Our centres, choirs and ensembles are currently running virtually so you can still get involved! See Making Music for details on how to apply to join us.
Abram Wilson Foundation
Future Sound Digital provides a simple, engaging and accessible insight into how different artists express themselves through music, how they write songs and how they became musicians.
Auto Italia
Join the Young Artist Programme (Tower Hamlets residents aged 14-18) to learn new skills in web, film making and sound production to collaborate on an online zine.
A New Direction
Keeping Creative at Home activities – activities including music, art, drama, dance and poetry
Barbican Guildhall Creative Learning
From music to dance to film to visual art, the Barbican have a range of lockdown activities for young people inspired by their programme.
BBC Ten Pieces
Check out Ten Pieces Musical Menu – a weekly buffet of primary music activities including listening, performance, singing, well-being, cross-curricular and creative activities, and Ten Pieces Tasters featuring quick, simple, follow along videos.
BBC Young Composer
Discover resources for composing and writing your own music with this collection by BBC Young Composer.
Beat Goes On
These body percussion YouTube sessions are fun, high-energy workshops that develop composition and performance skills, and promote physical and emotional wellbeing.
Chisenhale Dance Space
CDS is currently delivering a virtual Children’s Classes Programme for ages 2 – 9.
Conductive Music
Through Conductive Music’s online Musical Video Game School, After School Club and free online resources you’ll learn composition, coding, video game design. Suitable for all ages.
Drillosophy
The three-part series combines contemporary music culture, urban sociology and philosophical discussion.
Future DJs
Check out Future DJs’ YouTube channel for their DJ and Music Production sessions.
Grand Union Orchestra
Discover the global musical traditions of the East End through Cable Street to Bethnal Green, a self-guided musical walk, and GUO’s YouTube channel featuring local musicians.
Half Moon Theatre
Check out Half Moon’s virtual performance packages for both primary and secondary schools and their Winter Warmer Festival for families.
London Sinfonietta
Listen, compose and create new music with these resources, live streamed schools concert and composition challenges.
London Symphony Orchestra
LSO’s Always Playing is a digital programme of full-length archive concerts, interviews, articles, playlists, plus activities for young people and families.
Minute of Listening
Minute of Listening is a digital platform on which there are several hundred 1-minute tracks of music or sound, plus photos, text and three questions to get discussion going.
Museum of London & Museum of London Docklands
Their website has some great online resources and activities for both teachers and families. Topics covered include the Great Fire of London and Prehistoric times.
National Youth Jazz Orchestra
NYJO’s Virtual Academy is specifically designed to help aspiring jazz musicians practice, perform and improve wherever you are.
NMC Records
NMC’s GCSE music resource offers students a comprehensive insight into how to approach composing in an imaginative way, and their R:String app allows students to create their own remixes.
Royal Opera House
ROH’s Create and Learn offers free, cross-curricular home learning activities for children and young people and covers the National Curriculum for Dance, Music and Art & Design.
Sing Up
Tune in to #FeelgoodFifteen, a free singing session on Tuesday mornings at 9am and check out the free resources on the Sing Up website.
Soundcastle
Soundcastle’s Musical Beacons Family Jam Sessions are for families with kids aged 0- 7. Explore sounds, create songs and express yourself!
VOCES8 Foundation
Join VOCES8 and Apollo5 for a chocolatey tango, a chiming clock, tree climbing, strawberries in the woods, a Harry Potter warm-up and more!
Whitechapel Gallery
Creative activities for families with children aged 6+ inspired by current exhibition Nalini Malani: Can You Hear Me?
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