Useful Websites

Below, are some of the websites, with a brief blurb on what they do. I use most of them on a regular basis. 

I will add to the list when I find new ones, so keep checking back!

https://nancymusic.com/SOM-alpha.htm

Nancy Stewart is an American singer/songwritter and offers hundreds of her songs for free. You can download the MP3's, Lyrics and Sheet Music of all her songs.

https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/

Chrome Labs, offer lots of fun and experimental music tech games. They are fully interactive and can be used on PC/Mac including some AAC devices and Eyegaze.

https://opera-maker.de/en/

Opera Maker is an iPad app that allows you to insert pictures of your children and staff into pre created mini opera's. You can insert audio clips of them speaking. It's fun and mostly free!

https://www.incredibox.com/

Incredibox, is a cool and fun way to introduce your students to looping and layering sounds.

https://artsandculture.google.com/experiment/blob-opera/AAHWrq360NcGbw?hl=en

Blob Opera, is another fun touch screen way to introduce different types of opera voices. Many laughs have been had whilst using this site and you can record and loop what you have created!

https://eyeharp.org/download-eyeharp/

Eye harp, is designed for Eyegaze devices, however, you are able to use the free version on a large touchscreen computer. You are able to select multiple notes and play tunes. It is free for a limited version, or, at time of writting, £15 per month for the full version.

https://intro.novationmusic.com/viral-hiphop

Novation Arcade, is great for use with a Launchpad. However, you are able to use it with a normal computer and mouse or even better with a touch screen. Compose and DJ pre loaded sounds like a pro!

https://edu.bandlab.com/

Band Lab for education, is a great way to allow students to compose their own music, using their pre-loaded loops, or using their own inputs. It is slightly more complicated, but you, as the teacher, can set tasks and see when they have completed. You are able to edit, suggest changes. Also, it's FREE!

https://playxylo.com/

Play Xylo, is a great interactive Xylophone. You can change the key and mode of the Xylophone and It sounds like the real thing, so great for group work or 1:1 learning/playing/interacting

https://www.patatap.com/

Patatap, is a fun musical screen interaction programme. Tap anywhere on the screen and you will have a visual and audio response.

https://www.virtualdrumming.com/

Virtual drumming, does what it says it is. It is a realistic interactive drumming website. You can choose between various kits and play using a touch screen, mouse or keyboard inputs.

https://soundsofintent.org/count-me-in/

Sounds of Intent - Count me in, uses the original Sounds of Intent assessment framework. This Count me in element, is for creating music with autism and it comes with printable cards and downloadable sounds/music.

https://www.signbsl.com/

This is the BSL visual dictionary. Search for any word and it will give you a video explanation for word. I use this sight, all the time!