A piece from Lancashire Music Service's scheme of work for french horn. Composed by Keith Sagar.

This is a spoken factual presentation , with pause/play/rewind controls, about subjects for rap lyrics and the messages they give. There is a synchronised onscreen text transcript with interactive glossary terms. There are also relevant audio clips, photographs and lyrics excerpts. Topics explored are: dumbing down, party tunes, social comment, other subjects, opinions .

This is a spoken factual presentation , with pause/play/rewind controls, about slang in rap lyrics. There is a synchronised onscreen text transcript with interactive glossary terms. There are also relevant audio clips, photographs and lyrics excerpts. Topics explored are: opposites, local slang, immigrant slang

Users follow a tutorial that teaches the controls of the Charanga rhythm machine through building a simple hip hop beat from scratch.

Teacher notes:
This is suitable as a first-ever activity using the Charanga rhythm machine. Users learn how to use the controls in the context of creating a hip hop rhythm from scratch, which they can then customise in their own way and save to bank memory. Finally they play back a longer rhythm by switching between the banks they have created. This could be used as a backing while they rap their own lyrics.

Interactive 5-channel audio mixer allowing users to explore then record their own mix of loops to create a rap backing with an exotic feel.

This is a spoken factual presentation , with pause/play/rewind controls, about the poetry of rap lyrics. There is a synchronised onscreen text transcript with interactive glossary terms. There are also relevant audio clips, photographs and lyrics excerpts. Topics explored are: simile, metaphor, descriptive imagery, abstract imagery

Live sequencer which lets learners perform backings for their rap tracks in given moods, choosing freely which segments should play next as the music plays.

This Mix and Match resource is one of a range of resources relating to track 05 Rasti Bore of the Saydisc 'Listen To This, KS3' world music recordings. Or it could be used in conjunction with any piece that uses a drone.

The 3 excerpts in the top row all play drones (on different notes). The 3 excerpts in the bottom row all play melodies (in different keys). The task is to match each drone to the melody it fits with best. Users are encouraged to sing the drone note as they test it against the different melodies.

This app works in the musical context of Dubstep style, which has a slower tempo than other Hip Hop styles. There are two sample pads - one triggers an 8-beat bass line, the other an 8=beat pad sound. Pupils need to count the backing as sets of 8 beats and trigger the samples in any order/combination to produce their own texture. They can build up their texture by recording their performances in several layers if they wish. The pad sample allows control of stereo positioning and volume level. There is an on-screen count display to help users keep their place, which can be switched off as skills advance.

Curriculum area: Performing, arranging

Main focus: Playing on beat 1 of an 8-beat cycle. Building simple textures.

Possible learning outcomes:Improved rhythmic accuracy. Counting beats in groups of 8. Awareness of Beat 1. Awareness of texture.

Suggestion for where next: Other beat completers to continue improving rhythmic accuracy.

This is a spoken factual presentation , with pause/play/rewind controls, about the influence of early music technology on the evolution of Hip Hop production. There is a synchronised onscreen text transcript with interactive glossary terms. There are also relevant audio clips and photographs. Topics explored are: drum machines, early sampling.