It’s a list of, with links to, lots of my composing and other music activities that I and others have used successfully over the years.

I’ve organised them alphabetically under these headings:
Activities for Primary Schools
Activities for Secondary Schools

There are other archive lists: Composery Life; Song Stories; Choiry Endeavours.

Activities for Primary Schools

• Adoration in Sheba – listening, movement, Handel
• Apprentice Sorcery – listening, responses to music, Dukas
• Artsy Bananas – all the arts, Fairtrade
• Autumn Composing Activities – composing, singing
• Crocodilus Niloticus and the Ration Book. Boo! – WW2, Ancient Egypt
• Eine Kleine Rhythmische Musik – rhythm, Mozart
• Fiery Rituals – dancing, de Falla
• Graphic Scores – Introduction – examples, lists, links
• Graphic Scores – Aids To Listening – art, listening, notation
• Graphic Scores – Inspiration Cards – art, ICT, composing
• Graphic Scores – Musical Structure and Development – composing
• Graphic Scores – Starting With Art – art, composing
• Graphic Scores – Fostering Literacy Skills – phonics, numbers, fine motor skills, art, music
• King Of The Mountains – melody, playing, Grieg
• Limerick Composing – poetry
• Lucky Latin – singing, listening, Orff
• Lungs And Breathing – from Music and Science Mini-Units
• Manu and Sammy Friendship Stories – singing, instruments, maintaining friendships
• Morning Moods – listening, composing, Grieg
• Musical Digestive System – from Music and Science Mini-Units
• Musical Dramas – plays, dance, composing, units of work
• Musical River – history, geography, wildlife, stories, folklore, music
• Our School Us Like The Taj Mahal – geography, history, local history, PSHE
• A Pinch Of Saltarello – dancing, listening, Mendelssohn
• Rainbow Song – singing, colours and what they mean to you
• Rhythms Of Aranjuez – rhythms, Rodrigo
• Riding With Brünnhilda – musical drama, composing, Wagner
• Seeds Grow Into Plants – from Music and Science Mini-Units
• Songs Of The Calder – history, geography, music, wildlife
• SOUNZWrite Resources– New Zealand Music
• Texture For The Common Man – listening, composing, texture, timbre
• Touch The History On The Breeze – local history, singing, Northumberland
• Up With The Lark – composing, listening, birds, Vaughan Williams
• War And Music Activities – listening, composing, history
• When My Roots Begin To Grow – from Music and Science Mini-Units
• Sea Pie Parcel Songs – songs with part-singing opportunities
• “Winter” Composing – listening, composing, moving
• Winter Wear – history, all forms of music-making

Activities for Secondary Schools

• Autumn Composing Activities – composing, singing
• Golden Rain Baby – ethnomusicolgy (Indonesian music)
• Graphic Scores – Introduction – examples, lists, links
• Graphic Scores – Aids To Listening – art, listening, notation
• Graphic Scores – Inspiration Cards – art, ICT, composing
• Graphic Scores – Musical Structure and Development – composing
• Graphic Scores – Starting With Art – art, composing
• Graphic Scores – Fostering Literacy Skills – phonics, numbers, fine motor skills, art, music
• Eine Kleine Rhythmische Musik – rhythm, Mozart
• Our School Us Like The Taj Mahal – geography, history, local history, PSHE
• SOUNZWrite Resources – New Zealand Music
• Vivaldi Four Seasons Project Summary – leads to lots more Vivaldi activities suitable for Years 9-13
• War And Music Activities – listening, composing, history