Posted by Andrew Ferrier on May 22nd, 2008
12,00 high quality music files are available from the LGFL web site.
These files have been created from a cooperative of professional British composers. This is a ’paid for’ resource provided by the NEN RBC’s , saving schools up to £95 every time they download a clip for use in teachers adn pupils work.
The Audio Network Licence has been extended for another three years with lots of additional files to download. Great for podcasting
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Posted by Andrew Ferrier on Feb 19th, 2008
Gigajam Junior
New on LGfL for music is Gigajam Junior. Gigabot takes you through lessons, video clips, and a Gigapedia glossary section, to give you all you need to introduce the young learner to the world of drumming. Start by going to the Exploring the Drums section to discover what each part of a kit is called and what it does and to build you own drum-kit. www.gigafun.lgfl.net
Posted by Andrew Ferrier on May 18th, 2007
The massively popular Rock Idol- now renamed Rock IT! is underway again, giving school based bands nationwide the chance to strut their stuff, with the winners receiving music kit for their schools worth £1500 from Roland.
The final will be staged early in December 2007, in Birmingham, from where performances will be relayed around the nation via video conference, as well as on BBC Big screens in numerous city centres.
Hosted by the West Midlands Grid for Learning, the project involves all 10 regional Grids for Learning in England, plus Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland which provide broadband connection and a wealth of resources for use over broadband to schools and colleges.
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