MT's round-up of web resources for supporting lessons during Black History Month
Resources
- Black History Month Resource Pack. Calendar, from I Can Compose, with audio/video links and profiles of Florence Price, Quincy Jones, Tracy Chapman, Duke Ellington (KS3-4). tinyurl.com/x6afax6d
- Black British History and Folk Songs. English Folk Dance & Song Society resource containing video, audio and a PDF relating to British history and folk song (KS3-5). Free access. tinyurl.com/4v23fbnh
- Black History Month–Music–Primary. TES slides giving historical context and music links (ages 7-11). £5 or TES paid licence. tinyurl.com/bdcrwts8
- Black Music History Lesson Pack. From Twinkl, guide to musicians and styles through history (KS2-GCSE). Free trial download. tinyurl.com/3ux2unw2
- Black History Month Music Starter. TES link to video and related questions (KS3-4). Free access. tinyurl.com/39ckcc3n
- Music by Black Composers. US-based database of composers from around the world. musicbyblackcomposers.org
- Black History Month Music Lesson. TES worksheet to accompany listening or composition lessons (ages 7-11). Free on Creative Commons. tinyurl.com/ym95w39c
- ISM Celebration of Black Musicians in the UK (1910-70), Spotify playlist. tinyurl.com/42azvspb
- MU blog Black History Month: The Playlist (Part Four). tinyurl.com/7mt9b8uh
- MU, Black British Music (curated N. Holder), Spotify playlist. tinyurl.com/66pd4de9
Other websites
- The Chineke! Foundation, for up-and-coming classical musicians. chineke.org
- Black Lives in Music, the UK organisation supporting music and musicians. blim.org.uk
- British Library, Sound and Vision blogg. tinyurl.com/5n8fvbmn
- Black Music Research Unit, University of Westminster. tinyurl.com/yaznvt8p
- National Museum of African American Music. nmaam.org
- Lewisham Music, digital project Black History Music. lewishammusic.org/black-history-music
