Archive for the ‘music’ Category
Alphablocks – early literacy games
The games on CBeebies Alphablocks (from the BBC) can help with early stage literacy, as the child forms words using the available letters or watches the songs letters sing.
Music improves memory and behaviour
An article in the Guardian.co.uk sets out the possible benefits of children learning to play a musical instrument, including improved memory, increased IQ, and better behaviour. The UK government is trying to increase the number of children in schools who learn an instrument.
Music Lesson – Learning to play piano
These sites might be of interest if you are wanting to learn how to play the piano.
Zebra keys has 50 lessons of various difficulties aimed at children 13 and over or parents wanting to help their children learn. It has flash animations showing video and sound to help you along.
PianoNanny is a well written explanatory site guiding you through from the initial principles of learning to play. It covers starter, intermediate and advanced studies.
