The Piano – Exploring and Experimenting 4 Music Lessons Key Stage 1 and Lower Key Stage 2 You do not have to have a musical background to deliver this unit. The piano can be a great teaching tool. Even if you can’t play it, there are numerous lessons to be learned from this amazing, underrated instrument. So go find this abandoned piece of furniture, get out your polish and duster and let’s learn! In this fun practical-based unit, pupils learn; • How a piano works • That the piano can make lots of different sounds • How a piano is dismantled • What the inside of a piano looks like • The names of parts of the inside of a piano This unit includes; • Clear and concise detailed lesson plans • A range of practical exercises • Numerous hints, tips and advice • A question-and-answer plenary presented as a 30-slide PowerPoint quiz with answers • Suggestions for further learning If you enjoyed this resource, go check out my shop for more music lessons from Newtonlab! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Newtonlab Terms of use - These resources are solely for use in school or with home-schooling. They may not be shared with third parties or used commercially.

**Careers in Music Poster Set ** Poster/Display Set with matching PowerPoint Slides Key Stages 3 to 5 Print and Go! Support your school’s careers provision and put ‘Careers in Music’ under the spotlight. Get the dialogue started with this age-appropriate set of posters and matching PowerPoint slides. This colourful pack will act as a reference point for a wide range of music-related careers for your students to consider and explore. A must-have pack for music teachers and careers teachers! Each A4 poster includes a job title and a brief job description. Jobs include; Accompanist, A&R coordinator, Audio Programmer, Backing Singer, Booking Agent, Composer, Concert Promoter, Conductor, DJ, Instrument Technician, Instrumental Tutor, Jingle Writer, Lyricist, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Music Agent, Music Archivist, Music Blogger, Music Journalist, Music Producer, Music Publicist, Music Teacher, Music Therapist, Musician, Piano Tuner, Roadie, Session Musician, Sound Technician, Talent Agent, Theatre Stage Manager, Tour Manager, Vocal Coach. There is also a title poster ‘Careers in Music’. Perfect for; • Initiating class discussions • Careers education, information, advice and guidance • Displays This resource includes; • A set of 32 colourful, printable music-related career posters, each including job title and brief job description, (PDF) • A matching set of 32 colourful, music-related careers, presented through PowerPoint If you enjoyed this resource, go check out my shop for a wide range of music lessons, music theory and music activities from Newtonlab! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Newtonlab As a practising music teacher, I love to hear how much you and your students enjoyed this product. It’s also a great help for other teachers! These resources are solely for use in school. Purchasing this item grants you a Single User Licence for use by a single teacher. They may not be shared with third parties or used commercially. Copyright © Newtonlab 2021. All rights reserved.

It’s Christmas! Ten original, percussion-based, Christmas-themed pieces suitable for pupils in years 5, 6, 7 and 8. Ideal for Christmas shows, carol services, reviews and Christmas-themed music lessons. Minimal resources are required, only bells, chime bars, cymbals, glockenspiels, triangles and claves/woodblocks and not all are needed for every piece! Pupils learn about the percussion family, how to play their instruments correctly, how to read, play and perform using lettered score with the option of a traditional notated music score. Pupils also learn to use range of musical terms and signs. Each piece has detailed step-by-step instructions and printable scores. In order to support your delivery, you will find MIDI file recordings of each song. You do not need a musical background to perform these compositions. This pack includes; • Easy to follow, step by step instructions for every piece • Information and support regarding the percussion instruments • A glossary of musical terms and signs • MIDI file recordings of each piece. Where a composition has a piano accompaniment there is an additional piano-only backing track • A set of colourful, printable lettered, graphic and traditional music scores.

