|
Tuesday, 02 June 2009 07:57 |
|
 Northern Grid and the other Regional Broadband Consortia have an agreement with Audio Network which means their archive of audio clips is available for all schools connected to the National Educational Network. Schools can download the clips for use in school free of charge. They can listen to and edit the clips. Full details of the agreement, links to the resources and support materials can be found below.
Access Audio Networks
Some teachers have noticed that mp3 files downloaded from Audio Networks will launch in WMP and an 'inappropriate' image may be displayed. For information about how to prevent this access the help sheet below.
Under the agreement, Audio Network will make its music available for use by schools through a dedicated on-line server being developed by the London Grid For Learning. Schools will not be charged for the use of the Audio Network resources but students will be asked to log records of tracks used so that they respect the principle of intellectual property and acknowledge the value of copyright and the creative process.
The agreement is designed to overcome the many problems being experienced by schools undertaking audio-visual projects and to allow schools access to music resources without the fear of copyright infringement.
Audio Network, based in the East of England region, was formed in 2001 as a collective of 100 leading composers to bypass the complex licensing problems being experienced by film and television producers.
Evelyn Glennie OBE, John Dankworth CBE, Dame Cleo Laine and Chris Norton who participate in Audio Network alongside Oscar winning Hollywood sound designers, are four of Britain s most active supporters of music in education and they inspired the company to make its content available for use in schools.
The music will be accessible free of charge to any school attached to the National Schools Network via their Regional Broadband Consortium (RBC). Robert Hurst, Managing Director of Audio Network said We are delighted to be working with the RBC Group to give the next generation of filmmakers access to the same high quality music resources used by international film and television producers
This deal with Audio Network follows on from an earlier agreement with British Pathé for the Pathé film archives to be made available for use within schools.
To access Audio Network use the link above. The resources are only accessible for schools linked to the National Educational Network. If you are not in a school connected to an RBC you will not be able to access the site.
Help Sheet - Audio Network
Audio Network & Copyright
Help Sheet - Audacity
Audio Network - Simple Guide
If you would like further information or want to share your experiecnces of using Audion Network please contact Christine Jack:
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
If you have any technical problems using the Audio Network site please contact Mark Vinnicombe:
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Do you use Audio Networks? Post a comment below letting us know what you think!
|
Labels: 