Primary School Curriculum Resources
Websites
Using web-based resources is one of a number ways to contribute to a pupils entitlement to ICT in music lessons.
Sir Robert Hitcham Primary School in Suffolk is a Beacon school, and its website offers much advice and information on using ICT in music in the Foundation Stage and Years 1-6. From the front page, go into the 'Work at School' area and choose Music. You will then see a list of links to various school music projects. The last link takes you to the school's music and ICT area. This offers a wealth of information about its music ICT projects, including examples of pupil work and advice about software and other resources.
Hotcourses Schoolsnet
http://www.educate.org.uk/
A full QCA unit of work is provided: weekly lesson plans, worksheets, interactive resources and assessment.
Primary Resources
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/music/music.htm
Teacher Net
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/TeachingandLearning/resourcematerials/Resources/
Database of over 2,000 lesson plans and resources. They have all been evaluated by teachers, and cover the national curriculum Key Stages 1 to 3
Alfy Music Mania - KS1 & 2
Lets children create and explore music patterns and sounds.
Jabberwocky! - KS2
http://www.tuned-in.org/sample/alice/
This is a sample online material from Cumbria's Learning Support Service for music. Children use ICT to capture, recall, change and combine sounds. Ideal for consolidating and extending QCA Unit 18: Journey into Space, reinforcing the creative use of ICT in changing, organising and controlling sounds. Could also be used in the Literacy Hour when working on nouns, verbs, adjectives, onomatopoeia and portmanteau words. See Teacher Notes
Sequenza - KS1
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/makingtracks/sequenza.shtml
A drag-and-drop sound-making activity taken from the Radio 3 collection.
Playing with Tempo and Dynamics - KS1
http://www.creatingmusic.com/playing/play2.html
This is a very simple tool for exploring dynamics (soft and loud) and tempo (slow and fast). This is actually a very simple tool for exploring dynamics (soft and loud) and tempo (slow and fast).The top left button starts and stops the music. The bottom right sliders affect the dynamics and tempo as you move the mouse over them.
Becta - Cyclic patterns; Exploring rhythm and pulse - KS2
http://forum.ngfl.gov.uk/WebX?230@79.esWmayR6kUQ.1@.eee3fe5
Lesson plan support Unit 16. Listen to music from Africa, India and Bali. Use a MIDI file to accompany rhythmic percussion work.
Becta - Soundwalk - KS2
http://forum.ngfl.gov.uk/WebX?230@79.esWmayR6kUQ.1@.eee3fe6
Lesson plan supporting Unit 9. Use focussed listening during a walk through the conservatory in a Canadian park, to then inspire a composition
Alfy Music Mania - KS 1/2
http://www.alfy.com/Music_Mania/
Playmusic orchestra - KS 2
http://www.playmusic.org/stage.html
Contains basic information about orchestra instruments and a jukebox of relevant short orchestral excerpts.
Tuned in
http://www.tuned-in.org.uk/
The Tuned-in website promotes music making in the classroom in a lively, unique and non-threatening way. It also provides imaginative links to the wider curriculum.It is subscription service for UK schools produced by Cumbria County Council. However, you can access some pages for free.
BBC Radio 3
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/makingtracks/games.shtml
PEER GYNT
Age range: KS1/2
Teacher familiarisation time: 10 mintues
An amusing animation featuring Greig’s music.
MACHINES
Age range KS2
Teacher familiarisation time: 5 minutes
Choose from four ostinatos played on six virtual instruments, then layer to compose a rhythmic piece.
RHYTHM GRID
Age range: KS2/3
Teacher familiarisation time: 15 mintues
Cartoon–type visual images linked to a large variety of sounds to drag and drop into a grid to compose a sequence of sounds. ‘Customise’ could be used to teach 20 th Century compositional techniques, providing a variety of experimentations with the order of sounds.
GAMELAN
Age range KS2-3
Teacher familiarisation time: 15 minutes
Learn to play gamelan patterns on virtual instruments using the computer keyboard, then play along with a gamelan piece. Read a gamelan number score. Suitable for individual learning, e.g. as an extension activity for gifted and talented pupils to learn and prepare and live performance on tuned percussion.
DHOL PLAYER
Age range KS2 -4
Teacher familiarisation time: 10 minutes
Compose a Bhangra percussion piece by dragging and dropping onto a grid score using a variety of drums. Site includes background information with audio and video clips.