Garden of Shadows Percussion Performance Piece Suitable for Upper Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 pupils. Learn how to perform an original enchanting, mysterious piece called Garden of Shadows, using only triangles and glockenspiels. Pupils also learn about the percussion family of instruments, tuned and untuned instruments and a range of musical terms and signs. Simple to put together and extremely effective, Garden of Shadows can be completed in three or four lessons. It can be delivered to a group of four pupils, or as many as you have. This resource will support your delivery of the National Curriculum for Music. The musical activities in this pack focus on Listening and Playing (National Curriculum for Music 2013). In addition pupils will develop a range of wider skills including focus, co-ordination, team-work, and confidence. You do not have to have a musical background to deliver this. This resource includes; • Detailed step-by step instructions • Extension ideas • A musical terms and signs glossary • Colourful graphic score • A printable graphic and lettered score • A printable traditional music score • An MP3 file recording of the piece, for your support. If you enjoyed this resource go check out my shop for more music lessons and performance pieces from Newtonlab! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Newtonlab

Sound and Silence – Graphic Score One Unit of Four Music Lessons . Suitable for Upper Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 students. Can we hear silence? Is there such a thing as silence? What is the difference between sound and silence? What’s the difference between listening and hearing? This unit asks students to consider and discuss these questions. Over four lessons they are given a variety of opportunities to listen to and record the sounds they hear using graphic score. You do not have to have a musical background to deliver it. It can be delivered to a small group of pupils, or as many as you have. This resource will support your delivery of the National Curriculum for Music. The musical activities in this resource focus on Listening (National Curriculum for Music 2013). In addition the activities aid the development of a range of wider skills including focus, reasoning, discussion and presentation. This pack includes four, progressive, detailed, easy to follow, fun music lessons, a printable worksheet, an example of a completed graphic score and a selection of extension ideas. If you enjoyed this resource, go check out my shop for more music lessons from Newtonlab! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Newtonlab

**Dhoruba ** (Storm) African Percussion Performance Piece Suitable for pupils in Key Stage 2. Dhoruba is African for storm. Learn how to perform an original, dramatic, exciting African-style piece called Dhoruba, using a small range of untuned percussion instruments; Cymbals, Drums, Maracas, Tambourines, Woodblocks and/or Claves. Pupils also learn about African music, the percussion family of instruments and the musical terms tempo and graphic notation. Easy to put together and extremely effective, Dhoruba can be completed in two or three lessons. It can be delivered to a small group of six pupils or as many as you have. This resource will support your delivery of the National Curriculum for Music. The musical activities in this pack focus on Listening and Playing (National Curriculum for Music 2013). In addition it will aid the development of a range of wider skills including focus, team-work and confidence. You do not have to have a musical background to deliver this. This resource includes; • Detailed, easy to follow, step by step instructions • Extension ideas • Colourful graphic score • A complete printable music score • A music score presented through PowerPoint. If you enjoyed this resource go check out my shop for more music lessons and performance pieces from Newtonlab! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Newtonlab

Jambo! (Hello) African Percussion Performance Piece Suitable for pupils in Key Stage 2. Jambo! is Swahili for hello. Learn how to perform an original, dramatic, exciting African-style piece called Jambo!, using one voice and a small range of untuned percussion instruments; Drums, Woodblocks, Tambourines, Body Percussion and Maracas. Pupils also learn about African music, the percussion family of instruments, body percussion and the musical terms tempo and graphic notation. Easy to put together and extremely effective, Jambo! can be completed in two or three lessons. It can be delivered to a small group of six pupils, or as many as you have. This resource will support your delivery of the National Curriculum for Music. The musical activities in this pack focus on Listening and Playing (National Curriculum for Music 2013). In addition it will aid the development of a range of wider skills including focus, team-work, and confidence. You do not have to have a musical background to deliver this. This resource includes; • Detailed, easy to follow, step by step instructions • Extension ideas • Colourful graphic score • A complete printable score • A complete score presented through PowerPoint. If you enjoyed this resource go check out my shop for more music lessons and performance pieces from Newtonlab! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Newtonlab

