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Examples submitted by Project Schools

Introduction:

Creating a learning environment through Music:

Use music to create an atmosphere in your classroom / assembly
Use music to time activities
e.g. clear up practical equipment or get into position for the next activity
Use a song or piece of music to create a context for your lesson

Music Summer 2004 newsletter article: Music in the Morning

Connect the Learning

Use the theme tune from Star Wars to start a topic on Forces (may the force be with you)
Playing relevant music helps create a memorable experience

Stirring the emotions through the use of music can lead to real pupil engagement.

Resources:

Listening Resources

Linking Listening to Music across the Curriculum

User Guides

Look for "collections / best of" in a variety of styles of music

CD collections in Past Times, Marks & Spencer & Macro
Adventures in Music Book one - Roy Bennett (Longman)
The All Time Greatest Movie Songs
Classic Ads
The Blues Brothers - Music from the Soundtrack
Status Quo - the collection
Queen - Greatest Hits 1
Robbie Williams - Sing while your winning
Best of Bowie
Latin Fever
One World
Huge Hits 1996 etc
Female
The best sixties Summer ever!
Titanic
Classical Movie Themes
Finesse Galante - Debut (Opera)
Hits of S Club 7

Websites:

http://www.musica.uci.edu

http://www.mindinst.org

http://www.sempre.org.uk

Music Download Websites:

http://entertainment.msn.co.uk/music/

http://www.dotmusic.co.uk/

http://music.tiscali.co.uk/

Examples submitted by Project Schools:

Using music the easy way Submitted by Sue Tanner, St Andrew's CE VC Primary School

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