Resources for Primary Schools

The Musical Elements of Music

This video is ideal for non-specialist music teachers and teacher assistants to learn about the 7 elements and dimensions of music and examples as to how to deliver them in the classroom

The Musical Elements of Music
This video is a CPD resources for classroom teachers and teacher assistants to learn about the 7-elements and how they could use them in classroom lessons

Singing Resources for your classroom / whole school

In this section, you can access singing videos.

A Virtual Big Christmas
This is a virtual Big Christmas sining programme that can be used for your class or whole school

Worksheets for music lessons

In this section you can download worksheets for music lessons

Help sheet - Composition, improvisation and the pentatonic scale
Why is composing and improvisation a good strategy for classroom music; What's the difference between composing and improvising; How do I start improving in the classroom
Help sheet - Chords
What are cords; What a good way to introduce chord; why is it useful to understand and play chords
Help sheet - Musical Patterns
What are musical patterns and why are they useful; What is a good way to start with a group of children; Understanding metre / time-signature / beats in the bar
Help sheet - Melody
What is a melody; Listening to a melody in class; Playing a melody accurately
Help Sheet - Improving in the classroom
What is improvising; Why is Improvising a good method for classroom music
Help sheet - Notation
Why is music notation useful; What does the KS1/KS2 national curriculum say about music notation; What does the mean in practice; What are the main forms of notation we are likely to come across
Help sheet - Rhythm
What is Rhythm; Why is Rhythm important and useful to understand; How do we teach rhythm to start with
Help sheet - Playing by ear
What does 'playing by Ear' mean and why is it useful in the classroom; What is the best way of understanding playing by ear; What is the next step in 'Playing by ear'
Work sheet - Planing music activity for KS1 using classroom percussion
Planning Musical Activity around the music National Curriculum (KS1)
Work sheet - Understanding thee 7 musical elements and composing in the classroom
A musical 'skill- building' session for staff, focused on classroom percussion, composing methods and musical vocabulary
Work sheet - Understanding and using music notation in the primary classroom
A practical session for staff, focussing on classroom instruments
Work sheet - Rythms and notation in the classroom
Musical element (Dimensions), composing and notation - references in the new NC

Educational software packages for Primary Schools

Schools can view educational software packages for use in the classroom

Educational Software for Primary Schools
View a list of software packages available for primary schools for use in the classroom