Two Native American Performance Pieces Tatanka – (Buffalo) and Wimaheliyaye – (Sunset) Key Stage 2 Two very different pieces; simple to put together and extremely effective, each original composition can be completed in two or three lessons. Tatanka Instruments - Drums and/or Tambours, Guiros, Maracas, Woodblocks and/or Claves Musicians - 5 or 5 groups Tatanka is Native American for Buffalo. Teach you pupils to perform an original, powerful, five-part, Native American-style composition using a small range of untuned percussion instruments and voices. Wimaheliyaye Instruments - Flute or an electric keyboard using the ‘Flute voice’ Musicians - 1 or 1 group Wimaheliyaye, is a Lakota word that means Sunset. Teach your pupils to perform an original, haunting Native American-style composition using an electric keyboard. Pupils learn a little history of Native American music, about the percussion family of instruments, graphic and lettered notation and a range of musical terms and signs. This resource will support your delivery of the National Curriculum for Music. The musical activities in this pack focus on Listening and Playing (National Curriculum for Music 2013) however the activities aid the development of a range of wider skills including focus, team-work, and performance. This pack includes; • Detailed step-by-step instructions • Information about percussion instruments and how to play them • A musical terms and signs glossary • Printable graphic, lettered and traditional music scores • Graphic, lettered and traditional music scores presented through PowerPoint • An MP3 file recording of Wimaheliyaye, for your support. • Extension ideas. If you enjoyed this resource go check out my shop for more music lessons and performance pieces from Newtonlab! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Newtonlab Terms of Use - These resources are solely for use in school. They may not be shared with third parties or used commercially.

Music Activities What to Listen For In Music Key Stage 3 Listening is a fundamental aspect of the music curriculum. Students need to acquire a music vocabulary so that they can talk about the features of music and discuss their responses to these features. This pack uses a range of materials of varying levels which encourage and support students in responding appropriately to the music they are listening to. Works with small groups of students, or as many as you have. Simply choose the music, print and go. Great for supply teachers too! No musical background is required. This resource includes; • A set of 12 printable musical term posters with their definitions, including dynamics, form, genre, harmony, instrumentation, melody, mood, rhythm, texture, tempo, timbre and tonality – great for classroom display • A matching set of 12 printable vocabulary posters for each musical term, designed to guide students and encourage discussion about what they listen for in music – great for classroom display • A set of 28 printable, generic listening exercise worksheets ranging in approach and levels of difficulty so that you can differentiate appropriately. Worksheets are in no particular order; you chose what is most suitable for your cohort In addition there is an easy guide for creating your own posters. If you enjoyed this resource, go check out my shop for more music lessons and activities from Newtonlab! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Newtonlab

Arctic-Themed Music Unit One Unit of Six Music Lessons Reception and Key Stage 1 You do not need a musical background to deliver this unit. Support your pupils with learning about the Arctic in a fun, engaging and practical way. Simple to put together and extremely effective, children learn Arctic facts by rote, using the musical form, call and response. There are at least six music lessons in this unit but depending on the age and ability of your pupils, you may choose to deliver them in smaller chunks. In this Arctic-themed unit, pupils will; • Learn about the metronomeThere are at least six music lessons in this unit but depending on the age and ability of your pupils, you may choose to deliver them in smaller chunks. • Recognise and use music-specific vocabulary • Repeat simple phrases in time to a steady pulse • Identify a range of animals that live in the Arctic • Perform call and response chants • Compose using call and response form Resources required; • A metronome and access to an online metronome • A recording device (but not essential) This unit includes; • Clear and concise detailed lesson plans • Step-by-step instructions • Colourful Arctic-related images presented through PowerPoint • Opportunities to perform in large and smaller groups • Tried and tested tips and advice You may like to take a look at Controlling Sounds Using Percussion Instruments Unit for Reception and Key Stage 1. Six, easy-to-follow, practical music lessons based around exploring and creating sounds through play and responding to simple musical directions. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/controlling-sounds-using-percussion-instruments-reception-and-key-stage-1-12848223 Or why not try Identifying Percussion Instruments by Sound & Sight Unit for Reception and Key Stage 1. Five, easy-to-follow, fun music lessons based around percussion instruments. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/identifying-percussion-instruments-by-sound-and-sight-reception-and-key-stage-1-11256968 Or save money and buy the bundle! Reception and Key Stage 1 Music Bundle Three Units of Seventeen Music Lessons! Arctic-Themed Music Unit Identify These tried and tested music lessons do not require you to a have a musical background. Go check out my shop for a wide range of music units, lessons and activities from Newtonlab. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Newtonlab As a practising teacher, I love to hear how much you and your pupils enjoyed this product. It’s also a great help for other teachers. These resources are solely for use in school. Purchasing this item grants you a Single User Licence for use by a single teacher. They may not be shared with third parties or used commercially. Copyright © Newtonlab 2023. All rights reserved.

