One of the missions of plainsightSOUND is to rediscover and highlight the long history of contributions that people of African descent have made to classical music performance and study in Britain. This timeline details just a few of those figures.
A database of over 400 pieces of music written and recorded by composers and performers of Black African descent who were active before 1970.
A recording and transcript of the keynote speech from the award-winning composer, music historian and broadcaster Howard Goodall, given at our Autumn Term CPD Day in September 2021.
This Black History resource reflects on music-making among enslaved people in former British colonies in the Southern US and Caribbean. Video, audio files and supporting PDF are all free to download, and designed for secondary educators.
Available from September 1st, Citizen Artists Kids provides one-of-a-kind interactive learning experience. Each of our programme comes in 5 parts and contains approximately three months of classroom material with unlimited access to the complete programme.
This toolkit from British Army Music consists of four free and engaging resources. Introduced by a real-life Army musician, each resource focuses on one instrument and covers instrument knowledge, music history, composition and listening skills.
A free new music resource, with flexible parts to suit any instrument at any level. Created by award-winning composer Lucy Pankhurst as part of the MECLA (Music Education & Cultural Learning Alliance) 3 year project, funded by Erasmus+.
Watch recordings of the training sessions from our January 2021 CPD Day.
An innovative music education programme offering free, easy-to-use, online teaching resources using Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique to engage schoolchildren with classical music through enjoyable and practical activities.
Download the 10 Things Schools Should Know About Music booklet and posters in Welsh translations.
This booklet summarises the 10 key benefits of music, from recognition within the National Plan for Music Education that music is an educational building block through to the inclusive nature of music irrespective of abilities.
