Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast - Ep.136 - MTA CONFERENCE incl. Sir John Rutter, Liz Dunbar, Simon Toyne

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In this episode, Patrick visits the 2026 MTA Conference and interviews notable guests about musical education and curriculum planning.

Send us Fan Mail 2026 MTA CONFERENCE SPECIAL In Episode 136, Patrick visits the 2026 MTA Conference, held at Warwick Schools Foundation, in Leamington Spa. He chats to Sir John Rutter about John’s own musical education, the power of singing, the compositional process, and what happens to the fragments of his music that don’t get published (30:40). Liz Dunbar and Simon Toyne chat about their CPD session, ‘Curriculum Thinking and Curriculum Planning – A Conversation’ (5:35). Plus, P...

People in this episode

Host: Patrick

Guests: Sir John Rutter, Liz Dunbar, Simon Toyne

Topics covered

• MTA Conference
• musical education
• compositional process
• curriculum planning
• singing

Keywords

• MTA Conference
• Sir John Rutter
• Liz Dunbar
• Simon Toyne
• musical education
• curriculum planning
• singing
• compositional process

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Music Teachers Association

Places: Warwick Schools Foundation, Leamington Spa

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