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Music Education
Resources by Paula Downes, a lot of music by Andrew Downes

Cross-Curricular Activities

Pre-School/Kindergarten
Primary/Elementary School/KS1+2
High School/Secondary/KS3/GCSE
University/Adult Education

Climate Change
Cross-curricular Resources for all ages

Nursery Rhymes Videos, activities, history, sheet music and colouring pages	Christmas Carols Videos, activities, history, sheet music and colouring pages
Autumn Songs Animations, Songs, Background	Aeroplane Songs Animations, Songs, Background

The Virgin's Cradle Hymn Christmas Song, Animation, Background

The Mother's Song (Eskimo) Christmas Song, Animation, Background

Climate Change Cross-curricular Resources for all ages	Autumn/Fall Singing, animation, poetry analysis and writing, music analysis, instrument making, art projects and play ideas
Christmas Carols Videos, activities, history, sheet music and colouring pages	Songs of the Skies & Holidays Singing, animation, poetry analysis and writing, music analysis, instrument making, art projects and play ideas
Odysseus & the Cyclops Children's Opera	Andrew Downes: English Composer World Music, Sacred Music, Biography, Fun facts, quizzes and more
Graphic Scores Music & Art

Climate Change Cross-curricular Resources for all ages	Ballads for Christmas Singing, animation, poetry analysis and writing, music analysis, art projects
First World War The lead-up to to the war Introduction to Wilfred Owen Musical Film adaptations of his poetry Drama/Film-making/Animation task	Thomas Hardy Analysis of 2 poems Musical Film Adaptations Drama/Film-making/Animation task
Gibraltar Singing, Music Video, Poetry and Music Analysis, Composition, Documentary and Film-making, History	Piano by D.H.Lawrence Poetry analysis & Writing Music Analysis & Composition Class Presentations
Andrew Downes: English Composer World Music, Sacred Music, Biography, Fun facts, quizzes and more	Far from the Madding Crowd Opera based on the novel by Thomas Hardy
Odysseus & the Cyclops Children's Opera	The Ballad of St Kenelm Legend, poetry, music, acting, activities
Graphic Scores Art & Music

Climate Change
Cross-curricular Resources for all ages

Analysis and Performance A Survey of the Literature	g Case Study Andrew Downes' Old Love's Domain: Analysis and Performance through Film
Analysis and performance through Film: Song No.1, 'The Division'	Analysis and Performance though Film: Song No. 2, 'Something Tapped'
Analysis and Performance though Film: Song No. 3, 'Where the Picnic Was'	Analysis and Performance though Film: Song No.4, 'At Castle Boterel'
Analysis and Performance though Film: Song No.5, 'The Curtains Now Are Drawn'	Far from the Madding Crowd Opera based on the novel by Thomas Hardy
The Ballad of St Kenelm Legend, poetry, music, acting, activities	Musical Settings of John Donne

This section of the website offers cross-curricular resources for both child and adult education.

This type of learning is an essential part of a person's education, to help him/her make sense of the world they live in.  

It helps people to draw on experiences and knowledge from other subjects to help them understand new ideas in more depth. It helps make lessons relevant to all people, not just those who are particularly engaged in a particular subject. In addition, it develops research and problem-solving skills, and encourages students to work in a team, which is such an  important skill for the workplace. Furthermore, since Literacy and Numeracy are so important to the development of a child, it seems logical to incorporate them into as many different types of lessons as possible.

This section of the website offers teaching ideas and online resources including lesson ideas, interactive whiteboard resources, activities and games, free videos, video tutorials, and ideas for group projects.  

The theme-based topics above will link together music, art, drama, dance, arts and crafts, literacy, numeracy, history, design and technology, geography, religious studies, information and communication technology, film-making and animation.  

These creative curriculum ideas foster student engagement, progressive problem-based learning, cooperative learning, and a sense of community.