Links

Many of Alison's products can be ordered from the publishers, Kevin Mayhew Ltd or Kids Music

http://www.kevinmayhew.com/

http://www.kidsmusic.co.uk

Useful links for music teachers:

Musical Mysteries - an interactive site aimed at KS1 & 2 with activities relating to elements of music and the orchestra.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools

The Sleepover Planet website is a complete toolkit which takes teachers and pupils step by step through the process of staging a school musical.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/4_11/sleepover/

Interactive websites hosted by orchestras around the world:

A great guide to the orchestra including videos of members of
BBC Orchestras playing their instruments

http://www.bbc.co.uk/orchestras/learn/

Classics for Kids - a site hosted by Cincinnati Public Radio about music and composers. Look at ‘On the radio’ and then ‘View shows by keywords’. This gives a list of all past radio shows. They are short, snappily presented and with lots of musical examples! A site worth spending time exploring, there’s loads of exciting and useful material for KS2 music lessons.

http://www.classicsforkids.com/

An excellent website hosted by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra with sound recordings of all the instruments found in an symphony orchestra. Also, information about famous composers and sound clips of some of their compositions. http://www.dsokids.com/

A colourful website hosted by the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra with well presented information about the orchestra and a fun ‘Music Lab’. Sadly, the sounds are synthesized.

http://www.sfskids.org/templates/instorchframe.asp?pageid=3

A fun, animated website hosted by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra including games, composers’ gallery and games room.

http://www.nyphilkids.org/main.phtml

A useful site hosted by the American League of Orchestra

http://www.playmusic.org/stage.html

Listening Adventures - an animated story that features Britten's 'Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra'. Possibly something for pupils to enjoy at home, probably too long to be used in a class lesson. A good website though! Hosted by the Weill Music Society at the Carnegie Hall.

http://listeningadventures.carnegiehall.org/ypgto/index.aspx

Jazz for children: Be a jazz band leader - a fun site, all about jazz including the setup for a jazz combo and information about great jazz musicians

http://pbskids.org/jazz/