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These online resources are designed for both parents and students to support music practice – all the resources have been road-tested by our teachers to make sure they are high-quality.

 


Lancashire Music Service YouTube Page

Lots of free music resources and online music education tuition videos on a wide range of instruments as well as singing. Brought to you by Lancashire Music Service teachers.

Find out more about Lancashire Music Service YouTube Page

Big Shiny Brass

There are loads of free resources for brass players of all abilities including backing tracks and practice pieces.

Find out more about Big Shiny Brass

Ableton Live

Ableton Live is software for music creation and performance. It comes with instruments, sounds, effects and lots of creative features. It's a great tool for music production, composition and improvisation.

Find out more about Ableton Live

The Voices Foundation

The Voices Foundation are hosting a singing assembly every day at 1pm. You can also find all the previous sessions as well.

Find out more about The Voices Foundation

ABC Creative Music

ABC Music have set up Home School to support all families during the lock down. These creative resources are aimed at KS1 and KS2 and also support numeracy and literacy.

Find out more about ABC Creative Music

ABRSM 'Play On'

The ABRSM have developed their 'Play On' resources to support teachers, musicians and parents with daily updates and free content.

Find out more about ABRSM 'Play On'

Sing Up

Sing Up are offering some of their helpful and fun content free to use at home during the lockdown.

Find out more about Sing Up

National Youth Council of Scotland

The National Youth Choir of Scotland Website are putting up daily videos with some brilliant ideas for songs and games. There are linked songsheets and instructions for each video.

Find out more about National Youth Council of Scotland

Sound and Music

Sound and Music have created extra free content on their fantastic Minute of Listening resources for parents and teachers to use during the lockdown.

Find out more about Sound and Music

English Folk Dance and Song Society

The English Folk Dance and Song Society have a brilliant website with some excellent resources for all ages, including stories, dance and drama activities.

Find out more about English Folk Dance and Song Society

Music Playtime

This lovely website with activities for 3 – 7 year old's is offering free subscriptions until the end of June 2020.

Find out more about Music Playtime

Incredibox

A useful app which lets you create your own music using different sounds, loops and atmospheres.

Find out more about Incredibox

Royal Opera House Learning Platform

Some great ideas for music and craft activities from the Royal Opera House with a new theme and new ideas each week.

Find out more about Royal Opera House Learning Platform

Birmingham Contemporary Music Group

Birmingham Contemporary Music Group has two sets of fun digital resources to encourage children to create music in their homes. There is one set for children who don’t have a musical instrument and another set for those who do.

Find out more about Birmingham Contemporary Music Group

Ramsey Voice Studio

A fun and friendly YouTube Channel with some great vocal coaching videos.

Find out more about Ramsey Voice Studio

Out of the Ark

Out of the Ark Music has a range of free singing resources for primary age children to enjoy singing and song

Find out more about Out of the Ark

Music Lab

Free music maker app is a simple to use tool for composing by combining different sounds and rhythms, you can also record your voice and add to compositions.

Find out more about Music Lab

ETO Music Practice

A mix of traditional and technology based practice resources for singing, recorder, piano, clarinet, saxophone, violin, drum kit and trumpet.

Find out more about ETO Music Practice

Brian Gossard YouTube

Brian Gossard's channel on YouTube has some great music education videos.

Find out more about Brian Gossard YouTube

Marvellous Musical Podcast

Horrible Histories meets music's greatest composers in this ten-part podcast from the author and comedian David Walliams. Available wherever you get your podcasts.

Find out more about Marvellous Musical Podcast

Virtual Scratch Orchestra

Saxophonist and presenter Jess Gillam is inviting all instrumentalists to be part of her Virtual Scratch Orchestra.

Find out more about Virtual Scratch Orchestra

Ukulele Rocks

Ukulele fun for all on this website! If you already play then this will help keep you going and if you are a complete beginner, this website has lessons starting from scratch.

Find out more about Ukulele Rocks

BBC Bring the Noise

BBC Bring the Noise has a huge amount of brilliant interactive musical resources.

