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Welcome to the Music pages.
Look at the 'Instruments and Listening'
ideas and resources listed below.
You can also browse around the
other Music pages using the links on the bar above.
Instruments:
Introducing
Instruments - An interesting way of introducing
instruments to children in a structured way.
Everyday
Instruments - Use everyday classroom
objects as instruments and get your children
to use them to perform various rhythms.
Visual Cues to Stop
Playing! - When introducing
instruments, use visual cues to get children
to stop playing and to save your voice!
Identify
the Instrument - A super activity, which
encourages listening skills, whilst developing
knowledge of instruments and different timbre.
Listening to Music:
Words,
Instruments, Pictures -
Use these sheets to get children to REALLY
listen to music. Ask them to write 3 words
in the top section that describe the music
(scary, happy etc), the names of 3 instruments
they could hear in the piece in the next section,
and in the bottom row they can draw three relevant
pictures. ENJOY! Contributed by Gary Hughes.
Musical
Words and Pictures -
Children listen to a chosen piece of music
and respond in words and pictures. Contributed
by Catherine Mitri.
Rain
Dance - Make the sounds of a rainstorm
in your classroom.
Egyptian
Soundtracks - Explore the soundtrack to
an Egyptian film... where you decide what is
happening.
Mood
Music! - Listen to a variety of types of
music, and discuss the mood they suggest.
Face
and Place - Encourage children to think
about the music they are listening to, using
this simple technique.
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Links to other sites:
One
More Time! -
Musical plays and collections
of songs for children in primary
schools, choirs and youth groups.
Children's
Music - This site has a very useful
online song book and instrument guide.
MusiqTrader - Provides online classified advertising
for parents, musicians, music teachers, schools and
local music shops from the UK to buy and sell second
hand, old, used and new musical instruments.
DanMagic -
A totally free initiative provided by the Royal College
of Organists to
introduce young children to the organ, using a fantastic
animated story,
Spiderweb
Musicals - High-quality, fun and user-friendly
junior school musicals for Key Stage 2.
MES Direct - Suppliers of lots of useful musical
equipment for schools.
The Piano Teacher Resources - A number of interactive tools to develop your pupils' musical knowledge and understanding.
Music
Lessons Online - MusicLessonsOnline contains
over 80 articles, all written by a team of experts
who have entensive experience in this area.
Meadows
Music - They
produce and sell arrangements
of popular music to school music
departments and other organisations
involving youth music players.
School
Guitar -
Free lessons for learning the
guitar.