To complement my How to Rehearse Effectively YouTube video, this poster is available to print, high quality in both png & pdf formats, for your classroom or corridor walls! Please note, the resource will not have blank spaces at the top and bottom like the preview image. It will be in 16:9 format. If you like this resource, please leave a review!

This SOW is based around playing The Nutcracker on a keyboard. These lessons can easily be used as both cover, home learning and taught by a specialist as students can follow the information and practical tasks independently using the extensive scaffolding (see preview images) or the teacher can guide students after the pre assessment task. More about these lessons Scaffolding is in place in the form of Red, Amber, Green and a Blue extension pathways, enabling students to learn the skills and knowledge needed to perform a piece of music on keyboard with increasing difficulty. E.g Learning treble clef, bass clef, simpler and more complex rhythms, dynamics terms for expression etc… Students simply click their pathway and go through the task most suited to their ability, moving on when they have completed each task. This shows clear progression as students may start in the Red pathway and move into Amber, Green etc… and this can be seen on their computer screens. The benefits of teaching this way are: Less musically able students get the support they need More musically able students are challenged without wasting their time on already learnt concepts. Information and tasks are at students’ fingertips as opposed to the teacher constantly repeating information. The teacher can facilitate learning and instil independence. Lesson format: Do now task on student entry Learning outcomes shared Pre Assessment task - teacher to put students in a pathway (or if independent learning, students can do this themselves using the mark scheme) Students click into their pathway and begin the tasks Teacher can group together Red pathway students and teach the information needed before assessing again and allowing them to independently work through tasks. (Or students can learn independently using the scaffolding) Learning outcome check through performances (opportunity to see progress) Teacher facilitates learning, checking on Amber and Green students Final learning outcome check through performances. (Opportunity to see progress)

This SOW is based around playing Carol of the Bells on a keyboard. These lessons can easily be used as both cover, home learning and taught by a specialist as students can follow the information and practical tasks independently using the extensive scaffolding (see preview images) or the teacher can guide students after the pre assessment task. More about these lessons Scaffolding is in place in the form of Red, Amber, Green and a Blue extension pathways, enabling students to learn the skills and knowledge needed to perform a piece of music on keyboard with increasing difficulty. E.g Learning treble clef, bass clef, simpler and more complex rhythms, dynamics terms for expression etc… Students simply click their pathway and go through the task most suited to their ability, moving on when they have completed each task. This shows clear progression as students may start in the Red pathway and move into Amber, Green etc… and this can be seen on their computer screens. The benefits of teaching this way are: Less musically able students get the support they need More musically able students are challenged without wasting their time on already learnt concepts. Information and tasks are at students’ fingertips as opposed to the teacher constantly repeating information. The teacher can facilitate learning and instil independence. Suggested Lesson format: Do now task on student entry Learning outcomes shared Pre Assessment task - teacher to put students in a pathway (or if independent learning, students can do this themselves using the mark scheme) Students click into their pathway and begin the tasks Teacher can group together Red pathway students and teach the information needed before assessing again and allowing them to independently work through tasks. (Or students can work independently to learn the information needed) Learning outcome check through performances (opportunity to see progress) Teacher facilitates learning, checking on Amber and Green students Final learning outcome check through performances. (Opportunity to see progress)

This resource helps students practice their Treble and Bass Clef notes. Students hold up Red, Amber & Green for their answer. It can quickly give you an impression of which students know their notation and which don’t!

A lesson on learning the notes of the treble clef. The lesson is designed to encourage students’ independence and allow the teacher to focus on gaps in students’ learning. Students do everything by navigating a PowerPoint which includes: Do Now activity on rhythms Differentiated objectives & outcomes Baseline task Information slides Three differentiated activities

A lesson on learning rhythm values. The lesson is designed to encourage students’ independence and allow the teacher to focus on gaps in students’ learning. Students do everything by navigating a PowerPoint which includes: Do Now activity Differentiated objectives & outcomes Baseline task Information slides Three differentiated activities

A differentiated lesson teaching the musical elements. The teacher tests the students on their prior knowledge using a baseline question, then teaches the content to the students with little prior knowledge. Students with prior knowledge can independently work through tasks on the student PowerPoint.

