Bring the Noise: Sitemap
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Below is a list of each page on the Bring the Noise site to make it as easy as possible to find the activities and resources you're looking for.
We've split the pages into sections for ease of browsing, and highlighted if specific activities are more ideal for an Early Years (four to five-years-old) or Key Stage 1 (five to seven-years-old) audience.
Unmarked activities are ideal for either age group.
Classroom Resources
Our Songs
- Bring The Noise: Play It! - Interactive Jukebox
- Anything (KS1)
- Be in the Band (KS1)
- Bring The Noise theme
- Dream On
- Far (KS1)
- Gathered Round the Christmas Tree (EYFS)
- Golden
- Hands in the Air
- Happy (EYFS)
- I Am a Robot
- Music Time (EYFS)
- Spooky World (KS1)
- Take You Home
- When the Cold Wind Blows
British Sign Language Music Videos
Thunder Jam (Key Stage 1)
- Cities: Styles & genres
- Rainforests: Percussion & soundscapes
- Express yourself: Confidence
- Stories: Writing lyrics
- Superheroes: Instruments of the orchestra
- This is Me: Body percussion
- Weather: Graphic notation
- Space: Technology
Sonic Explorers (Early Years)
- Garden and rainforest
- Supermarket and space station
- The beach and prehistoric times
- Bedroom and under the sea
Andy's Animal Raps
National Pioneers
- England: Nadia Rose and the Accordion
- Northern Ireland: SOAK and the Tin Whistle
- Scotland: Lucia and the Best Boys with the Fiddle
- Wales: Kizzy Crawford and the Tabwrdd
YolanDa's Band Jam
Found Sounds
- Introduction
- Make a Big Box Bass
- Make a Comb Kazoo
- Make a Hosepipe Horn
- Make a Jar Xylophone
- Playing with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Other Resources
Teacher Techniques
Classroom Activities and Games
- Ha! - Ensemble music
- 1,2,3,4 - Teaching basic rhythms
- 1 to 10 - Group activities
- 8-4-2-1 - Energising children
- Do-Re-Mi - Understanding pitch
- Swampee - High and low pitch
- Wizard Hat - Teaching conducting
- Mirror Me - Synchronisation
- Forbidden Rhythm - Patterns and attention
- Sound Detectives - Conducting and attention
- Missing instruments - Encouraging listening
- Pat Pat Clap - Collective pulse
- Mexican Clap - Pulse and coordination
- Teaching melodies (KS1)
- Composing melodies (KS1)
- Teaching rhythms (KS1)
- Composing rhythms (KS1)
Teaching Techniques: Pupils With Additional Support Needs
Gareth Malone: How to Teach Singing
CeCe Sammy's Singing Tips
SEND Teaching: Sensory Exploration
- Teaching using sensory materials
- Sensory songs to teach phonics and counting
- Telling a story with sensory exploration
Continuing Professional Development
Explore the World of Music
Get Inspired
- About Bring The Noise
- Dame Evelyn and Omar Make a Jam: How to write a song with your children
- Tips for learning a musical instrument in 2020
- Create your own lullaby with Gregory Porter
- National DJ Day 2020
- How eco-friendly is your fave instrument?
- Music can provide 'sense of achievement' for autistic children
- The Oscars 2020: How music can make or break a film
- How reggae conquered the World
- 5 reasons everyone should have music in their lives
- 5 ways to spark your child's interest in music
- The secrets of a spectacular musical firework display
- 5 ideas for a musical half term at home
- Why do kids love George Ezra's Shotgun?
- Halloween ideas and songs
- How Strictly's spooky sounds are created
- BBC Philharmonic performances
- Burns night's traditional music
Musician Profiles
- Bjorn Ulvaeus: Reasons why music is important for children
- Abba reunion like 'going back in time in 30 seconds'
- CeCe Sammy: Music helped me recover from near-death experience
- Would Dickens have shown carol singers the Door?
- Sports stars who can sing
- Magic moments from Jools Holland's Annual Hootenanny
- Lil Nas X's 'Amazing Feeling' of No. 1 Hit
- JP Cooper's tips for budding musicians
- Mark Ronson's childhood inspiration
- Omar: Music makes me 'happy and relaxed'
- Gregory Porter performs Hands in the Air
- Gregory Porter Performs Winter Wonderland
- Bring the Noise: Our partners
Fun and Games
- 9 Valentines Day break up songs
- Why music from our teens stays with us forever
- World Book Day: Songs inspired by novels
- 5 leap year musical birthdays
- Take the ABBA Quiz: The Winner Takes It All
- The ultimate Christmas Music Quiz
- Bring the Noise Christmas sing-along
- Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas quiz
- Nine heartwarming nativity fails
- Take the Test: Band Aid at 35
- 5 Times Coldplay did the most Coldplay thing
- When is it acceptable to start playing Christmas songs?
- How well do you know your Premier League team anthems
- Quiz: How good is your basic music theory?
- 7 child music stars who made it big
- Take the Test: How well do you know Autumn songs?
- War of the Worlds music quiz
- Infamous Super Bowl half-time fails