What is Musical Contexts?
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Musical Contexts is a website providing teachers with a bank of
quality, “ready to use”, tried and tested and professionally presented
resources for use in the Primary and Secondary Music classroom. The aim of Musical Contexts is to produce an easy-to-navigate and
comprehensive bank of Music Resources, relieving teachers from the lengthy
process of resource There
are a wealth of different resources for each of the Units and probably far
more than any teacher will be able to cover in a half-term’s worth of
work! This has been an intention in
the design of the site giving you, the teacher, the choice of which How
you use Musical
Contexts is entirely up to you! |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)/Help
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I hope that Musical Contexts can help you and that you enjoy the site. Rob Blythe Webmaster BA (Hons) Open (Open) |
AS & A-Level Music Resources Shop |
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Musical Contexts Topic Exploration Packs |
Musical Contexts “Warm-Ups” Compendiums |
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Primary/Key Stage 2 Music Resources Index |
Secondary/Key Stage 3 Music Resources Index |
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I’m having problems with
the Audio & Video Files
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There are a multitude of different media formats
available, but for consistency and ease of use, MP3 files have been used on
all Musical Contexts Audio Files and have been uploaded with the file extension .mp3 and .MP4
and .MPG files have been used on all Musical Contexts Video Files and have been uploaded with
the file extensions .mp4 and .mpg. If you’re having problems downloading the Audio or
Video Files, try right-clicking on the file icon or description and
selecting “Save Link As….” or “Save Target As….” , depending on which browser you are
using to view the site, and select a location on your computer where you
would like the file to be downloaded to.
Now try opening the file direct from your computer. If you need to convert the Audio Files to a
different format, there are a number of free software applications available
to do this. I would recommend
WavePad Sound Editor for Audio File conversion and
Any
Video Converter for Video File conversion and
VLC Media Player for a generic Media Player - all available free by
clicking on the links. If you’re using Firefox® you can install the
“Down Them All!” add-on which will speed up the downloading
process! |
I’m having problems with
the Zipped “Lesson Bundle” Files
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Like Audio Files, there are a number of different
applications available to compress and zip files. For consistency and ease of use, Winzip® has been used on all Musical Contexts lesson bundles across the site and have
been uploaded with the file extension .zip.
If you’re having problems downloading the Lesson Bundle Files, try
downloading the latest version of
WinZip® by clicking on the link. Select
the “Download WinZip®” button to download
your free copy. If you’re using a Mac,
then click on the following link for
WinZip® and then click on “Try Free”. |
Can I change my username
and password?
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Unfortunately, due to the initial set up of the site,
users are sadly unable to change their username and password given at the
time of subscription. This is a
feature that may be changed in the future should the web hosting provider
begin to offer this feature as part of their web hosting package. I can only apologise for any inconvenience
caused. |
Can I purchase ‘individual
units’ instead of a “full site subscription”?
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The
Primary/Key Stage 2 units
can be purchased individually via the
Musical Contexts Shop and Seasonal Topic Packs area. |
Can I copy, share or
distribute the resources once I’ve paid my subscription? |
Please feel free to copy and use these resources for your own use,
with your students and pupils and within your own school or college, but
please use the resources responsibly and ethically, as irresponsible free
sharing of paid resources to groups and forums is not only a breach of
copyright, but will only sadly see the demise of sites such as this which
rely on the support of teachers for their future development. |
I have a question
that’s not covered by any of the topics above? How do I contact Musical
Contexts? |
Please contact Musical Contexts by clicking on one the icons below which best matches your query. |
How will Musical
Contexts protect my data when purchasing a subscription or an item from the
Musical Contexts Shop? |
In line with the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679, Musical Contexts has the following Privacy Policy: Here at Musical Contexts we
take your privacy seriously and will only use your personal information to
administer your account and to provide the products and services you have
requested from us. Any personal
details or data given through PayPal® are kept and used in
accordance with their own Privacy Policy with can be viewed
HERE. |
How can I keep up to
date with new resources and updates to Musical Contexts? |
In line with the above Privacy Policy and in keeping with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679 mentioned above, Musical Contexts no
longer holds email addresses on any “Mailing Lists”. To keep up to date with new resources and
updates to Musical
Contexts please follow the Musical Contexts Twitter Feed or ‘Like’ and ‘Follow’ the Musical Contexts Facebook Page where you’ll be the first to be informed of any new resources and
updates to the site. |
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set up your own username and password for full access to all of the resources
or any other general enquiries or feedback |
Contact Musical Contexts with any technical support problems
or issues (also see the
Frequently Asked Questions page) |
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