The Lancashire Accessible Instrument and Technology Library
Welcome to the Lancashire Accessible Instrument and Technology Library
The aim of the library is for every young person to have an instrument that meets their interests, abilities and needs, and for teachers to be able to use it effectively in both curriculum and instrumental teaching contexts.
The library has been developed based on four principles:
- Young-person centred - Instrument choice & pedagogy begins with the needs of the young person
- Comprehensive - The library speaks to the full range of needs found in both mainstream and specialist settings, including alternative provision.
- Responsive - All aspects of the library have been developed in partnership with music teachers across Lancashire
- Useable by all - Accompanying resources are accessible to both specialist music teachers and generalist classroom teachers
The instruments can be used in instrumental and curriculum music, in both mainstream and specialist settings.
How to find the right instruments for your pupils
Begin by watching the library intro video above to get an overview of the options. You can then investigate each instrument further using the tabs on the left and watching the ‘in action’ and ‘how to’ videos.
What’s in the library?
Each of the instruments comes with a set of video and text resources that accompany each of the instruments in the library.
For schools who use Charanga (free licences for all specialist schools in Lancashire), you can also find videos that show areas of the Charanga platform that work particularly well with the hardware.
The library will evolve in time, responding to new innovations. It currently consists of:
