Sefton Music Service Interactive brought to you by Charanga provides resources from  the country’s leading eLearning platform for music.

“A super set of easy to use, digital music teaching and learning resources - a must have support for Primary teachers and a thoroughly modern and excellent digital resource for secondary school music”
Roger Crocker, ex Chair of the National Association of Music Educators (NAME),

Comments from teachers:

“It can be hard to find music resources that don’t give you problems with copyright, but with Charanga, we can download it and use it on our school’s VLE. Also, students can be listening to a piece of music and, at certain points, pop-up messages appear on-screen to point out certain things.”
Emma Lamb, Music Teacher, Hutton C of E Grammar

“The visual and audio effects enables the children to learn and understand the many musical terms with enthusiasm. It combines education with fun - a very successful combination!”
Claire Hopkinson, Teacher, Ollerton Primary

“The software is a tremendous resource for use in the primary classroom. It is simple to use and the activities engage all children, all of the time.”
Christine Hopkins, Teacher, Chuter Ede Primary

“The Charanga resources are fantastically engaging for kids and the interactive activities often give me the rare opportunity in a music lesson to stand back, observe and assess their progress.”
Brian Dallimore, Primary Music Teacher, West Sussex

Comments from school children:

“We all think your music website is fantastic. Last week we used it with Mr Rogers and we really enjoyed singing the songs and learning how to play our instruments.”
Class 6, Garstang CP School

“I enjoy singing the songs because they are different, funny and have some actions” Charlotte

“We are having fun, while learning about music” Josh and Hollie

“Following the score on the whiteboard means more as the notes light up and you can follow where you are” Eleanor

“It is more memorable and I find it easier to learn” Rebecca

“It is written at levels that can be used and enjoyed by children and adults” Joshua

“It encourages you to look up and watch the conductor when playing the xylophone because you can follow the music” Chloe

“Everything about our music lessons is fun!” Sophie

“It has given us the opportunity to learn an instrument that we might not have been able to do” Effie

“I’ve enjoyed music so much that I might go on to join a club” Haydn

“I just like to feel the beat and sing along!” Danielle

“I feel special because we are the only class in the school that does this sort of music lesson” Joseph

“Having these music lessons means we can do exciting things like go to the recording studio and perform at the Guild Hall” Cameron

“Music lessons get more creative every time we do them!” Rachel

Comments from Local Authorities:

“Newcastle Music Service - hitting the right note. A modern music service for today’s musical agenda. Delivering ‘outstanding’ singing development and widening opportunities programmes.”
Steve Halsey, Director of Music Service

“An interactive asset with thousands of resources that brings class music, instrumental and voice lessons in to the 21st Century. An asset that any forward thinking school or music service should not be without”

Neil Watson ICT Co-ordinator Wirral Schools’ Music Service

“With their hard work and dedication Charanga are very much the acceptable face of capitalism”
Graham Bland, Director, Somerset Music

“Charanga is an asset to any music lesson - bringing an interactive and visually stimulating dimension to pieces, songs and learning activities”

Lydia Dalby Wirral Schools’ Music Service

“The interactive lesson material from Charanga brings hi-tec resources into the music classroom that leave the teacher in control and yet release a wealth of creativity enabling students to achieve quickly and enjoy their music-making.”

Glenn Waite Deputy  Head of Sefton Schools Music Service

“I can unreservedly recommend Charanga to any LEA Music Service; they have proved an invaluable partner and a great asset to us”
Stuart Grills, Head of ICT and Marketing, Lancashire Music Service Lancashire Music Service

“The musicians and programmers at Charanga have the expertise and the imagination to make a music educator’s dreams become reality”
Brendon Le Page, Director, Lambeth Music Service

“Charanga are very keen to include us in every step of the development process so that the end result really is helping us to deliver high quality music services today and in the future”
Madeleine Casson, Wider Opportunities Director, Somerset Music Service

“This is a fantastic resource that engages the student and fully supports the teacher. Learning is fun.”
Alex Hodgson - Head of Arts Support Service, Nottinghamshire Arts Support Service

“A very interactive experience for both pupils and teachers. Lots of engaging, informative resources for learning and playing music as well as having fun with games and videos.”
Sarah Ng - Wider Opportunities Co-ordinator, Arts Support Service

“The resources and the way they are presented are technologically cutting edge. The presentation is brilliant.”

Matthew Bright, lead teacher for IT West Sussex Music Service

“The links with Charanga look good and cover so many curriculum areas, they sound great too!”

Steve Walder, Music Co-ordinator, Haywards Heath

“Charanga e-learning resources are a valuable tool for Music Service instrumental and vocal tutors and classroom teachers. They allow easy access to a wide range of specialist state of the art music teaching materials that enable teachers and pupils to work together.”

Andy Gleadhill, Head of Bristol Arts and Music Service

Music Coach from Charanga

What they’re saying about Charanga’s award winning Music Coach software:

“Brilliant, absolutely brilliant, I thoroughly recommend it to all aspiring guitarists”
Charles Ramirez, Professor of Guitar, Royal College of Music

“We can’t think of any musically or educationally useful techniques which could be employed in a tutor that aren’t in Guitar Coach. Very well structured with a high level of interactivity, excellent use of graphics and video material and exceptional value for money”
Computer Music Magazine

“This is the best guitar software package on the market bar none and it provides the ideal complement to lessons - giving the student plenty of material to practise. It gets the full RGT seal of approval.”
Tony Skinner, Chief Guitar Examiner, LCM Exams, President of the Registry of Guitar Tutors

“This quality Charanga software is excellent. The pupils in King’s Park Secondary use it on a regular basis. I am delighted with the response of our pupils when using these”
Aileen Monaghan, Principal Teacher of Music, King’s Park Secondary, Glasgow

“I would not be playing guitar today if it had not been for your excellent products!” Jonathan Shelton, Music Coach customer

More from Lambeth Music Service:

“We’ve been working successfully with Charanga for two years, adapting and applying their innovative and flexible eLearning system to our own requirements. It has been tremendously exciting working with Charanga on developing ground-breaking new ICT systems for supporting teachers in the classroom with exciting and accessible ways of ensuring good musical practice and skills development.”
Brendon Le Page, Director, Lambeth Music Service

More from Somerset Music

“Charanga’s very first Music Service eLearning partner

Charanga is extremely aware of the relevant issues of music education today. But even more importantly, they are very keen to include us in every step of the development process so that the end result really is helping us to deliver high quality music services today and in the future.”
Madeleine Casson, Wider Opportunities Director, Somerset Music

More from Lancashire Music Service:

“We’ve been working with Charanga for two years now. As ICT Manager for the Service I immediately saw the potential of Charanga’s online resources. Initially the content was ideal for our Wider Opportunities programme at KS2. This content has not remained static but has grown and developed steadily over the ensuing months. Working alongside the Music Service, Charanga has and is very proactive in developing resources at KS3/4 that are now coming on stream. Obviously the quality of the content is paramount and I cannot fault them here but I have also been very pleased at the willingness of Charanga to allow the Music Service to stamp our identity on the site working hard to develop a look and feel that makes it a seamless part of our general website.

Over the time I have worked with the Directors and their colleagues, I have come to realise that they are not solely interested in the firm’s general profits but have a genuine enthusiasm in providing quality resources to help pupils reach their full potential.”

Stuart Grills, Head of ICT and Marketing, Lancashire Music Service.

Access to these resources is normally by annual subscription to the Music Service. However, as part of our ongoing program of support for music education in Sefton  we are making this invaluable resource available to you until 31st March 2010 absolutely FREE of charge.

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