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MakingMusic

Try out some sections of our percussion-focussed resource, MakingMusic, great for younger students and large groups

Body Percussion 2

Fun for the whole class, use body sounds to help understand the concept of rhythm and basic notation

Body Percussion - Hound Dog

In groups or individually, use your body sounds to play along with this rock'n'roll hit

Untuned Percussion - She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain

In groups or solo, use any percussion instruments you can find to play along with the classic folk song

Chair Drumming

Video tutorials that get students mastering some of the fundamentals of drumming….using a chair! Play along to our energetic medleys of popular classics whilst developing the basics of playing the drums ready to transfer to the real instrument.

ChairDrumming - Queen

Test your drumming skills - using a chair! Play along using visual cues to 'Another One Bites The Dust' by Queen

ChairDrumming - Blinding Lights

Use some drumsticks (or similar!) and a chair to play along using visual cues to 'Blinding Lights' by The Weeknd

ChairDrumming - Dance Monkey

Use some drumsticks (or similar!) and a chair to play along using visual cues to 'Dance Monkey' by Tones And I

ChairDrumming - Monster Mash

Use some drumsticks (or similar!) and a chair to play along using visual cues to 'Monster Mash' by Bobby "Boris" Pickett

Find Your Voice

Find Your Voice is an approach to vocal work in the classroom that will engage even the most reluctant singers and help to embed the use of mobile technology in your classroom

Join Caitlin as she walks you through some basic warm-ups help prepare your lips and vocal cords for the tasks ahead! Or try one of our Singalongs – split your class into 2 groups, each singing a song, only at the same time!

Lip Trills

Practice blowing air through your lips

Steve

Follow the movements of your everyday guy, Steve!

Singalong: I Gotta Feeling x September

Split your class into 2 groups, each singing a song, only at the same time!

SimplySamba

Get that carnival feeling with SimplySamba! This resource helps transform your class into a synchronised Samba-inspired drum group

This playalong resource features arguably the greatest football anthem of all time, ‘Carnaval de Paris‘ by Dario G. Start by learning individual parts, before performing as a class

SimplySamba - Learn: Carnaval de Paris

SimplySamba - Perform: Carnaval de Paris

LearnToPlay

LearnToPlay features resources for individual instruments and is great for primary school teaching and beginners

Ukulele - Chord of C major

Featured in our LearnToPlay Ukulele Teaching Resource is a series of activities that help to teach the chord of C major

Ukulele - Monster Mash

One of many songs featured in the Ukulele Songbook, perform this Halloween classic using the chords of G, Em, Am, C and D

Keyboard - You Are My Sunshine

Perform the chords of C, G and F to this timeless, uplifting song

Wellerman Project

This project presents the various ways you and your class can learn how to play the popular sea shanty, ‘Wellerman‘, made famous by Nathan Evans

Body Percussion

Untuned Percussion

ChairDrumming

JustPlay

LearnToPlay: Ukulele

LearnToPlay: Guitar

LearnToPlay: Keyboard

LearnToPlay: Tuned Percussion

JustPlay

Our JustPlay resource enables you to form a live band! Start by learning basic chords before performing the songs you know and love

Chord of E minor

Featured in our JustPlay Teaching Resource is a series of activities that help to learn the chord of E minor

Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

Featured in our JustPlay Teaching Resource as well as the Playalong Library is 'Blinding Lights' - uses chords Bm, Em, D, and A

Three Little Birds - Bob Marley

Featured in our Playalong Library is Bob Marley's feel-good classic, 'Three Little Birds' - uses chords A, D and E

As It Was - Harry Styles

Undoubtedly the song of the Summer for 2022 - 'As It Was' - uses chords D, Bm, E and A

Music Technology

Learn how to make music using computer software with resources available for different Digital Audio Workstations

Intro to Music Production Using BandLab

Using the free web-based software BandLab follow this video tutorial to produce a track

Inside Rap: Creating An Instrumental

Gain an insight into the production of rap music with this excerpt from Inside Rap

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