Find out more about BBC Bring the Noise

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🥁 PERCUSSION DAY IS BACK 🥁Last year was an absolutely amazing day - we are very excited to be back! All abilities welcome - whether you are an experienced drummer/percussionist or a complete beginner! On Sunday 11th October 2026, we will be hosting our wonderful Percussion Day at St Christopher's CE High School in Accrington 🎉We will be joined, once again, by Yamaha Artist Simone Rebello, as well as BackBeat Percussion - who will provide support, inspiration and a masterclass in percussion 🤩Taking part in the event costs £7.50 per young person and consists of workshops, master classes and a performance for family and friends at the end! Date: 11/10/26Time: 10am-3:30pmAge: 5-18Venue: St Christopher’s CE High School, BB5 4AY Follow the link below to book your place:uklancashire.speedadmin.dk/registration?signupSchoolID=0#/Course/918/0/7745/0#wherewillmusictakeyou #yamahamakewaves ... See MoreSee Less

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📣 Here's something for some of our youngest LMF 2026 attendees: BBC Musical Storyland is BACK 🙌Booking is OPEN for three special live performances of CBeebies Musical Storyland episode 'Ananse and the Monkeys' on Sunday 11 October 🎶Join musicians from the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and storyteller Jan Blake at The Dukes, Lancaster's Moor Space for a funny, musical story from the Caribbean. AND enjoy a music and song activity led by Note Weavers CIC!Recommended for ages 3-7, it's a perfect blend of musical and storytelling discovery 🤩📆 Sunday 11 October, 2026 📍 The Dukes - Moor Space 🎟️ Tickets 👇ticketsource.com/lancastermusicfestival/e-ljqeblPresented in partnership with BBC Philharmonic and Note Weavers CIC.And find more activities for younger children at LMF 2026 over on the 'Join In' page on our website 👇 lancastermusicfestival.com/workshops.html#LMF2026 #LancasterMusicFestival #LancasterMusicFestival2026 ... See MoreSee Less

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🌟 What’s coming up?! 🌟This October we have some incredible events to take part in, from instrument days to National Youth Choir and National Children's Orchestras of Great Britain workshops/days 🎶🎤🎻🎺For more information on any of the events on the image below or to sign up, please visit the links below ⬇️Percussion Day:uklancashire.speedadmin.dk/registration?signupSchoolID=0#/Course/918/0/7745/0National Children’s Orchestra:nco.org.uk/get-involved/orchestral-days/National Youth Choir:forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=8xpRFgiC_USbEbAl0vS6LGyZuYvkhdFFtR6R3lkQb9VURUw0...We would also like to bring your attention to our incredible Music Centres and County Ensembles. These centres and ensembles run all through the year, during term time and have something for everyone 🌟For any more information, visit our website www.lancashiremusichub.co.uk #wherewillmusictakeyou[Image description: Image 1, the Lancashire Music Hub, Lancashire Music Service and Lancashire County Council logos are accompanied by the text ‘October Events’ and a list of events reading ‘National Youth Choir Workshop, October 4th, Percussion Day, October 11th, National Children’s Orchestra Orchestral Day, October 17th and National Youth Choir Auditions, Oct 17th’. The ‘Where Will music take you?’ hashtag sits at the bottom of the image.Image 2 shows a young girl wearing a white t shirt, holding a tenor horn, accompanied by the text ‘Where Will music take you? Join a music centre today! Pendle, Burnley, Ormskirk, Preston, Lancaster, Fylde, Wyre’ on a blue background. A QR code with text ‘more information’, Lancashire music hub website and logos for Lancashire music hub, Lancashire county council and Lancashire music service sit at the bottom’.Image 3 shows a silhouette of an orchestra accompanied by the text ‘Where Will Music Take You? Join a County Ensemble! Brass band, concert band, symphony orchestra, jazz, folk, street bands, youth choir. Beginners, intermediate and advanced players welcome’ alongside the Lancashire Music Hub logo. A QR code with text saying ‘more information’ sits to the right of the image, with the Lancashire county council and Lancashire music service logo, and Lancashire music hub website beneath.] ... See MoreSee Less

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Some of our BeatLab students in our Music Centres have been working on a response to "No Place Like" by Dr Kerry Andrew which will be performed at our Bridgewater Hall gala concert.

You will also be able to hear this response played before the concert if you are attending.

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To book your tickets to the Bridgewater Hall concert on June 19th 2026, follow the link below:

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In this video, Rachel talks you through starting to make drum loops on Ableton Push 2.

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A wonderful celebration of youth music and the work of Lancashire Music Hub.

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