A great free resource of 100 classical music pieces

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A great free resource of 100 classical music pieces

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http://www.albion-media.com/news/abrsm-classical-100/
ABRSM launches ‘Classical 100’, a free online resource bringing classical music to primary schools

Monday 2 November 2015

Teachers in primary schools in England will soon be able to ignite their pupils’ enthusiasm for classical music with a free online resource, Classical 100, which goes live on 2 November. Complementing existing teaching resources, Classical 100 has been developed by ABRSM in partnership with Classic FM and Decca Classics and with the support of the Department for Education.

Schools can gain full, unlimited access to Classical 100 by registering at www.abrsm.org/classical100.

Classical 100, published for the first time today, is built around 100 recordings of classical music pieces which teachers can draw upon in lessons, school assemblies and other school activities. Alongside a recording of each of the works taken from Decca’s world-renowned catalogue, there is information about the composer and the story behind the music. ABRSM will also draw on its network of primary school experts to create and publish a range of downloadable materials on the resource throughout the academic year, thereby helping teachers to bring the music to life in the classroom.

Classic FM’s Aled Jones, musician, broadcaster and father of two, has welcomed the initiative, saying: “Classical music can be the richest and most emotionally fulfilling thing in the world for many people and it’s important that children can hear and explore it in imaginative ways from an early age. Classical 100 is a wonderful collection of some of the treasures of classical music and will hopefully help open doors to a lifetime of listening for a new generation.”

To encourage pupils to explore, discover and listen to music – and ultimately to develop their own personal interests, tastes and talents – the 100 pieces embrace a rich diversity of styles ranging over ten centuries, (from Hildegard of Bingen to Graham Fitkin via JS Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart, Tchaikovsky and more) and can be sorted according to a variety of criteria, such as mood, genre, country of origin or even when they were written.

The full list of works is detailed below.
Debbie Hepplewhite
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