to Buying Adaptive Musical Instruments from Creative United
Creative United provide their guide to buying adaptive musical instruments

Musical understanding
Download these free reports, which explain how musical understanding has always been central to the National Curriculum

Performance anxiety: A practical guide for music teachers
This free guide will provide you with easy to use, practical strategies to help your students gain self-confidence.

Providing a 'broad and balanced' music education in school: a clarification for school and strategic leaders
Download this free resource with useful information on providing broad and balanced music education in school.


The National Curriculum for Music
Download our two free frameworks (primary and secondary), complete with wall-charts, to help you develop your curriculum, pedagogies and assessment in any setting.

Assessment in music education - the research context 2019
This document provides the research context to the curriculum, assessment, and pedagogy materials written by Professor Martin Fautley and Dr Alison Daubney.

Early years education
Find out more information on early years education, including free-to-download resources.

The ISM Teachers' Pack
This pack is a helpful guide for all instrumental and vocal teachers, whether you are employed, work freelance in schools or teach privately.

Webinars for educators

NMC
NMC Recording's music projects can bring contemporary classical music to the classroom.
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Drake Music Scotland
Drake Music Scotland inform us about their twenty years of work creating opportunities for disabled musicians of all ages.
