Grove Music
Publisher: Oxford University Press Online
Includes full text of the acclaimed 29 vol New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians 2/e, 4 vol New Grove Dictionary of Opera, 3 vol New Grove Dictionary of Jazz 2/e. Includes 50,000 articles, sophisticated search & browse capabilities, Sibelius-enabled musical examples, extensive links to musical sites on the Internet. The unsurpassed authority on all aspects of music. Covers entire history of music from Bach to the Blues; 50,000+ articles by 6,000 contributors; Broad coverage of musical styles; 28,000 biographies; Updated regularly with new and revised articles; Wide range of search & browse options; 3000+ links to related web sites; 500+ audible musical examples; Detailed composers works lists; 3D interactive images of musical instruments; Extensive lists of additional research resources. Also available as part of the Oxford Arts Bundle which includes: Grove Art, Grove Music and Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Other bundle deals also available on whole range of Oxford Schools Online titles - please contact us for details. Prices increase on 1st April each year. 29 Volume Print Edition also available.
Format: Online Print
Key stage: 4
Age range: 11-16+
ISBN: 333913981
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Grove Music : FE, HE & Public Libraries - please contact us for prices
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Ref: GRO-990745-03
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Grove Music : Print Set - please contact us for prices
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ICT Activities for Music
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Publishers
Helps teachers cover all National Curriculum requirements for ICT, and develops student skills & understanding in Music. Includes wide range of activities, arranged in order of progression, easy to use with different abilities. Worksheets can be completed on screen and e-mailed to teachers or printed and finished on paper. Contains sound files, links to relevant web sites, plus information bank with simple to use glossary. Covers musical messages, harmony, discord, stress, accent, duration/time patterns, melodic development. Accompanying booklet gives advice on using the CD, shows teachers how the pack supports National Curriculum.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 3
Age range: 11-14
ISBN: 435811495
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Lives of the Great Composers
Publisher: AVP
Provides essential background material to enrich teaching of music. Motivation, character, interests of each composer are set against social & cultural environment of historical period in which they lived. Features: Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Chopin, Beethoven, Wagner, Berlioz, Brahams, Tchaikovsky, Verdi. Scottish D-E.
Format: Windows CD-ROM Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 3
Age range: 11-14
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Music Box
Publisher: Topologika Software Ltd
If you are no musician, but enjoy teaching music, this is for you. Requires no reading, no knowledge of traditional notation. Program has 4 parts: Sound Box: 200+ stereo sounds, Chord Box: explore harmony & chord sequences; Beat Box: set up visual patterns; these ideas come together in Tune Box where sounds are placed on stave like grid. Interactive Whiteboard compatible. Suitable for Special Needs.
Format: Windows CD-ROM Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 1, 2, 3, 4
Age range: 5-16+
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Music Collection DVD
Publisher: 4 Learning / Espresso Education
Curriculum Connections: Different types of music, the composition process, the structures within the music making process, performance and listening tasks, composition in a variety of musical traditions. Pitch Fever contains x 5 20 minute programmes. In this series of programmes, students are asked to create original pieces of music that take them into contrasting musical contexts, a pop song, music for an advertisement and a film, a modern classical piece and some African music. Work on initial ideas is followed by a visit to a professional musician for advice. Titles: 1 The Pop Song (Units 1,10). 2 The Advert (Units 1,10). 3 The Scottish Symphony (Units 1,14). 4 The Film Score (Units 1,13). 5 The Festival (Units 1,5). Rewind contains 5 x 20 minute programmes that provide a model for the different ways in which composition is approached in a variety of genres: dance music, popular song, jazz, contemporary classical and electro acoustic music. Each programme starts with a performance, which is then compared with a full studio recording of the same piece. We then ‘rewind’ the creative process back through mixing and recording decisions, to rehearsal, orchestration and the original composition. Presented by Courtney Pine. Titles: 1 Chart Hits, The Corrs, DJ Luck and MC Neat. 2 Mixing, Jocelyn Pook, Talvin Singh and Angika. 3 Jazz, Courtney Pine, Django Bates. 4 Classical, Wajahat Khan and the medici Quartet, Steve Martland. 5 Stage and Screen, Howard Goodall, Debbie Wiseman. Interactive Whiteboard compatible. GCSE, Scottish Level E, F, SG, NQs. FREE PREVIEW: this DVD is available on 14 day FREE PREVIEW, simply click the option below - an invoice will be issued for any items retained after this time.
