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- Music Home
- Northumberland Creative and Performing Arts
A range of Northumberland county licensed software is available to support the teaching of Music, including:
- 2Simple Collection - Music Toolkit
- Podium podcasting software
- Audio Network Schools licence
The purpose of Northumberland Creative & Performing Arts is to enhance the quality of life in Northumberland by increasing the quantity, range and quality of creative and performing arts available to all young people.
The organisation was established as a Music Service over 60 years ago, providing instrumental tuition, youth orchestras, education concerts / workshops and ensemble opportunities for the children of Northumberland.
Visit the website to find out about all aspects of the service.
Sounds from Space
An interactive resource for Reception and KS1
The resource consists of an interactive story and four songs, with accompanying book to print out , a gallery of images from the story and two Smart Notebook activities on rhythm and composition.
Audio Network Schools licence
Northumberland schools are now able to access 6,000 amazing recordings of high-quality music. Please note that under the terms of the Education Licence you are only able to access this site in school.
The Music House
Learn the names and sounds of four percussion instruments
Hear a sound and match it to an instrument
Listen to a rhythm and copy it on the onscreen drum
Hear a piece of music which uses three of four instruments and find the instrument which doesn't play.
The Virtual Orchestra
Visit the Virtual Orchestra and see and hear nearly 60 musical instruments played by our own Music Service.
Henry's Happy Hairshop
Join the customers at Henry's Happy Hairshop and sing along with Henry and Maisy.
Learn the song and do the actions - great fun!
Smart Notebook Resources
A series of three Smart Notebook files which provide an introduction to using musical notation with children in KS1 & 2.
Unit 1: provides an introduction to musical notation
Unit 2: concerned primarily with rhythm, but also focuses on time signatures, timbre and dynamics.
Unit 3: focuses on using rhythmic 'ostinatos' and is most suited for KS2 children. There is also an attached Finale Notation file.