The attached document indexes all resources on the MF website in full

Teacher Resource Materials

Start by either ordering or downloading Musical Futures: An Approach to Teaching and Learning. This is the definitive guide to Musical Futures and contains all that you need to get Musical Futures up and running in your classroom.

Each section of the teacher resource pack has a corresponding section online, containing relevant audio/video material. These are: Classroom Workshopping; Whole Class Instrumental Work for Year 7; Band Instrumental Skills; Non-Western Music; Songwriting; Image Junction; Implementing Informal Learning; In at the Deep End; Modelling Aural Learning; Informal Composing; Informal Learning and Other Musics.

Click here for a selection of case studies of how Musical Futures works in a variety of situations, including in schools overseas.

Transition

Musical Futures has developed resources for a cross-phase transition project. All materials needed (teacher resource pack, audio and video material) can be found here. A series of case studies about how Champion Schools have used the transition project is available here

MFUK

Musical Futures is running pilot projects outside England for the first time in 2011-2012. Read about the progress in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Reports and Articles

We have a number of reports, articles and one-off publications available: latest findings from Institute of Education longitudinal survey on MF; IOE report on take-up and impact of MF; Press articles on MF; Comparative Analysis of MF and the KS3 National Strategy; Music Department of the Future; MF and SEN; Royal Opera House/MF project; MF and Arts Award;

Teacher Created Resources

MF is developing a library of resources created by teachers/practitioners who implement MF. These include: Songwriting; Learning Log for MF work; In at the Deep End; Modelling Aural Learning; Technology; Assessment; Teaching guitar skills using ukuleles; Building Taiko drums; Band instrumental skills (Morpeth); Band instrumental skills (Flegg); Band instrumental skills (Okehampton); Classroom workshopping examples; Band instrumental skills (Lostock Hall)

Also, check out the Musical Futures page of the Teaching Music site, where teachers and practitioners post ideas, comments and resources about Musical Futures.

Musical Futures Background

If you are particularly interested in the work of the Musical Futures pathfinders, including Professor Lucy Green's work on informal learning, download the first edition of the teacher resource materials

During the Musical Futures pathfinder years, Project Leader David Price wrote a number of pamphlets, outlining the philosophy and development of Musical Futures as it unfolded.

Reflections and testimonies

Reflections on MF; Testimonial videos from the MF pathfinder years