Sleepover Planet

A complete toolkit with lyrics and notation for producing a school musical production called Sleepover Planet. The practical advice for teachers who are staging a performance can be applied to any production.

World Music Composer

Listen to clips of music from around the world and use them to create your own composition.

Beethoven Reference Site

An excellent resource on Beethoven's life and works. It includes pictures, a discussion forum and midi files.

Creating a Sound Picture

A teacher lesson resource for use on an interactive whiteboard to help pupils produce their own music with instruments.

Appraising Music

Here is a series of interactive appraising activities. They have been divided into five separate sections, each one containing eight activities.

Orchestra Game

In this game you need to listen to the musical sound then guess the instrument it belongs to. Click play to access the free online game.

English Folk Dance and Song Resource Bank

Free online folk learning resources now available for teachers at all key stages as English Folk Dance and Song Society. Resources are suitable for use in formal and informal settings.

The Street

Five families from five different countries live on the street. Try clicking on the houses and find out about different cultures including the music from places such as India, Ireland, Turkey, Brazil and Nigeria.

Free Aural Test Practice

This is an aural development resource for music students who are taking the ABRSM practical examinations and it is also suitable for use in the classroom with all key stages at school.

SFS Kids Fun with Music

Learn about music with this site from the San Francisco Kids Site. It has information on orchestras and in the Music Lab you can find out about tempo, rhythms and much more. Have fun making your own music and rhythms.