A SOW for learning about playing in ensembles & understanding binary & ternary form. Resources include: A PowerPoint including activities relating to performing in a duet & lots of alternative starter tasks. Just choose whichever ones you like best! Lots of use of free video from my YouTube channel ‘Mr D Morley Music Education’ (these are linked in the powerpoint as well as on TES) Sheet music for four duets (these are purposefully unknown so the students can practice reading the music) Additional audio files for activities Please leave a review if you purchase. Your feedback is very important to me!

Coronation Anthems and Oratorios Scheme of Work. Suitable for AQA GCSE Music students A complete powerpoint, listening and assessment materials for Coronation anthems and Oratorios of Handel Includes: Various activities and questions to test students Youtube links to relevant listening Listening files Listening tests at the end with assessment sheets and mark scheme (on ppt). Used over several weeks, depending on the ability of the students. See also: Orchestral Music Piano Music Popular Music Film and Computer Gaming Music

Piano Music Scheme of Work. Suitable for AQA GCSE Music students A complete powerpoint, listening and assessment materials for the piano music of Chopin and Schumann. Includes: Various activities and questions to test students Adapted pieces for students to play Youtube links to relevant listening Video explaining piano pedals Listening tests at the end with assessment sheets and mark scheme (on ppt). Used over several weeks, depending on the ability of the students. Relevant resources: Coronation Anthems and Oratorios Orchestral Music Popular Music Film and Computer Gaming Music

Orchestral Music Scheme of Work. Suitable for AQA GCSE Music students A complete powerpoint, listening and assessment materials for the Orchestral Music of Hayden, Mozart and Beethoven. Includes: Various activities (Sibelius files for performances and some composition activities) and questions to test students Youtube links to relevant listening Listening tests at the end with assessment sheets and mark scheme (on ppt). Used over several weeks, depending on the ability of the students. Relevant resources: Piano Music Coronation Anthems and Oratorios Popular Music Film and Computer Gaming Music

Listening exercise after teaching AQA AOS 1 Coronation Anthems and Oratorios.

Orchestral Music listening assessment after teaching AoS 1 Orchestral Music of Mozart, Beethoven and Haydn.

A SOW designed around ‘The Great Composers’ focussing on Beethoven and performing Fur Elise on piano. Resources include: A powerpoint with lots of activities - starters, homework etc. Sheet music for Fur Elise both pdf and Sibelius files WAGOLL (what a good one looks like) for Fur Elise Audio clips and YouTube video links for listening activities Extension pieces if needed. Please leave a review if you purchase. Your feedback is very important to me!

This resources is designed to allow students to learn a piece of Folk music by rote and then try to work out the notes. It requires students to first watch a YouTube video and then fill in the notes by either using a keyboard, or a virtual keyboard (Information given in the resource). Please leave a review if you purchase. Your feedback is very important to me!

A differentiated ukulele chord chart. Useful if teaching ukulele to mixed ability groups. Bullet points and diagram to explain how to read chord diagrams. Chords ranked from Simple, Moderate, Difficult and Very Difficult. I’ve printed this out in large and have it as a display, along with other useful notation reading. I also use it with classes when I introduce ukulele and with extra curricular groups. Attached is the powerpoint in case you want to modify it, plus a pdf for printing. Please leave a review if you purchase. Your feedback is very important to me!

Students can’t get hold of an instrument to practice ukulele? Want them to be able to read chord diagrams ready to practice when they get back into school? Here’s an activity which tests your student’s ability to read ukulele chord diagrams. Complete with help guide, follow up questions you might have asked if you were teaching them face to face and extension activity for keen students. Answers also provided for ease of assessment or self assessment. Please leave a review if you purchase. Your feedback is very important to me!

Video to help music teachers during the options process. I know the struggles of showing schools and educators that Music is important. It is vital that we keep music in the curriculum and not just as an extra. Students should study music at least at KS3, whether it is their passion or not and no school should take away the opportunity for students to study music further if they choose to. Everyone should be able to express themselves through music and the arts.

Learn about the parts of a song: Drum Beat, Chords, Bass line and Melody.

How many rhythms can you fit in a bar of four? Learn how to read basic rhythmic values. 4 beats - Semibreve 2 beats - Minim 1 beat - Crotchet 1/2 beat - Quaver 1/4 beat - Semiquaver