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The article discusses the introduction of assessment of technology in the syllabus of General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) live performance and A-Level examinations in music including composing, listening, and appraising.

The article presents distance learning model for teaching music. It discusses options for music teachers to teach instrument online using apps such as Skype, FaceTime and Google Hangouts, investment in gear that will transmit and receive quality sound, and payment arrangement for lessons. It also discusses requirements for teaching music theory and General Certificate of Secondary Education and A levels in Music.

This article features three music teachers, namely Jane Werry, director of music at Hayes School, Rachel Barnes, head of music at the Hackney New School, and Emma Goddard, head of music at Coopers School, and their efforts in ensuring that their pupils' education remains positive.

The article offers information on the Soundtrap browser-based super sequencer from Soundtrap.

The article offers the author's insights on the non-inclusion of the music education performance measure for Key Stage 4 (KS4) under the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) draft specifications in Great Britain. Topics include choosing between GCSE and vocational qualification, the Music Practitioner qualification improvement made by music publisher Rockschool, and music performance measure certification offered by educational charity Northern Council for Further Education (NCFE).

The article offers information on several online teaching resources for music in Great Britain. Topics discussed include A Day in the Snow resource for Christmas including carols, Making the Most from Christmas Carols which provides suggestions and ideas for singing carols and Christmas songs, and a music resource for Key Stage 5 music students.

The author presents a personal narrative of his experience as a secondary music teacher in Great Britain switching from the traditional General Certificate of Secondary Education (GSCE) and A level route to vocational qualifications.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to an article about the scarcity in modern music of choral polyphony, which appeared in the June 2015 issue.

Letters to the editor are presented in response to the new curriculum of the General Certificate of Secondary Education and A level course in arts and music, call for unity among music association groups and the crisis in music trainee teachers.

The article reviews Ohm Studio, a real-time collaborative digital audio workstation.

The article mentions the anniversary of the Musical Futures programme, which has been in operation for 10 years.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "Two Adjudicators Better Than One" in the January 2014 issue, a reaction to the media's negative criticism of music teachers in the January 2014 issue, and the deficient standard of music teaching according to Great Britain Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted).

The article reviews the web site Focus on Sound, located at focusonsound.com, ideal for music teachers and students in Great Britain in 2013.

The article previews the iRig Keys keyboard.

The article evaluates the Cubase 7 software from Steinberg.

The article evaluates the SmartMusic computer program.

The article evaluates the Pizzicato Notation software from Pizzicato Music Limited.