The Audio Network Education Licence has been developed to provide Schools and FE Colleges with world-class music recordings over the National Education Network and the UK national education broadband networks.
Education users have FREE access to the same high-quality music resource that is used by professional film, television and media producers. Just right for ICT and digital video projects across the curriculum. Works for Primary, Secondary and FE. Ideal for vocational courses and developing a sense of the world of work.
The service enables the FREE download of Audio Network music files for use in school and college projects including ‘synchronisation’ use in audio-visual productions together with general guidance on music copyright.
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Use the service without charges from a connected school or college at http://audio.lgfl.org.uk/ Please note there’s no www in the address!
Summary of benefits
Ease of use: digital and on-line through the UKs secure education broadband networks. Standard file type.
Free: school and connected college users do not have to pay.
Choice: huge range of types of music.
Quality: industry quality recordings.
Clean: no viruses...non pop-up advertising.
Legal: all rights cleared for education use in school/college.
Creative Licence: resources can be used creatively.
Restrictions: can’t be distributed or performed outside school/college or on the WWW without additional licences...but...
Additional licences: provide a one-step process for public performance/distribution.
Curriculum relevance: meets the needs of e-learning and 'Harnessing the Technology' and supports many areas of the curriculum in Primary, Secondary, Further and Higher Education.
Examinations: meets requriements of examinations and the new generation of e-assessment.
World of work: uses industry procedures and supports of vocational courses.
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Flight of the Bumble Bee played by Evelyn Glennie.
Hypertrance by Matt Hill - the 4/4 tyranny of dance ...
The How To document
All you need to know - and a bit more - in step-by-step form to use the AudioNetwork music files.
The Audio Network Education Licence is an initiative between Audio Network PLC and the Regional Broadband Consortia (RBC) on behalf of schools and colleges in the UK.
Use the service without charges from a connected school or college at http://audio.lgfl.org.uk/ Please note there’s no www in the address!
For further information Schools in England should contact their RBC – a full RBC list is at http://www.shapesoftime.net Schools in Scotland should contact LTS and in N.Ireland, C2K. Schools in IOM, Jersey and Guernsey also have access to this service. FE Colleges in England should contact their RBC; in other areas of the UK please email info@shapesoftime.net
The Audio Network commercial site is at www.audionetworkplc.com Please note that while the education website is similar in function, look and feel there are some significant differences: e.g. sound effects are only available from www.audionetworkplc.com for a few £’s per effect; the commercial site includes a wider selection of music compositions and the additional services are different.
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