Format: DVD Video
Key stage: 3, 4
Age range: 11-16+
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Music Factory
Publisher: Logotron
Ideal foundation to computer-based music making, introducing concepts and processes found in more advanced sequencing packages. Allows all non-musicians to produce compositions quickly and easily, by building patterns and sequences. All the sounds within each style have been selected so that they ‘fit together’. Interactive Whiteboard compatible. Scottish P1-P6.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 1, 2
Age range: 5-11
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Musical Leaps and Bounds
Publisher: Semerc
Engaging CD with similar look and feel to the first 3 titles in the series. Concentrating on music and listening activities, it is fun-packed, stimulating, educational. Encourages children to respond, explore, experiment, express, communicate their ideas, use their imagination, through interactive music & listening activities. Helps develop many vital early skills: improves listening skills, lengthens concentration span, enhances visual & auditory memory, develops mouse skills & hand-eye coordination, encourages confidence & self-esteem. Developed in conjunction with Bolton Music Service, supports main elements of Units 2-7 of QCA Music Scheme of Work. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows / Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 1
Age range: 3-6
ISBN: 1842355791
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New Music Matters 11-14
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Publishers
Flexible, project-based scheme for music Years 7, 8, or 9, covers performing, composing, listening, appraising. Includes supporting printable teacher's notes, pupil sheets, screen guides, gives full details of IT activities in each project. Contains customised songfiles & guides for MIDI sequencers: Logic, Cubase & Micro Logic for PC & MAC; Cubasis for PC. Also available: Pupil Books, Teacher's Resource Pack.
Format: Windows / Mac CD-ROM Print
Key stage: 3
Age range: 11-14
ISBN: 435811045
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Oxford Scholarship
Publisher: Oxford University Press Online
Combines excellence with innovation, a unique and invaluable tool for both teaching and research. The most important scholarly books that Oxford University Press publishers in the humanities and social sciences are now accessible online for a one-time purchase fee or by annual subscription. The following subject modules are available: Biology, Business & Management, Classical Studies, Economics & Finance, History, Linguistics, Literature, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Music. Special features make research easier and results more relevant. Oxford has commissioned keywords, book and chapter abstract for each work. Vast majority are written by the original author, alongside journal abstracts through a variety of online services. Reference linking from bibliographies and footnotes to available online content, such as journals from wide range of publishers, helps scholars and students discover new resources. Classic works of scholarship and newly published works are more accessible than ever before, making this a unique and invaluable research tool for scholars and students. Includes: full text of 1000+ carefully selected titles, 250,000+ book pages, 100+ million words, with at least 200 new books added each year. Each book has to be approved by a board of leading academics from Oxford University. Bundle deals also available on whole range of Oxford Schools Online titles - please contact us for details. Authority wide pricing, and free trials available, please contact us for details.. Prices increase on 1st April each year.
Format: Online
Key stage: 4
Age range: 14-16+
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Oxford Scholarship : FE, HE & Public Libraries - pricing available on request
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Passive Music for Accelerated Learning
Publisher: AVP
Recent experiments show certain types of classical music, used as background when studying, help accelerate pace of learning in students with no extra effort; also improves productivity, behaviour. 2 Audio CDs contain 120 minutes specially selected, arranged Baroque music by Pachelbel, Bach, Vivaldi, Handel, Manfredini, Mozart, Lguck, Albinoni, Corelli, Marcello, Scarlatti.
Format: Audio CD, Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 1, 2, 3, 4
Age range: 5-16+
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searchMuze
Publisher: Muze Europe
Ultimate Online Information Tool for Music, DVD & VHS. Provides THE most comprehensive source of live and available UK releases. Directly linking to the Muze Europe databases, gives you order details for 934,000+ products. Enables you to access advance release information, up to 3 months in advance, so you can inform customers and take sales before products launch. Cross sell products by accessing information on re-issues, availability of products, price changes. searchMuze Music contains 830,000+ entries split by: 667,000 popular music; 124,000 classical; 19,000 soundtrack; 29,000 spoken word. Pop entries searchable by: Artist, Recording Title, Track, Format, Catalogue No, Barcode, Label, Distributor, Released From Date, Genre, TV Advert, Music Award. Classical entries searchable by: Artist, Recording Title, Track, Format, Catalogue No, Barcode, Label, Distributor, Released From Date, Genre, TV Advert, Music Award. searchMuze DVD/VHS contains 108,000+ entries split by: 69,000 VHS, 39,000 DVD. Entries searchable by: Actor, Barcode, Catalogue Number, Director, Distributor, Format, Genre, Title, Released From Date, Year of Production. Choose exactly how you would like your results to be presented. Other services available: MuzeVideo UK, MuzeMusic UK, please contact us for full details and prices.
Format: Online
Age range: 16+
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Words and Music
Publisher: Topologika Software Ltd
Encourages development of language and music skills by challenging children to write lyrics and set them to music. Paper Strips represent note lengths, as they are moved up and down the lyrics typed on them change colour and pitch. All reflected in traditional notation which can be edited; lyrics can be switched off to reveal names of the notes. During playback music is highlighted as it scrolls, giving visual display of what is heard. Focus on lyrics as syllables brings Literacy and Music together in mutually supportive way, links creatively to curricular themes in other subject areas. Allows up to 3 tracks for call & response, rounds, sound effects, multi-layered instrumental pieces etc. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 1, 2, 3
Age range: 6-14
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