Famous musicians and other celebrities have been getting involved in a range of activities which form part of the government’s ‘National Year of Music’. Research shows that engaging in music is beneficial to children’s development in a number of areas, ‘including language, numeracy, social skills, physical development and emotional intelligence.’ The government is hoping to [...]
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Over 500 Ideas to Inspire!
Ideas to Inspire now has over 500 ideas! The site originally started as somewhere to host my ‘Ideas to Inspire Writing’ presentation. Since then, Tom Barrett, Doug Belshaw, Mark Clarkson, Joe Rowing, Tony Cassidy and Noel Jenkins have kindly allowed me to add their presentations to the site, which all receive hundreds of visitors each day. The site is expanding at [...]
Wide choice of school musicals on new website
Edgy Productions the largest supplier of end of year and leavers’ musicals for primary schools has launched a new website www.edgyproductions.co.uk making it easier than ever to choose the right school musical for an end of year production. The new website gives teachers a chance to sample song clips, read full plot summaries and study [...]
Only half of music lessons good enough
Half of school music lessons are not good enough, with many schools abandoning the subject when pupils start revising for exams, according to a review of music education by Ofsted. A pledge to give every primary pupil the chance to learn an instrument has backfired in some schools, which have dropped individual tuition in favour [...]
Oxjam
Oxjam – Oxfam’s annual music extravaganza – have produced 20 stand-alone lessons, offering opportunities for singing, performing, composing, improvising, listening, and appraising. You can also explore rhythm, timbre, texture, structure, and pitch by using music from many cultures and countries. The lessons have been created for ages KS1, KS2, KS3, and KS4. On the Oxfam [...]
Find your talent
Ten areas around the country are to pilot the Government’s £25 million Find your Talent programme to give young people the chance to encounter a range of high-quality cultural experiences for five hours a week both in and outside of school. Children in the pilot areas will be able to discover and develop their talents [...]
Sound Junction
SoundJunction is the award-winning site for listening to, exploring, discovering and creating music. On the site you can: Listen and explore: rock, classical, jazz, African, drum ‘n’ bass, pop, fusion and much more. Listen to different musical instruments and see professional musicians on video — the violin to the udu, bassoon to drums. Discover how [...]
Sing Up!
http://www.singup.org/ is the Music Manifesto’s National Programme. The site has tons of information and resources for children, parents and teachers including free lesson plans and advice on how to get started with music in your classroom. The Sing Up Magazine, which you can order for free on the website, is the first step to getting [...]
Instruments in school
Just weeks after a craze for ukeleles over recorders in primary schools was revealed, a government-backed study has found that guitars and drums are becoming the instruments of choice in the classroom. Orchestral instrument lessons are in decline, according to researchers from the Institute of Education in London. Susan Hallam, who led the team, said [...]
Primary Music Teacher
Primary Music Teacher is a website set up by Mark Smith, a PGCE student specialising in KS2 music. Now if you are anything like me these music websites are a life saver in class and this site is no different if you are looking at Samba. Although the site is in its infant stages at [...]
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