Training for Music Practitioners

NYCOS works in a variety of ways to support music education at all levels, providing training for music practitioners, specialist and non specialist teachers at primary, secondary , further and higher education levels.

Since July 2020, we have been running online courses in Musicianship and Methodology and engaged with musicians, class teachers, students and specialists from 23 countries across the world as well as many, many people in the UK. These classes are accredited in partnership with British Kodály Academy through CPD UK, however, the assessments are optional.

As well as offering single training days on our Bronze, Silver and Gold musicianship programme, the annual summer school in Edinburgh offers the opportunity to teachers to have an intensive week of training in the Kodály approach, providing them with inspiration and experience to improve the music provision in their own settings. NYCOS offers the opportunity to sit accredited modules. Go for Bronze, Silver and Gold in-person training days are available for booking from September 2025 and will take place in November and December 2025.

In March 2026, we are offering a mixture of free and paid-for in-person training on our new resource for schools, Sounds Musical.

Sounds Musical comprises a set of four resources that cover an age range from early years to P7: Sounds Musical for Starters (early years – P1/2), Sounds Musical (P3-P5), Sounds Musical Moving On, and Sounds Musical for Older Beginners (both for P6-7). This training is aimed at generalist primary teachers as well as musicianship and instrumental tutors. You do not need to be able to read a musical score to attend this training and learn to deliver the resource, it’s designed to be as accessible as possible!

NYCOS is regularly called on to provide training for local authority partners and non formal sector organisations such as Sistema Scotland, Scottish Book Trust and Live Music Now.

Click on the link below to see a list of upcoming NYCOS Training Events.