Music Based Activities
Here is a list of music-based activities for children and families compiled by everyone here at Ealing Music Therapy.
Under 5’s
Little Folk Music Class
Mon, Wed Fri and Sundays (you can access them any time after on Facebook too).
https://www.facebook.com/littlefolkmusicclass
Chrome Music Lab
Exploring science and music
https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/
Celebrating Ludwig van Beethoven’s 245th Year
A fun interactive game learning Beethoven’s music
https://www.google.com/doodles/celebrating-ludwig-van-beethovens-245th-year
Music and Makaton
Mr Tumble music and makaton
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/curations/makaton-signs
Singing Hands
Signed songs on their Facebook page and YouTube channel for FREE content.
https://www.facebook.com/SingingHands/videos/653674898749179/
https://www.youtube.com/user/SingingHandsUK
Primary Aged Children
Ten Pieces at Home
BBC music teaching plans but also weekly activities for home and lovely accessible intro to classical music pieces and ideas:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ten-pieces/watch-this-do-this-weekly-activities/zjy3382
Music Therapy Tree
Accessible music resources for children from ‘Music Therapy Tree’. Resources for learning the Ukulele, Piano/keyboard and learning through song
https://www.musictherapytree.org.uk/self-isolation.html
Royal Opera House
The Royal Opera are providing weekly activities exploring the magical world of the theatre from home. All resources are free to access.
https://learning-platform.roh.org.uk/create-and-learn/
Royal Albert Hall
Classical for Kids
https://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/events/2020/royal-albert-home-classical-for-kids/
Jazz for Kids
https://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/events/2020/royal-albert-home-jazz-for-kids/
Typatone
The computer will make sounds of any word you would type – you can explore how different names or items would sound. You can change the sound library which will play in different voices and speeds.
Incredibox
App and online music making experience – the characters beatbox different patterns and sounds.
Classics for Kids
For younger children, different musical games. Teaching names of notes, terms, about the orchestra and composing.
https://www.classicsforkids.com/games.html
Nickelodeon Music Maker
Music maker using Nickelodeon cartoons
http://www.nick.co.uk/games/nickelodeon-music-maker/389w9w
Secondary aged children/young people
Anna Freud Centre
Self care activities to support mental health.
https://www.annafreud.org/on-my-mind/self-care/
https://www.annafreud.org/on-my-mind/self-care/making-music/
Google’s Fischinger Visual Music Composer
Visual music composing
https://www.google.com/logos/doodles/2017/fischinger/fischinger17.9.html
Interactive electronic analog Moog Synthesizer
https://www.google.com/doodles/robert-moogs-78th-birthday
Hop-Hop music and learning basic of “scratching”
https://www.google.com/doodles/44th-anniversary-of-the-birth-of-hip-hop
Body Beats
Learn Body Percussion with Ollie Tunmer from ‘Beats Goes On’