resources
Free teaching resources, handouts and lesson plans.
Sibelius Australia: PD in 10
Download these great professional development sheets which focus on the most commonly asked questions about Sibelius. Special thanks to Sibelius Australia for making these available to us.
- Auralia and Musition: Getting the Most out of...
- Creating Backing Tracks and Rehearsal CDs
- Drum Notation Made Easy
- Groovy Ideas for Groovy Files
- Ideas Hub: So What's the Ideas Hub?
- Repeats: 1st and 2nd Time, D.S., D.C. and Codas
- Scores and Worksheets on Your School Intranet
- StarPlay: Importing your Sibelius Arrangements
- Worksheets: The Very Brief Guide
Groovy Lesson Plans
These superb lesson plans are provided by Sibelius and give teachers a thorough guide to using Groovy in the classroom. Each booklet covers an extensive series of lessons. Originally designed to meet the UK Music Curriculum standards, these lesson plans can be easily modified where you feel it is necessary.
- Groovy Shapes Lesson Plans (8.59MB)
- Groovy Jungle Lesson Plans (8.73MB)
- Groovy City Lesson Plans (26.4MB)
Upload your 'Groovy' songs for the world to hear. Go to www.groovymusic.com.
Free Software
Many software developers recognise the need for free software to be available on the Internet. Here is a list of some of the most useful programs we are aware of for Music teachers and students. Please contact us if any link is dead/broken or you wish to share another link with us.
- ACID XPress - The free version of Sony's loop-sequencing software.
- ACIDplanet's 8Packs - Royalty-free loops for ACID.
- Audacity - Audio Editor and Recorder
- Finale NotePad - Notation.
- HammerHead - Virtual Drum Machine
- Sibelius Scorch - a web browser plug-in for Sibelius scores on the Internet
- WavePad Sound Editor - Audio Editing Software.
Keith Huxtable from Music EDnet has also put together a great list of software updates and free software on his web site.