WEB-BASED RESOURCES

Music Studio - online music games for KS2. 6 activities, written by Helen Macgregor & Stephen Chadwick.
www.gridclub.com and visit "Have a Go!" and "With the Groove"

On-line resources, including units of work
Can be downloaded free, but the organisation does ask for voluntary donations.
www.musicteachers.co.uk

BBC online resources
Making Tracks: resources for teachers
main website: www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/makingtracks/index.shtml
Sample Lesson Plans - "Follow 'em"
www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/makingtracks/print/followem1.shtml
gives the lesson plan for Follow 'em 1
Change the digit to get plans for Follow 'Em 2-6
Music Games - ages 7-12
www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/games/index.sthml
Music Games - teachers resources
www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/teachers/classroom.shtml
World Music - ages 7-12
www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/world/onyourstreet/thestreet/index.shtml
Guide to the Orchestra - all ages
www.bbc.co.uk/orchestras/guide/

The Virtual Orchestra
Pictures of a range of mainly orchestral instruments with soundbites. Suitable as an interactive website for children. Part of the Northumberland education website.
http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/music/orchestra

Primary Resources. On-line lesson plans and other resources, including sample songs, units of work - mainly in pdf format, and some are very large files.
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/music/music.htm

On-line lesson plans - following the QCA scheme of work. Click on "music" in the list under the Teacher Zone heading
http://www.educate.org.uk/cgi-bin/inetcgi/schoolsnet/home/educate.jsp

Virtual Teachers Centre. Use the link below to access the music subject area. Once there, click on the list at the left for curriculum resources, the curriculum, tests and exams, organisations, or the discussion forum. On-line lesson plans and ideas are available via the Teacher Resource Exchange - click the live area as indicated.
http://www.vtc.ngfl.gov.uk/docserver.php?temid=70