
Music Teacher Awards for Excellence 2019
1:54, 8th March 2019The Music Teacher Awards for Excellence returned on 6 March 2019 at a glamorous gala evening in the Sheraton Grand London Park Lane Hotel in Piccadilly. The event, a highlight of the music education calendar, celebrates the outstanding work that has taken place in the sector across the past year.
Over the course of the evening, 14 awards were presented across a number of categories that encompass the broad range of music education. The awards were once again hosted by Classic FM’s Anne-Marie Minhall, with the proceedings bolstered by performances from Rocksteady, alumni of the British Youth Opera, and the Yamaha scholar Rob Burton.
The winners of these prestigious awards can be found below, with details of the full shortlist available here.
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL INITIATIVE (Sponsored by the Royal Marines Band Service)
Newham’s Community Opera: Full Circle
OUTSTANDING SEND RESOURCE
Open Orchestras
OUTSTANDING ROCK, POP OR PRODUCTION INITIATIVE
Lewis School Pengam ‘Young Vision’
OUTSTANDING PRINT RESOURCE
Play Guitar with Miloš
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL THEATRE/DRAMA EDUCATION RESOURCE (Sponsored by ABRSM)
School Musicals Company
OUTSTANDING SCHOOL MUSIC DEPARTMENT (Sponsored by the Music Teachers’ Association)
Belvedere Academy Liverpool
MUSIC EDUCATION COUNCIL MAJOR AWARD (Sponsored by the Music Education Council)
Lincolnshire Music Education Hub
FRANCESCA HANLEY INSPIRATION AWARD (Sponsored by the Musicians’ Union)
Anna Rusbatch
MUSIC TEACHER MAGAZINE EDITOR’S AWARD (Sponsored by EVC Music)
Opera Holland Park – Hope for Grenfell Memorial Gala
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (Sponsored by the Incorporated Society of Musicians)
John Davie
OUTSTANDING CLASSICAL MUSIC EDUCATION INITIATIVE (Sponsored by Casio)
Liverpool Philharmonic/In Harmony Liverpool
OUTSTANDING MUSIC EDUCATION PRODUCT
I Can Compose
EXCELLENCE IN PRIMARY/EARLY YEARS
Primary Music Toolkit by Dr Alison Daubney, published by ISM Trust and supported by the Schools Music Association
OUTSTANDING DIGITAL/TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCE
Charanga Take-off! For Band