Finally, after many years, there's one place where all my music interests come under one roof.
Let's Musicise is a method for primary school classroom music that I've developed over 20+ years of teaching IB PYP music in London. It addresses the real challenge of mixed-ability classrooms: students range from complete beginners (who have never read notation) to advanced musicians (especially piano and guitar players). The method uses tiered differentiation so one lesson serves all levels—beginners start with rhythmic notation, intermediate students follow the core progression, advanced students tackle harmonies and accompaniment. This same lesson works simultaneously for emerging learners, grade-level students, and advanced primary school musicians.
The method introduces one new concept per lesson—a note length, rhythm, or musical symbol—with melodies specifically composed to emphasize that concept. The program currently includes two levels: Beginner and Intermediate (12 structured lessons each), and a collection of Nursery Rhymes (12 traditional songs).
All lessons use the same melodies across instruments:
- C-instruments: chime bars, bells, xylophones, boomwhackers
- Guitar (incl. left-handed)
- Ukulele (incl. left-handed)
- Harmonica
- Recorder
- 4-hole ocarina
The tunes are transposed to practical keys:
- C for ukulele and C-instruments
- G for guitar (easier G-string entry)
- D for recorder and ocarina (easy fingering)
I use standard colour-coding for notes (matching chime bars and bells), tabs for stringed instruments, and diagrams with standard notation for wind instruments.
Each instrument package includes the 12 lesson booklets (PDF) plus relevant additional resources:
- C-instruments: piano accompaniment reference, rhythmic notation, guitar tabs in C (for intermediate guitarists)
- String instruments: chord diagrams + tabs (guitar package includes bass guitar tabs)
- Wind instruments: piano accompaniment reference
The colour-coded notes, large notation, and structured spacing also make the materials effective for students with special needs or learning differences.
Find the materials here: Teachers Pay Teachers | TES | Etsy | Bandcamp
Follow the educational work on: YouTube