Elemental Testimonials

“We have found the pairing of clear explanation with immediate musical examples to be invaluable in helping students develop their aural awareness.”

“I believe it's vital for teachers seeking a better work/life balance. Its features have saved several hours that I otherwise would have spent searching for a variety of listening examples for each element. I can set homework listening tasks that are purposeful and hold students accountable, followed up with data analysis detailing each student's strengths and weaknesses. I have never seen a cohort more secure on their elements in the first quarter of Year 10 than our current GCSE students.”

“It is a tremendous help to have dictation practice tasks ready and with audio, particularly useful for non piano playing teachers.”

“I had a parent contact me the other day to say that they (as a musician) think this is such a great resource and how grateful they are that their daughter can use it to prep for her GCSE!”

“We've just come through mock exams and loads of the students said how useful they found the platform.”

“It's brilliant and the students at KS4 are really seeing a lot of value in it.”

“Musical extracts embedded brilliantly. Clear presentation. Easy to log on and for kids to use. Clear knowledge of exam board, result of forensic research into past papers and types of questions. Brilliant resource, can't wait to roll it out more widely.”

“Thanks so much - what a great resource!”

“My son now recognises and understands the elements so much better than before he used the platform. It has given him confidence that he can prepare independently for his coming exams.”

“The app is absolutely great, so many positive features for the students, and my Year 10s are really positive about it.”

“The kids have really got behind it.”

“One of the great things about using Elemental is the amount of data available to support instruction. We have always tracked how pupils were performing across the year in our various practice exams in class (both formal and informal), but with Elemental we have much more to help us target our teaching. Throughout the year I am able to see how long each pupil spends on Elemental, see their success rate, and then see how the amount of time spent on Elemental directly affects paper results. I set homework for all pupils using the Homework Scheduling tool, but I can also say specifically to each student what they need to focus on to raise their marks.”

“I'm just marking the mocks and there is a distinct difference between the papers of those that have clocked up the hours on Elemental and those that didn't! It's almost a direct correlation!”

“A really difficult part of planning lessons as a music teacher, that other subjects might not need, is finding audio clips and Elemental has reduced my workload immensely with its library of audio examples in one easy to use place.”

“Elemental has provided us with a platform where students can tailor their listening needs specifically to exam board requirements. The listening examples are endless and student voice has been very positive!”

“Notational has been a huge benefit for my A Level teaching. I teach the aural portion of the course and in the past have utilised some of my previous university aural materials alongside practice papers. Notational's classwork is broken up into 5 different levels and the types of questions are consistent across the sets, which means my pupils have an ample amount of practice. Notational breaks down the skills into 6 questions that build to completing a full dictation task similar to what will be on the paper. My students have benefited from the sheer number of practice tasks that we complete across the term and I've been able to see their specific areas of weakness so I can provide them with extra practice.”

“Excellent service, amazing.”

“100 times better than the software we used before.”

“The students are really positive about it”

“Top quality customer service!”

“The speed with which you roll out requested updates is incredible”

“This app is amazing for us - like - incredibly game changing!”

“It's one of the main reasons I got an A at A level and everyone else should have access to it, because it's a life saver and by far the most helpful tool I've come across in music exam prep.”