Nate Holder2 minBob Marley and the Wailers - When surnames tell a storyCan you teach reggae, and specifically Bob Marley and the Wailers without acknowledging their ancestry?
Nate Holder1 minColeraine Park Steel Pan Group go viral!Especially if you are on Twitter, many of you may have come across this amazing video that was circulated on socials a couple of weeks...
Nate Holder3 minFree CPD sessions for music teachersWhy Music has partnered with Music Mark to create a series of free online CPD sessions for music teachers.
Nate Holder3 minNew Book! Listen and Celebrate - Activities To Enrich And Diversify Primary MusicListen & Celebrate is a new book co-written with Helen MacGregor and published with Collins Music focusing on diversity in primary music ed
Nate Holder1 minBen L'Oncle Soul - "Petite Soeur" | Oct 22ndBen L'Oncle Soul is a French singer-songwriter who released his first under the famous Motown Record label in 2010. That album reached...
Nate Holder1 minDuke Ellington - "It Don't Mean A Thing" | Oct 17thDuke Ellington is regarded as one of the most influential African-American composers of the 20th century. This song entitled 'It Don't...
Nate Holder1 minTerri Lyne Carrington - Drum Solo | Oct 7thTerri Lyne Carrington is a drummer, educator and producer from Massachusetts U.S.A. In her career to date, she has performed or recorded...
Nate Holder1 minMarcus Miller - "Gorée" | Oct 3rdMarcus Miller is a Grammy Award-winning multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer. During his career, he has produced and played on...
Nate Holder1 minDr. Lonnie Smith - "In The Beginning" | Oct 2ndDr. Lonnie Smith was an organist whose music was heavily influenced by the gospel music he grew up with, blues and jazz which he made his...
Nate Holder1 minNew Interactive Flipbook!!We have a new interactive flipbook edition of 'Where Are All The Instruments? European Orchestra'!!
Nate Holder3 minOur worst fears confirmed at EURO 2020There's something you need to understand. As soon as England reached the final of the Euro 2020 by beating Denmark on the 7th July, there...
Nate Holder2 minNew music book for the Early YearsI'm happy to share with you all a new full-colour adventure book for 2-6 year olds called 'Where Are All The Instruments? European...
Nate Holder9 minThe Pizzeria (Part 1)The Pizzeria was failing. Every year, there were fewer and fewer people coming in through the doors, but the Chef couldn't figure out...
Nate Holder1 minResources and Podcast for online learningIt's a difficult time for all the teachers at the moment, so I've made some resources which will hopefully help in some way. There are...
Nate Holder1 minBBC Radio Scotland Interview linkI had the pleasure of being interviewed by Jamie Macdougall on BBC Radio Scotland last night, as part of their Classics Unwrapped...
Nate Holder2 minWho Are We Doing This For?As many of you know, for the past few months, I've spent a lot of time writing and speaking about many different issues around music...
Nate Holder5 minWhite Violence Vs Hip-hopOne of the main reasons cited for hip-hop not being taught in schools is because of the glamorised violence contained in lyrics and...
Nate Holder1 minThe Music Education Podcast Ep.1A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of being interviewed for The Music Education Podcast with Chris Woods. We spent some time breaking...
Nate Holder1 minCompare and Contrast No.2 | Smells Like Teen Spirit vs. Robert Glasper ExperimentThe Robert Glasper Experiment covered this song on their first album in 2012 called 'Black Radio'.