Useful Resources

Sing up – Many schools pay for this subscription. It provides an enormous bank of songs and advice about difficulty. In addition, their curriculum resources give a great framework for progression: Sing Up – Love learning, start singing 

Friday Afternoons –  Bank of songs commissioned from a wide range of contemporary composers. A great place to go if you are looking for stretch in your singing curriculum: Friday Afternoons | Britten Pears Arts 

Royal Opera House – Extensive resources and CPD offers. Also worth looking at is the ROH Youth Chorus. They audition every summer, and it is a unique opportunity for children to perform on the main stage of the opera house: Royal Opera House National Schools Program (rbo.org.uk) 

ISM Primary Singing Took – Resource covering many aspects of teaching pedagogy and a great help in planning: Primary Singing Toolkit – ISM Trust 

Aurora Orchestra – This free resource is developed by the internationally acclaimed Aurora Orchestra and provides fully-planned units for music lessons in EYFS-KS3 and SEND settings, plus resource packs for KS4 and KS5, live events and CPD for teachers. Make your free account and explore Aurora Classroom for yourself today.

BBC 10 Pieces –  the BBC has compiled 40 pieces of classical repertoire for use in the classroom with a wide range of teaching activities and opportunities for composition and performance. BBC Ten Pieces

Soundtrap – This is a paid-for subscription that gives your students access to a very easy-to-use digital audio workstation (DAW). You can set tasks and easily see their work through the teacher interface Soundtrap for Education – Make music and podcasts online

Cromelabs – This is a lovely free set of resources for experimenting with sound digitally. Chrome Music Lab (chromeexperiments.com)

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