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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.

Listening Inspiration

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

English Touring Opera

Offers ‘Singing lessons for kids’, a free 10-part online singing lesson series.

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.

Valuing Music in Special Needs Settings

Report on music making and singing approaches for whole class teaching (WCT) and group work in Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) schools. The toolkit offers a training and development framework to be flexibly.

With Music In Mind by Amber Trust

An ISM Trust webinar for parents, carers and music professionals caring for, supporting or working with a young person with neurodegenerative disease.

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.

MTB Piano Duets

Music Teachers’ Board’s supporting exercises are all designed to enable musical development. Find reading skills, listening skills, scales, technical studies and even duets for all grade levels.

Livestreamed piano lessons from WKMT

Free advanced lessons in composition, music analysis, counterpoint harmony and piano technique.

RSL Teach Today

Free grade books and schemes of work for teachers across Rockschool syllabuses (Music Production, Vocals, Piano, Drums, Ukulele, Electric Guitar).

RSL Learning Platform

The revolutionary music teaching and learning app from RSL Awards. Access a huge library of RSL Awards’ grade book materials on an interactive score player, and deliver online lessons via the app with its in-built Zoom Functionality.

English Folk Dance and Song Society

A wide range of free, downloadable materials for teachers to use English traditional folk song, music, dance, drama and other arts.

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.