Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.132 - Expo Special

Send us Fan Mail2026 MUSC & DRAMA EXPO SPECIALIn Episode 132, Patrick visits the 2026 Music & Drama Expo, to chat to leaders of CDP sessions, and chat to exhibitors about new Music Education products. Sebastian Murgul from Klang.io introduces their software, that uses AI to transcribe audio to stave notation (0:48);Composer, author and educator Paul Harris discusses the importance of Rhythm, how it is too often taught ineffectively, and ways to rectify this (5:06); The MTA’s Head of Operations and Growth, Caroline Robinson shares details of a new competition for primary school choirs, associated with A Choir in Every School (14:18);Violinist and educator Kit Massey discusses Music Theory, and how he’s introducing it to children via composing tasks in his book Music Theory for Kids (18:33);Kat Penn from Vox Fresh talks about her work running pop choirs for children, and the transformational effect on their mental health (26:10);Programme Manager of Jazz North, Helena Summerfield, talks about the importance of improvisation, and ways to introduce it to children (29:07).Presented and produced by Patrick Johns.#CanDoMusic #GetPlaying #SaveOurSubjects https://klang.iohttps://www.paulharristeaching.co.ukhttps://www.musicteachers.org/pages/acieshttps://www.instagram.com/kit.masseyhttps://www.halleonard.com/product/350402/music-theory-for-kidshttps://www.voxfresh.comhttps://hsqsax.org.uk/helena-summerfield/https://www.jazznorth.org/jazz-camp-for-girls© Music Teachers' Association www.musicteachers.org