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These pages will help you to use the Notate program in a composing activity. No prior knowledge of musical notation is required as the activities are based on aural perception and pattern recognition. Those pupils who have had some musical experience will also gain from these examples by composing for a purpose.
Midnight Ride - National Curriculum in Action
Commentary on the work of
KS2 pupils who used Notate to compose a piece of melodic and rhythmic music, which explored sound resources and had the theme of
'Journey into space - Midnight Ride'.
National Association of Music Educators
NAME is the professional association which represents all those involved in
music education: advisers, inspectors, consultants, teachers in
schools, instrumental teachers, heads of instrumental services,
lecturers working in teacher education and in conservatoires, community
musicians, publishers and other retailers.
 DFES Standards Site - Music at KS 1 & 2
A scheme of work for KS 1 & 2 with downloadable units to be used in the classroom.
DFES Standards Site - Music at KS 3
A scheme of work for KS 3 with downloadable units to be used in the classroom.
Sing Up - The Music Manifesto’s National Singing Programme
This is a programme to make sure that singing is at the heart of every primary school child’s life. We believe that singing has power to change lives and help to build stronger communities. The Sing Up consortium will produce a national programme comprising a national singing resource or “songbook” (led by Faber Music), a media and schools campaign highlighting the benefits of singing (led by Abbot Mead Vickers) and a workforce development programme to build the confidence and expertise of primary school teachers, musicians and parents in leading and supporting children’s singing activities (led by The Sage Gateshead.)
Music and the Mind by Dee Dickinson
This article, about the importance of music in education, first appeared in New Horizons' On the Beam, 1993. Quote: "When all educators recognize the value of music as an integral and essential part of the curriculum, we will see more opportunities for all students to be successful".
Flickr - Free Images
How can we use sounds to create a picture or mood? The Flickr site is a good source of images for pupils to use in relation to sounds.
Music in Films
The British Film Institute offers background information about
film-makers and musicians from across the world, who reflect on the relationship between cinema and music.
Revelation Sight & Sound
 Software that allows children to relate moving images to sound and to explore the idea of a film soundtrack.
Online Glossary
An introduction to the most common terms used to talk about music. All the terms are clearly defined and/or linked to other related terms, and many are also illustrated with a listening example (Real Audio is needed to listen to the illustrations).
Music Dictionary
Browseable
glossary of music terms.
Educational Glossary
Search online for information about anything from a musical term, to a type of instrument or a musical style, from Folk to Classical, Opera to Popular music.
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