Kay Charlton

About to perform Bhangra Beat from my #WCET ‘Are you Ready’ book with @BollywoodBrass and 700 WCET children from @portsmouthmusic playing brass instruments!! Inspiring 😊🎺

08.07.2025 12:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Funky drummers and hot horns play massive hits from Indian films, all driven by the huge beat of the dhol drum | Bollywood Brass Band is the UK’s pioneering Indian-style wedding band, playing the grea... UK’s pioneering Indian-style brass wedding band, playing massive Bollywood hits with a mix of hot horns driven by the huge beat of the dhol drum

We have revamped our band website! Check us out - bollywoodbrassband.co.uk

24.04.2025 12:14 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

We're looking forward to delivering concerts and workshops for primary schools in #Brent this term.
Watch out for us! @Bollywoodbrassband

24.04.2025 12:08 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

The *BRAND NEW* issue of Music Hubs & Services Magazine is NOW OUT! tinyurl.com/bdd4ua5n #MusicEd @musicmarkuk.bsky.social

25.03.2025 19:54 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1

Composing in instrumental lessons - Music Teacher Composition should be an integral part of all instrumental teaching and learning how music works, argues Kay Charlton. Here, she shares examples of projects for teaching the skills required

Here’s my latest article for Music Teacher Magazine - ideas for including composition in instrumental lessons 😊🎺
www.musicteachermagazine.co.uk/content/feat...

26.03.2025 08:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Join me!

17.02.2025 12:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Join me!

08.02.2025 20:24 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

A great couple of days at @MusicEdExpo 😀. Lovely to see my books on the stands (and a good night at the awards dinner!)

31.01.2025 17:56 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A great couple of days at @MusicEdExpo 😀. Lovely to see so many people and to see my music in print - including in the new @LCMExams trumpet syllabus!

31.01.2025 17:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The pros and cons of backing tracks - Music Teacher Increasing numbers of instrumental repertoire and tutor books are including backing-tracks for students to play along to. But are they a blessing or a curse? Kay Charlton considers the pros and cons

My latest article for MusicTeacher Magazine 😀🎺
www.musicteachermagazine.co.uk/content/feat...

17.12.2024 12:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Christmas backing tracks in C, G and Bb A simple backing track to practise playing Jingle Bells to! In both C and Bb (for trumpets and clarinets). One version at 120 bpm and one slower at 100 bpm for practise. Structure: 2 bars intro, tun

Just did a Christmas assembly with my lovely pupils. Thought I’d share the backing tracks I made for Jingle Bells - feel free to use and share on.soundcloud.com/znuiEcP4YR6Z...
#JingleBells #Backingtracks #Christmas #WCET

05.12.2024 11:50 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Wow, my original music features in Nautilus on Amazon Prime 😀. Episode 3, played by Bollywood Brass Band 😀🎺

25.11.2024 12:14 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Musical Pathways: An Investigation into the Musical Journeys of Children with a Disability This PhD aims to address the issues of inclusivity and equality in music education, as outlined in the National Plan for Music Education. Despite the goal of providing equal opportunities for all pupi...

We have a great funded PhD opportunity at BCU for a project looking at musical journeys of children with a disability: www.bcu.ac.uk/research/our.... Please share widely! #musiced

22.11.2024 09:33 — 👍 15    🔁 14    💬 0    📌 0

Here I am. Hoping for info and good chats about #musiceducation #MusicEd 😀🎺

17.11.2024 16:55 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Just hopped over myself!

16.11.2024 14:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0