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Composing Music at Home (Children)

Set of composing activities for young people without access to a musical instrument. Inspirations include superheroes, nature, the zodiac, maps, lockdown, graphic scores and found objects. KS1 or 2.

Composing Music at Home (Instrumentalists)

Set of composing activities for young people with access to a musical instrument. Inspirations include code, bird song, clouds, constellations, skylines and stories. KS3 or instrumentalists.

Teaching Music with iPads Training and Workshops

A training programme aimed at being able to teach music with iPads.

Technology in Music Education

Resources for teachers interested in music technology, including blogs, podcasts, news, videos and tutorials.

Amber Sound Touch

Amber Sound Touch, from the Amber Trust, is an online resource for teaching music to blind and partially sighted children and young people. It comprises a set of 13 engaging videos complemented with a comprehensive written guide.

Webinar panel: Inclusive and accessible music-making with adaptive music instruments

This webinar panel from the ISM Trust introduces Creative United’s Guide to Adaptive Musical Instruments and explores inclusivity and accessibility in music education and performance.

Teaching children on the autism spectrum

This free ISM Trust webinar, presented by double bassist and teacher Elizabeth Bradley, looks at ways of teaching individual music lessons to students on the autism spectrum.

ABC Creative Music Resource for SEN

Free trial of creative resources for special educational needs.

NDCS Guidance

Guidance from the National Deaf Children’s Society aimed at helping music professionals develop confidence in supporting the music education of deaf children and young people.

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.

Music Making SENse

Provides accessible and inspiring music education programmes for children and young people with additional learning needs. These include online sessions and activities for schools and families at home.

Good Vibrations Toolkit

Toolkit for those working with deaf and hearing impaired children and young people, promoting active participation in music making as a way to enable musical engagement and progression.

Drake Music Scotland Resources

Drake Music Scotland’s team of specialist musicians have worked on over 300 resources for pupils, teachers and parents. There are videos, downloads, and interactive resources for everyone.

AMIE Inclusion Resources

Tools and guidance, blogs and case studies to help you break down barriers to music-making.

Online Resources Update: what music projects are doing and using to stay connected & accessible

Positive examples of what music projects are doing to stay connected, as well as resources and activities that can be accessed remotely.