Music Manuscript Paper Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 5 Print and Go! This pack contains a wide selection of music manuscript paper. Includes larger staffs for younger students and staffs for more detailed/advanced work. Perfect for; • Aural exercises • Composition • Music exercises • Music theory • Notation • Scribing • Song writing 20 formats including; (per A4 page) • 3 very large staves • 3 large staves with treble clefs • 3 large staves with bass clefs • 3 sets of treble and bass clefs • 4 sets of treble and bass clefs with bar lines • 5 large staves with treble clefs • 5 sets of treble and bass clefs • 6 large staves with bass clefs • 6 large staves • 6 sets of 2-staves • 7 large staves • 8 staves with alto clefs • 8 staves with bar lines • 9 staves with treble clefs • 10 staves with bar lines • 10 staves with bass clef and bar lines • 10 staves with bass clefs • 10 staves with treble clefs and bar lines • 10 staves • 12 staves Go check out my shop for a wide range of music lessons and activities from Newtonlab! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Newtonlab As a practising music teacher, I’d love to hear how much you and your students enjoyed this product. It’s also a great help for other teachers! These resources are solely for use in school. Purchasing this item grants you a Single User Licence for use by a single teacher. They may not be shared with third parties or used commercially. Copyright © Newtonlab 2022. All rights reserved.

**Identifying Musical Instruments and Families ** Key Stages 3 and 4 No musical background required! Just click and go! How secure are your students with their knowledge of musical instruments and families? Do they know, for example, what a pan flute looks like? Do they know what family of instruments it belongs to? This exciting resource gives students 180 opportunities to learn and reinforce their musical instrument knowledge in a fun and challenging way. Included are 6 sets of 30 musical instruments, in no particular order, presented through PowerPoint. Students have 10 seconds to identify the instrument and the family it belongs to, before the slide moves on to the next one. Students record their answers on prepared worksheets. All challenges have music accompaniment. Answer keys included. This will support your delivery of the National Curriculum for Music and the GCSE Music syllabus. A hands-off activity - No prep needed! Perfect for; • Assessment, quizzes and testing • Distance learning • Homework • Independent study • Music appreciation • Music lessons • Music theory classes • Review • Supply work This resource includes; • 6 sets containing a wide range of musical instrument images presented through PowerPoint • Each set contains 30 instruments to identify • Musical accompaniments • Student worksheets • Answer keys What teachers are saying Great resource for our music lessons. This was very helpful. Go check out more Key Stages 3 and 4 music resources from Newtonlab! Musical Terms and Signs This resource gives students numerous opportunities to learn and reinforce their music theory knowledge around score reading, musical terms and signs. Twenty, 10-mark, score reading exercises covering a range of real extracts of musical scores, with matching PowerPoint slides for your support. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/score-reading-musical-terms-and-signs-worksheets-key-stages-4-and-5-12421805 Music Note Naming Never run out of worksheets with this huge pack of over 50 no-prep, music theory, note naming worksheets. This resource gives students over 2000 opportunities to learn and reinforce their treble and bass clef notation skills through practice, practice, practice! If you enjoyed this resource, go check out my shop for a wide range of music lessons, music theory and music activities from Newtonlab! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Newtonlab As a practising music teacher, I love to hear how much you and your students enjoyed this product. It’s also a great help for other teachers. These resources are solely for use in school. Purchasing this item grants you a Single User Licence for use by a single teacher. They may not be shared with third parties or used commercially. Copyright © Newtonlab 2021. All rights reserved.

