The finalists of the 2019 Music Teacher Awards for Excellence have been revealed.
With awards in 14 categories plus a Lifetime Achievement Award and the Music Teacher Magazine Editor’s Award, winners will be announced at a gala dinner and ceremony at the Sheraton Grand London Park Lane Hotel, Mayfair, on 6 March 2019.
2019 Music Teacher Awards for Excellence finalists
Finalists are as follows:
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL INITIATIVE
Sponsored by the Royal Marines Band Service
- African Activities
- Full Circle Opera
- Rhythmix
- Sing for Pleasure Vocal Leadership Programme
- York Jazz Initiative
OUTSTANDING ROCK, POP OR PRODUCTION INITIATIVE
Sponsored by ABRSM
- Lewis School Pengam ‘Young Vision’
- Trinity Rock & Pop syllabus
- Rocksteady Music School
- ‘Live at the Cavern’: Academy of St Francis of Assisi Music Dept
- Richmond Music Trust BandIt
OUTSTANDING PRINT RESOURCE
- Brass in Color
- Groove ‘n’ Play Recorders, Sticks and Songs
- Portsmouth Music Hub – My Dream Job
- Play Guitar with Milos
- Youth Music/NCIE/Writing Services
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL THEATRE EDUCATION RESOURCE
- Disney’s Aladdin
- Stage Invaders
- School Musicals Company
- Out of the Ark Music
- Easy Peasy Plays (general rather than specifically for The Great Globetrotting Game)
OUTSTANDING SCHOOL MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Sponsored by the MMA
- Belvedere Academy Liverpool
- Parrs Wood High Manchester
- Windsor Upper Schools
- Tattershall Primary
- Sheffield High School GDST
MUSIC EDUCATION COUNCIL MAJOR AWARD
Sponsored by the Music Education Council
Shortlists for this category will be announced soon
FRANCESCA HANLEY INSPIRATION AWARD
Sponsored by the Musicians’ Union
- Anna Rusbatch
- Jay Bradley
- Matthew Haworth
- Angela Rowley
- Kate Wright
MUSIC TEACHER MAGAZINE EDITOR’S AWARD
Sponsored by EVC Music
There is no shortlist for this award
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Sponsored by the Incorporated Society of Musicians
There is no shortlist for this award
OUTSTANDING MUSIC EDUCATION PRODUCT
- Voice Workshop
- Casio
- Piano Safari (website and books together)
- I Can Compose
- Out of the Ark/Sheffield Music Hub songbook
EXCELLENCE IN PRIMARY/EARLY YEARS
- Primary Music Toolkit by Dr Alison Daubney PhD, published by ISM Trust and supported by the Schools Music Association
- The Piece Hall Big Sing
- Music Education Solutions
- Helen Teasdale – Music Makers
- Start with Singing
OUTSTANDING DIGITAL/TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCE
- BJB Music Theory from Start to Grade 5
- Charanga Take-off! For Band
- Focus on Sound Pro
- Inspire-works World Music Online Courses
- EarMaster Pro
OUTSTANDING SEND RESOURCE
- Charanga CREATE
- Leicester-shire Schools Music Service SEND Curriculum
- Open Orchestras
- Transformance Music – moved from Outstanding Musical Initiative
- ABC Creative Music – moved from Outstanding Music Education Product
OUTSTANDING CLASSICAL MUSIC EDUCATION INITIATIVE
- Northamptonshire Music & Performing Arts Trust
- Elena Cobb Star Prize Festival
- Orchestras Live/The Mix: The Wish
- Liverpool Philharmonic/In Harmony Liverpool
- Norfolk Music Hub – CASMA 2018
To find out more about the 2019 Music Teacher Awards for Excellence, please click here.
Header photo: Rhinegold staff members pose at the 2018 Music Teacher Awards for Excellence © Matthew Walder
