If you're looking for apps and resources to support music making at home here are some of our recommendations.
Family friendly resources
Sound and Music: Minute of listening
Minute of Listening is a great resource from Sound and Music which helps children develop their creative listening skills, introducing them to a range of music and sounds from Björk to Beethoven, folk music to field recordings.
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group Resources:
Apps
iOS/Android | Free during COVID-19 pandemic
Create loops in a variety of pre-loaded dance music styles and improvise with each part using the touch screen - you can also record your improvisation.
iOS | Free
Dance music groove creator; using the templates provided you can add your own rhythms/melodies by building blocks on the screen and then set scenes for different sections of your piece.
iOS | Free
Another loop creator which is a mixture of the best bits of Auxy and Kaossilator.
iOS | Free
Add shapes on screen to create interesting musical patterns using large number of instrumental sounds.
iOS | Free
Different recordings of John Cage’s classic piece 4’33”, including one recorded in his New York flat!
iOS | Free
Play Steve Reich’s Clapping Music on your phone by tapping the screen and get marks to see how well you’ve done.
These apps are easy and good fun for children -
iOS | Free
App from ambient music pioneer Brian Eno which plays soothing tones which you can add to by tapping the screen in different places.
iOS | Free
Targetted at 3-5 year olds, use the screen to draw musical patterns using different musical combinations.
