Grove Music Online comprises the full text of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. It is now part of the Oxford Music Online portal ~ We've paid so you don't have to ~ Access is possible at any Lancashire Library People's Network PC or from any PC using the barcode from your Lancashire Library card.
With hundreds of short music clips, this interactive resource for music students to improve their knowledge and listening skills. It includes an audio music dictionary.
Meet musicians and composers, play games, make up tunes and make your own instruments from everyday things. Note: some parts of this site require Adobe Shockwave.
Make up your own tunes and chords with this online keyboard. You choose accompanying beats and make it sound like anything from a piano to steel drums.
After free registration, aspriring musicians can upload their music to this platform, which makes it easy to send, receive and distribute music for artists, record labels, other music professionals and music streaming sites. Music lovers can listen for free and, in some cases, download the tracks. Sound Cloud is also now used by professionals and companies to host music and podcasts.
This site provides everything you'd need to stage a school musical called "Sleepover Planet" for children 7-11. From BBC Northern Ireland.
Hundreds of songs recordings and song sheets, lesson plans and activities, warm-ups and workouts, guides and tutorials. Downloads are free but require registration.
A music website with worksheets, quizzes and homework help for Years 7, 8, and 9, GCSE and A level.
Find out all about the instruments of the orchestra, explore the history of choral music, and have a go at some musical games.
The English Folk Dance and Song Society beginners guide with lyrics, audio and video. You can explore 15 folk songs here that were used in projects in primary schools.
Use your mouse to move the monkey and listen to all the sounds he makes and dances he does. Also links to other mouse moving musical games. Useful for teaching music and mouse control to younger children.
Facts, games and quizzes about music and composers. A weekly radio show and podcast, and even a section to help grownups.
The All Music website covers all genres and styles of music ranging from the most commercially popular to the most obscure. There are articles, biographies and discographies, in which you can listen to an excerpt of each track.