Listening and Responding Canon in D major – Pachelbel’s Canon Suitable for pupils in Key Stages 1 and 2. Two listening and responding to music activities, that encourage pupils to focus, listen and respond. They are ideal as starter activities or stand-alone sessions. Can be delivered to a small group of pupils, or as many as you have. You do not have to have a musical background to deliver them. These activities focus on Listening, (National Curriculum for Music 2013). In addition this unit will aid the development of a range of wider skills including focus, language, imagination, creativity and confidence. This resource includes detailed step by step delivery instructions, a recording of Pachelbel’s Canon, numerous examples of pupils’ responses, a selection of additional information to choose from, a video clip link to a performance, a range of discussion topics and a set of related images presented through PowerPoint. If you enjoyed this resource, go check out my shop for more music lessons from Newtonlab! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Newtonlab

Composers Quiz and Word Search Suitable for Key Stage 4 students. How secure are your GCSE students with their knowledge of composers? These activities reinforce the names of a range of composers, the countries they come from and the musical periods they belong to. This resource is in two parts. Part one requires students find the composers hidden in the word search and link him to his country also hidden in the word search. Words are placed forwards, backwards, up, down and diagonally. Part two asks them to place each composer into their correct music period(s); educational and fun! It will support your delivery of the GCSE Music syllabus. Great for a lesson, a homework task or as supply work. Product has been set out so you can print back-to-back in order to save trees and printing budgets! This pack includes; • A composer and their country word search and quiz • A composer and their musical period(s) quiz • All answer keys If you enjoyed this resource go check out my shop for more music lessons from Newtonlab! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Newtonlab Terms of Use These resources are solely for use in school. They may not be shared with third parties or used commercially.

Orchestral Instruments Word searches Suitable for Upper Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 students. A set of four word searches covering a range of instruments that belong within the four sections or families of the orchestra; String, Brass, Woodwind and Percussion. These fun activities reinforce the names of a number of instruments and the families or orchestral sections they belong to. Words are placed forwards, backwards, up, down and diagonally. An answer sheet for each word search is included. Great for starter activities, early or fast finishers, homework, and supply work. Product has been set out so you can print back-to-back in order to save trees and printing budgets! These resources will support your delivery of the National Curriculum for Music. If you enjoyed this resource go check out my shop for more music lessons from Newtonlab! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Newtonlab

Musical Games for All Year Round Ten All-Year-Round Musical Games Reception and Key Stage 1 No musical background needed! These creative, fun, practical activities will get your students excited about music! Simple to organise and extremely effective, these musical games will delight your children and support their learning in numerous ways. Children will have opportunities to; • Be creative • Develop their teamworking skills • Build confidence • Improve listening skills • Follow simple instructions • Improvise • Perform • Listen and respond to a variety of musical sounds • Perform individually, in pairs and in larger groups • Recognise a range of percussion instruments This resource includes; • Ten clear and concise activity plans with learning objectives • Step-by-step instructions • Sets of questions, in each activity for your support Perfect for; • Lesson starters • Brain breaks • Lesson finishers • Supply work A small range of percussion instruments is required for some of the activities, but these are not prescriptive, simply use what you have! If you enjoyed Musical Games for All Year Round why not take a look at the following units for Reception and Key Stage 1 children - Identifying Percussion Instruments By Sound and Sight Five, easy-to-follow, fun music lessons based around percussion instruments. Pupils learn to recognise a range of 12 percussion instruments by sight and sound. Castanets, Chime bar, Cymbal(s), Guiro, Maracas, Triangle, Bell, Cabasa, Claves, Drum, Tambourine and Woodblock. The instruments are not prescriptive, simply use whatever percussion instruments you have and follow the lessons plans. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/identifying-percussion-instruments-by-sound-and-sight-reception-and-key-stage-1-11256968 Controlling Sounds Using Percussion Instruments Six, easy-to-follow, practical music lessons based around exploring and creating sounds through play and responding to simple musical directions. Minimal resources required; a range of percussion instruments; simply use whatever instruments you have. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/controlling-sounds-using-percussion-instruments-reception-and-key-stage-1-12848223 Arctic-Themed Music Unit Support your pupils with learning about the Arctic in a fun, engaging and practical way. Simple to put together and extremely effective, children learn Arctic facts by rote, using the musical form, call and response. There are at least six music lessons in this unit but depending on the age and ability of your pupils, you may choose to deliver them in smaller chunks. Or save money and buy the bundle!