Music, Useful Sites

KeyStage 1&2
http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools - Excellent varied interactive music site for KS1/2.
 
KeyStage 3&4
www.bbc.co.uk/blast - an excellent site for a wide range of cultural areas including, Art, Dance, Film, and Writing. The music section contains advice on Projects, Careers, Composing, and Mixing etc. There is also an on-line Sequencer.
There are many useful links to information such as, What's On?, containing venues, facilities etc., in Northern Ireland.
www.allmusic.com - for all types of non-classical music. This site has excellent links and cross-referencing.
www.allmusic.com - for all types of non-classical music. This site has excellent links and cross-referencing.
www.mtrs.co.uk - the music teacher's resource site. This site offers teaching materials for the classroom at KS 3 and has many useful links to other sites, mostly free of charge.
- Classroom Projects - simple practical activities for KS 3 classes
- Listening Tests - link to BBC GCSE Bitesize revision
- Links Page - to Film Music, Music Technology, Music History and Theory, Sheet Music and mp3, Music Dept. web sites, Midi sites, World Music, Music Education, Musical Instruments.
www.standards.dfee.gov.uk - schemes/units of work plus supporting materials for KS3/4
Note: Scroll right down to the bottom of the Homepage and click on Schemes of Work.
www.neelb.org.co.uk/cass/creativeandexpressive - select Resources under Music.
There is a Language of Sound Powerpoint lesson and a series of 4-part classroom performing pieces for KS2/3
www.neelb.org.co.uk/cass/creativeandexpressive - select Resources under Music.There is a Language of Sound Powerpoint lesson and a series of 4-part classroom performing pieces for KS2/3
www.classicalarchives.com - hundreds of pieces of music from a wide range of composers, - either live recordings or midi files, available for playing, mostly free, 5 files maximum per day.
 
Many useful music sites are also available through NINE, - as follows: once in NINE, to Curriculum, to KS3/4, to Music, to Useful Sites. Many links to GCSE related sites, Classical Music online, Various Composers and a range of others.