This collection of resources from the London Symphony Orchestra is designed to support the teaching of classroom music at Key Stage 2 level. The exercises and example projects contained within should help even non-specialists communicate key musical ideas. Written by animateur Rachel Leach, the pack is designed to help you use Ravel's Bolero in the classroom as a creative tool, and features easy warm-up activities, a step-by-step guide to composition and links to amazing HD footage of the LSO performing Ravel's famous work. The files available to download are as follows: Ravel_Bolero_KS2_Resources.pdf PDF file comprising the bulk of the resource Ravel_Bolero.mp4 Video of the London Symphony Orchestra and their conductor Valery Gergiev performing Bolero. The video is annotated and supports the chart on page 6 of the PDF. RL_Bassline.mp4 Video of Rachel Leach demonstrating the teaching of the bassline exercise on page 8 of the PDF. RL_Rhythm.mp4 Video of Rachel Leach demonstrating the teaching of the rhythm exercise on page 10 of the PDF. The whole resource is also available as an iBook with embedded media for Apple iOS devices or computers. This can be downloaded from https://geo.itunes.apple.com/gb/book/ravels-bolero-resources-for/id1100169082?mt=11

This collection of resources from the London Symphony Orchestra is designed to support the teaching of classroom music at Key Stage 2 level. The exercises and example projects contained within should help even non-specialists communicate key musical ideas. Written by animateur Rachel Leach, the pack is designed to help you use Edward Elgar’s Engima Variations in the classroom as a creative tool, and features easy warm-up activities and exercises to stimulate classroom composition. The files available to download are as follows: Elgar_Pack_KS2_PDF.pdf PDF file comprising the bulk of the resource. Videos The following videos show Rachel Leach demonstrating the exercises described in the PDF. Listening_Exercise.mp4 Drawing_Exercise.mp4 Warm-up.mp4 Dan_The_Bulldog.mp4 Elgar’s_Theme.mp4 Elgar’s_Subject.mp4 The whole resource is also available as an iBook with embedded media for Apple iOS devices or computers. This can be downloaded from https://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/elgars-enigma-variations-resources-for-ks2-teachers/id1447657949?mt=13 Head to http://play.lso.co.uk for an interactive performance of this and other pieces by the LSO, plus masterclasses, listening guides and more.

This collection of resources from the London Symphony Orchestra is designed to support the teaching of classroom music at Key Stage 3 level. The exercises and example projects contained within should help even non-specialists communicate key musical ideas. Written by animateur Rachel Leach, the pack not only gives an insight into the historical and musical significance of Igor Stravinsky's 'The Rite of Spring' , but also is designed to help you use the piece in the classroom as a creative tool, and features easy warm-up activities and exercises to stimulate classroom composition. This PDF is also available as an iBook with embedded media for Apple iOS devices or computers. This can be downloaded from https://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/rite-spring-resources-for/id1044210875?mt=11 Head to http://play.lso.co.uk for an interactive performance of this and other pieces by the LSO, plus masterclasses, listening guides and much more.

This collection of resources from the London Symphony Orchestra is designed to support the teaching of classroom music at Key Stage 2 level. The exercises and example projects contained within should help even non-specialists communicate key musical ideas. Written by animateur Rachel Leach, the pack is designed to help you use Hector Berlioz's 'Symphonie Fantastique' in the classroom as a creative tool, and features easy warm-up activities and exercises to stimulate classroom composition. The files available to download are as follows: Berlioz_inset_PDF.pdf PDF file comprising the bulk of the resource Videos The following videos show Rachel Leach demonstrating the exercises described in the PDF Idee-Fixe.mp4 Waltz.mp4 Scene-in-the-Countryside-(Soundscape).mp4 Scene-in-the-Countryside-(Shepherds).mp4 March-to-the-Scaffold.mp4 Witches'-Sabbath-(Introduction).mp4 Witches'-Sabbath-(Idee-Fixe).mp4 Witches'-Sabbath-(Dies-Irae).mp4 The whole resource is also available as an iBook with embedded media for Apple iOS devices or computers. This can be downloaded from https://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/berlioz-symphonie-fantastique/id960691811?mt=11 Head to http://play.lso.co.uk for an interactive performance of this and other pieces by the LSO, plus masterclasses, listening guides and more.

