Headlines
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- Stepping into Music early years training programme is recruiting now
- Mayor of London launches strategy for music education
- ISM chief rallies the troops in support of music education
- John Stephens receives ISM's Distinguished Musician Award
- Vocal Process offers Developing Voice workshop in London on 27 March
Contents for Music Teacher

- COVER STORY: SAFE AND SOUND
What does the new Vetting and Barring Scheme mean for you and your pupils?
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PIANO FOCUS
Final article on Suzuki-style piano teaching; Review of two new web-based resources for piano teachers; Teaching notes on developing the left hand
- SOUND MOVES
The Music and Dance Scheme is showcased at London's Southbank Centre
- PROGRESS REPORT
The Federation of Music Services measures the impact of Wider Opportunities
- EVERYONE'S GONE TO BAND CAMP
Nottingham City Music Service finds a novel way to keep Wider Opps children playing after the initial year
- OPINION
ABRSM syllabus director Nigel Scaife makes the case for a generalist approach to performance assessment
- CLASS ACT
Peter White, director of music at the Royal Grammar School Guildford, on composing an oratorio for the school's 500th anniversary
Editorial
Where to start in an attempt to summarise the current concerns of music educators? ‘Burning Issues’, the running title of the one-day conferences organised by the Federation of Music Services (FMS), seems particularly appropriate at the moment...
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