Any teacher can be a music teacher

Sonappa is the UK’s most accessible programme for teaching music in primary schools. Created with busy teachers in mind, our animated video lessons and step-by-step lesson plans make music delivery a breeze.

In just a few minutes, you could be teaching digital music in your classroom… and loving it.

Trusted by 90+ UK schools

 

☑️ Readymade, animated music lessons

☑️ Use existing resources and devices

☑️ Full class engagement

Do you enjoy teaching music at your school?

A lack of training, subject knowledge, or good resources, coupled with an overwhelming work schedule that leaves no time to plan impactful music lessons. When it comes to music delivery, this is a week-to-week experience we’ve personally heard echoed by hundreds of teachers.

Over time, this leads to you feeling like you don’t know what you’re doing, and it seems impossible to deliver music lessons that are inclusive of all your pupils.

In fact, only 8% of UK Primary School teachers report feeling confident teaching music…

93% of teachers feel more confident using Sonappa to teach music

For years, we heard about the challenges teachers faced in music education. We knew there had to be an easier way to teach music in Primary schools.

So we built Sonappa.

Our aim is to create the most accessible primary school music resource in the world and give every child the opportunity to experience the creative benefits of making music.

We’ve now helped 90+ schools in the UK and counting.

Read some of our success stories here.

 

  • Accessible music education for all pupils

    Traditional methods of music education, such as learning an instrument, often act as barriers to entry for many pupils.

    Sonappa teaches music intuitively using familiar technology, and encourages pupils to create music alongside their peers.

  • No prep. Minimal setup. Just hit play.

    School teachers are some of the busiest people on the planet.

    So to make your job easier (and more fun), we’ve made sure all the lessons in our music programme are ready to use in your classroom immediately. No subject knowledge, prep time or additional equipment needed.

  • The perfect complement to your music curriculum

    Each lesson comes with a detailed lesson plan outlining the achieved learning outcomes, making it easy to integrate into your current curriculum.

    On top of that, your pupils will naturally earn nationally-recognised We Make Music Digital awards as they progress through our programme. Learn more.

Why teachers love Sonappa…

“I don’t know how many music lessons I would have done had it not been for Sonappa. The programme has lots of different resources and videos I can use.”
— Stuart Biggar, Class Teacher
“We’ve started working through the online lessons - they’re super simple to follow and really easy for the children to engage with.”
— Emma Wilkins, Kilmacolm Primary School
“Teachers don’t need digital or musical skills to use Sonappa. The online lessons provide a step-by-step guide to digital music-making.”
— Gill Neeson, Primary STEM Development Officer
“Our P7 class are having a great time learning about melody and rhythm using GarageBand to create their own compositions. It’s easy with Sonappa!”
— Fordbank Primary School

 

Sonappa FAQs

  • No. All you need are basic digital skills (how to use a tablet) to get started.

  • No. Sonappa has been designed to work on whatever learning devices or resources your school has available. This includes iPads, Chromebooks, tablets and laptops. The Sonappa programme teaches the use of digital music softwares that are available for free on your devices.

  • Absolutely. Our programme includes a short, step-by-step introductory guide to digital music-making to get you started.

  • After a few minutes of setup, you get started right away. All lessons are thoroughly planned out and ready-to-go.

  • In the overwhelmingly positive response from schools so far, many teachers comment on the accessibility and ease-of-use of our programme.