Lesson plans for working with 10 different pieces of classical music. Use the free downloadable .mp3s with these lesson plans, available in our other resources collection. Using these lesson plans will enable pupils to gain an understanding of the music, learn some new vocabulary and to create a new work based on the original or create a response to the pieces of music that can be performed in a group or classroom setting. From the BBC's Ten Pieces project that introduces KS2 children to classical music. (bbc.co.uk/tenpieces)

Blue Peter's Barney Harwood hosted a live lesson with superstar violinist, Nicola Benedetti. Nicola explores sound production, intonation, tempo and imagination and encourages children to play along in the classroom with percussion instruments. The live lesson is still available to watch on the BBC website: bbc.co.uk/tenpieces (in the resources section).

Download these .mp3s (PC: right-click and save or Mac: ctrl-click and save) and use as a starting point for the related lesson plans also available here. Audio features the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and is from the BBC's Ten Pieces cinematic film that aims to introduce KS2 children to classical music. You can request the free DVD for your primary school via the BBC website: bbc.co.uk/tenpieces.