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 […]
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) […]
“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 […]
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Team Tutti Team Tutti is brilliant! Its a self-guided learning experience using animated characters to deliver fun and engaging lesson content whilst promoting a deep dive into composition and technology. A series of weekly challenges deliver a combination of musical concepts, creative challenges to encourage the implementation of new skills and an interactive quiz to […]
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Soundtrap Soundtrap is a cross-platform, web-based DAW. Like BandLab for Education, it has a secure walled garden which means its safe for young people to collaborate within their virtual classes. It is well-designed, has all of the basics that you’ll need to explore music production, and you can access your tracks from any device, anywhere. […]
Leicestershire Schools Music Service Head to the LSMS website for a large range of completely FREE music technology applications, programs and lesson plans: Free fully planned lessons with lesson slides and tutorial videos that lead the learning for Primary. Available here. Free lesson plans and resources for Secondary are here. And there are resources for Special Schools or […]