Interactive music websites suited to primary age. There’s all sorts of fun to be had on interactive music websites which can turn your PC keyboard or mouse into a musical instrument. Some work on a phone/tablet, but some need a computer keyboard. These can be used as part of home-education, or for constructive fun and […]
Interactive music websites suited to secondary age. There’s all sorts of fun to be had on interactive music websites which can turn your PC keyboard or mouse into a musical instrument. Some work on a phone/tablet, but some need a computer keyboard. These can be used as part of home-education, or for constructive fun and […]
“Minute of Listening” is a great project to encourage active listening and bring many and varied sounds and music into the room. Although it has been used in schools, Sound And Music also have a free trial where you can try out hundreds of their “minutes”. Here’s an introduction: You can use these sounds as […]
Synth apps let you create your own electronic music sounds. They can be great fun to play around with, or powerful tools to use in your music productions. Or they can be used in live performance if you have a keyboard connected to your PC/phone/tablet. Some of these professional apps (that can be quite pricey) […]
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Isle of Tune An addictive free website, or paid iOS app for the full experience, that you can spend hours on having fun, (whilst inadvertently learning about music and rhythm). Create your own unique musical journeys from street layouts. Roadside elements are your instruments and cars are the players. Find out more here: https://www.isleoftune.com
Rockabye Radio “Rockabye Radio is a boutique radio station playing music especially for babies, toddlers and young children. Our philosophy is to create an ideal musical environment in which all aspects of life will be enhanced. The music we broadcast is curated to support development and different activities throughout the day and night.” You can […]
Have you ever clicked on the graphic on Google’s search page? There have been some great animations, and interactive Google Doodles exploring music in different styles. They’re fun, and you can even use them in music lessons if you really want to! Here’s a few of them: Birth of Hip Hop – control virtual turntables […]
“Learning Music” from Ableton A really useful introduction to the elements of music production, with Ableton Live widgets you can play with on each page. Ideal for primary age, or an introduction for secondary-age beginners, it has a series of interactive activities (or lessons) covering all the basics. There are chapters on: Beats Notes and […]
“Learning Synths” from Ableton A fantastic way to learn all about synths and how sounds are created, on an interactive website. “Learning Synths is a new, interactive website that puts a powerful but easy-to-learn synthesizer right in your web browser. It’s free, sounds great, and works on any internet-connected device. Best of all, it comes […]
ABRSM’s app for strings, helping you practice string exam pieces with backing tracks whilst changing the speed to suit where you’re up to. Available for Android and iOS. Details of violin app (from Grades 1 – 7): https://gb.abrsm.org/en/exam-support/apps-and-practice-tools/violin-practice-partner/ And cello app (Grades 1 – 5): https://gb.abrsm.org/en/exam-support/apps-and-practice-tools/cello-practice-partner/