Introduction to the Teacher Studio
The Teacher Studio is a dedicated group of practising teachers facilitated by experienced classroom teacher Jenetta Hurst. They are commissioned to work with Every Copy Counts as resource imaginers!
Teacher Studio members work through a process of imagining, devising and creating classroom resources to support and encourage high quality songwriting and composing in the classroom based on their own expertise and areas of interest. These free, editable, multimedia resources are by teachers for teachers.
Collaboratively, the Teacher Studio members designed the ‘content glock’ as a continuum of progression and engagement with music. This underpins each of the resources and has been designed for teachers to use the adaptable resources in any way that works for their learners and their context.
The Teacher Studio members also act as advisors to the Every Copy Counts team throughout the year. We recruit a new Teacher Studio annually to ensure a flow of new ideas and perspectives. If you would like to find out more about the Teacher Studio, or express an interest in becoming involved in future years please contact [email protected].
The Teacher Studio run a number of online sessions throughout the year, to find what’s on, download our Teacher Studio Events document.
2021-2022 Teacher Studio Members:
Andy McClean teaches Music and Music Technology to primary and secondary students in Larbert, Scotland. He champions the use of technology performance instruments and is currently leading a project to have decks, cdjs and midi controllers recognised for use during Music Performance exams. Andy is the SQA’s Principal Assessor for Music Technology at Higher level, and is also a gigging musician within the corporate and wedding sectors.
Jenetta Hurst is currently Head of Music in an East London secondary school and has taught classroom music for 16 years. Roles over the past 19 years have included ensemble director, sectional leader and peripatetic woodwind teacher for Birmingham Music Service; Conductor of an Inner-City Community Youth Orchestra in collaboration with the CBSO/APAA, working with children and young people aged 6 – 18. Jenetta was conferred as an Honorary Member of the Birmingham Conservatoire in 2014, is an alumnus of UCL Institute of Education (MA Leadership) and a Board Member of Lambeth Sounds Music Education Hub.
Katie Miner is a primary music specialist working in Lambeth, South London. Katie particularly enjoys the curriculum design and planning element of her work and can be found supporting other local practitioners through Lambeth Music Hub. Outside of her professional practice, Katie enjoys making music in the chamber choir, Invicta Voices.
Rob Kitchen is an experienced teacher, practitioner and music educator with a particular focus on percussion and vocal percussion. He works across schools in the North East teaching music musically, underpinned with a social pedagogy, allowing all children high quality musical experiences. He is also co-Director of Roots and Wings – a Newcastle-based collective with an obvious overarching ambition to conquer the universe and create a fairer, more just society full of pure mint design. During the Covid Pandemic he pioneered ‘Rob’s Kitchen’ YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRzblmZainYDDQaPaOnDX8A) bringing body percussion and beatboxing joy to the nation.
Ryan Barquilla is a peripatetic guitar tutor working across a number of schools. He is an active gigging musician and songwriter.
Vanessa Wilson-Best is currently Leader of Learning at Willingdon Community School and an SLE (specialist leader in education) in East Sussex. She has 20 years experience in music education and 25 years as a performing musician in the band Ultrasound, of which she is a founder member. She was previously Assistant Director of Music at Morpeth Secondary School in East London, a flagship Musical Futures school. She was involved in projects with The Barbican, British Council Schools, and worked as a mentor for the Institute of Education, then Curriculum Manager at THAMES (Tower Hamlets Music and Arts Service).
2023-2024 Teacher Studio Members
Zoë Ansah
Emily Crowhurst