This collection of resources from the London Symphony Orchestra is designed to support the teaching of classroom music at Key Stage 3 level. The exercises and example projects contained within should help even non-specialists communicate key musical ideas. Written by animateur Rachel Leach, the pack not only gives an insight into the historical and musical significance of Shostakovich's 5th Symphony, but also is designed to help you use the piece in the classroom as a creative tool, and features easy warm-up activities and exercises to stimulate classroom composition. This PDF is also available as an iBook with embedded media for Apple iOS devices or computers. This can be downloaded from https://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/shostakovich-symphony-no./id1164131517?mt=11 Head to http://play.lso.co.uk for an interactive performance of this and other pieces by the LSO, plus masterclasses, listening guides and much more.

This collection of resources from the London Symphony Orchestra is designed to support the teaching of classroom music at Key Stage 2 level. The exercises and example projects contained within should help even non-specialists communicate key musical ideas. Written by animateur Rachel Leach, the pack is designed to help you use Claude Debussy’s ‘Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune’ in the classroom as a creative tool, and features easy warm-up activities and exercises to stimulate classroom composition. The files available to download are as follows: Debussy_Pack_KS2_PDF.pdf PDF file comprising the bulk of the resource. Videos The following videos show Rachel Leach demonstrating the exercises described in the PDF. Classroom_Project_Introduction.mp4 Classroom_Project_Part_1.mp4 Classroom_Project_Part_2.mp4 Classroom_Project_Part_3.mp4 Classroom_Project_Part_4.mp4 Classroom_Project_Part_5.mp4 The whole resource is also available as an iBook with embedded media for Apple iOS devices or computers. This can be downloaded from https://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/debussy-prelude-a-lapres-midi-dun-faune/id1333146250?mt=11 Head to http://play.lso.co.uk for an interactive performance of this and other pieces by the LSO, plus masterclasses, listening guides and more.

This collection of resources from the London Symphony Orchestra is designed to support the teaching of classroom music at Key Stage 3 level. The exercises and example projects contained within should help even non-specialists communicate key musical ideas. Written by animateur Rachel Leach, the pack is designed to help you use Claude Debussy’s ‘Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune’ in the classroom as a creative tool, and features easy warm-up activities and exercises to stimulate classroom composition. The files available to download are as follows: Debussy_Pack_KS3_PDF.pdf PDF file comprising the bulk of the resource. Videos The following videos show Rachel Leach demonstrating the exercises described in the PDF. Debussy_Preludes_Demonstration_One.mp4 Debussy_Preludes_Demonstration_Two.mp4 The whole resource is also available as an iBook with embedded media for Apple iOS devices or computers. This can be downloaded from https://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/debussy-prelude-a-lapres-midi-dun-faune/id1333507439?mt=11 Head to http://play.lso.co.uk for an interactive performance of this and other pieces by the LSO, plus masterclasses, listening guides and more.

Designed to be used alongside our new children’s book How to Build an Orchestra, this collection of creative projects takes Beethoven’s 6th Symphony and Ravel’s Bolero as the starting point for some fun and inventive home music making. The resource features video and how-to’s and audio extracts of both works performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. Both ePub and PDF versions can be downloaded here and an iBooks version can be found on the Apple Book store following this link: https://books.apple.com/gb/book/how-to-build-an-orchestra/id1512786650 The ePub version is best viewed using the free Adobe Digital Editions software which can be downloaded on both Macintosh and Windows here: https://www.adobe.com/uk/solutions/ebook/digital-editions/download.html

This resource is designed to help Key Stage 2 teachers and their classes explore our exciting new children’s book: How to Build an Orchestra, written by Mary Auld in collaboration with the London Symphony Orchestra. They contain creative classroom projects supported through video tutorials along with audio extracts of the orchestra performing famous works by Beethoven and Ravel. Both ePub and PDF versions can be downloaded here and an iBooks version can be found on the Apple Book store following this link: https://books.apple.com/gb/book/how-to-build-an-orchestra/id1512776982 The ePub version is best viewed using the free Adobe Digital Editions software which can be downloaded on both Macintosh and Windows here: https://www.adobe.com/uk/solutions/ebook/digital-editions/download.html