Musical
Elements

Composition
and Notation

Welcome to the Music pages.
Look at the 'Musical Elements' ideas and resources listed below.
You can also browse around the other Music pages using the links on the bar above.

• Animal Magic Plans - A complete set of plans for teaching the QCA Unit 3A. Contributed by Gaynor Hart.
• Tea Coffee Coffee Tea - This is an excellent way of introducing children to the concept of rhythm. There are lots of different activities (with lots of variations) all based on Tea and Coffee!
• Tea Coffee - A useful Powerpoint presentation, which introduces children to the concepts of crotchets and quavers. Contributed by Gary Hughes.
• Rhythmic Patterns - A fun group activity in which children play different rhythmic patterns, and then make up their own.
• Pass a Rhythm - A simple game which develops children's sense of rhythm.
• The Dinner Train - An exciting song, involving various types of food, all sun in the style of a train!
• The Sound Rap - Introduce rhythm to your children using this wonderful technique.
• Soft Toys and Rhythm - A set of ideas for using soft toys to help develop rhythm.
• The Magician's Hat - A brilliant way of getting children involved in music lessons.
• Musical Elements Song - A fantastic song to help children remember the musical elements.
• First you make your fingers click... - A very simple song which you can teach the children, with a number of variations. Includes Song, Words, Score and Activities.
• The Clapping Game - A great game which encourages careful listening and repetition of rhythm patterns.
• Don't Clap This One Back - A fun game which can be used in music lessons, or as a learning break between subjects.
• Body Percussion - A fun activity which requires concentration and co-ordination.
• Two fun activities which reinforce the children's knowledge of pitch and dynamics.
  • Hunt the Object

Music Room Resources:

• Music Resources - A selection of fantastic music resources which can be used to support your current music teaching.
• Music Resources for Teachers - Another list of excellent Music resources to support teachers.
• Music Room Education Bestsellers - A list of the best-selling products from the Education range at Musicroom.com

A selection of the Teaching Ideas Bestsellers...
Hedger: Hubble-Bubble Teacher's Book	Music Teacher's Companion: A Practical Guide	Rounds For Children

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Links to other sites:

• Educational music workshops - Music workshops for children, young people with special needs and adults. Alison Burns’ themed music workshops offer fun and focused learning.
• Full Chord Music - Creators of educational resources which cover the QCA scheme of work for Music.
• Beats Learning - An exciting, fun and groundbreaking initiative, teaching key stage 1, 2, 3, and 4 subjects through musical activities and composition.
• Earmaster - Helps you to develop your aural skills and practice music theory with 651 musical training lessons, from beginner level to very advanced.
• BooseyRadio - Creators of podcasts looking at classical music for children, also allowing you to listen for free via the website.
• ScaleFinder - An online interactive teaching aid designed to help musicians learn scales and modes for the guitar.
• RFKHarris - An arrangement service where users can choose their preferred instrumentation, difficulty level and even key while ordering any classical or ragtime piece they would like, or have any music work of their own transcribed into notated music.
• Making Tracks - Lots of useful activities and resources relating to Music, from the BBC.
• Songs for Teaching - A very good resource, which contains songs to teach content across the curriculum

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