Resources

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Music Technology

EYFS

Friday Afternoon songs

An initiative encouraging young people to sing, commissioning new repertoire every year for children’s voices, with a whole host of resources available for free on the website, including teaching and accessibility resources to help lots people.

Listening Inspiration

Free resource aiming to help students find pieces to give inspiration and ideas for their own composing activities.

Minute of Listening

Helps pupils develop their creative listening skills. This carefully curated collection of introduces children to a range of music and sounds.

Future learn MOOC on improving as a music teacher

Whether you’re starting your music teaching career or refreshing your skills, our free online course helps you take your teaching to the next level. This free course will provide you with a strong foundation of the skills, knowledge and insight needed.

ISM Guide to Buying Adaptive Musical Instruments

This guide from Creative United includes details of more than 80 musical instruments and products, many of which have been specially designed to make learning and playing musical instruments accessible.

Song Source

Song Source is a digital song bank designed to help keep children singing wherever they are. There are over 200 original songs as well as lyric sheets, scores, lyric videos and backing tracks.

Diocese of Leeds Singing Programme

A wide range of sacred and secular singing sessions, from individual activities and songs to complete lessons. Primary KS2, with some resources for EYFS/KS1/ Secondary.

A Cappella Lego

A free resource from the VOCES8 Foundation, A Cappella Lego consists of 11 videos with interactive singing activities including warm-ups and songs. Suitable for primary and KS3.

Musicroom Resources

Musicroom is growing its index of free materials to support music teachers and students, including free a classroom teaching resources sample pack, and method packs for piano (for adult and young beginners), ukulele and music theory.

Classical 100

ABRSM’s Classical 100 is a fantastic collection of 100 carefully selected pieces of music and activities for you to share with your families over the coming weeks. Designed as a classroom resource, it’s already been a big hit in 6,000 primary schools.

Free Songs from Bright Star

Gareth Malone and Catherine de Sybel introduce songs from their popular whole-school singing book, Bright Star, offering tips on how to teach them, and free lyric and sheet music for the songs.

Early years education

Information on early years education, including free-to-download resources.

First Notes Early Years Music App

Music resource app for use with Early Years packed full of exercises and activities designed to suit all ability levels to help with a child’s development in and outside of music.

ABC Creative Music Musicality Resource

Free trial of creative resources for 3-6 year olds.

Naxos Music Box free trial

Naxos have made their new KS2 and KS3 resource Naxos Music Box free to use for schools during the current UK lockdown until 28th February.