Music Teacher – January 2019

World music & touring focus: WOMAD brings a rich diversity of cultural arts offerings to young people in Wiltshire; discovering the origins of British Bhangra music; inspiration and advice on planning a school music tour abroad; the South African gumboot dance developed by mineworkers during apartheid; introducing children to music using the ocarina; Soar Valley Music's world percussion range joins Hobgoblin and Gremlin Music; and what does Brexit mean for your summer tour?

Plus, an inside look at the RCM's MEd programme; Lord Black meets with staff and students in Windsor following his defence of music education in the House of Lords; RNCM's new lecturer in musicians' health and wellbeing; including young people in the conversation about the future of music education; and setting up your classroom to play back sound from many different student devices.