This is a super fun arrangement I created, of 4 different well-known Christmas songs, for Big Band and vocalists. Songs and instruments are listed below. A standard performance lasts for around 5m45s. It is so much fun to perform and really shows a range of styles. Perfect for an intermediate-advanced school Jazz Band or Big Band. Songs: Have yourself a merry little Christmas Baby it’s cold outside Rockin’ around the Christmas tree Jingle Bell Rock Parts included: Alto sax 1 Alto sax 2 Tenor sax 1 Tenor sax 2 Bari sax Trumpet 1 Trumpet 2 Trumpet 3 Trumpet 4 Trombone 1 Trombone 2 Trombone 3 Voice x2 (but can be split into 3/4 parts) Piano Bass Drums Guitar chords over the vocal line If you email me proof of purchase, I will gladly send you the Musescore file! (can’t upload Musescore files on Tes) kirstenparry12@gmail.com

This is a lovely, intermediate level arrangement of The Angel Gabriel, a traditional carol, for a string quartet. Included are the PDFs (full score plus separate parts) and an MP3.

This is a complex and relatively challenging SATB+Piano work set to the text O Magnum Mysterium. It has beautifully rich harmonies and is perfect for a senior school choir or chamber choir. PDF and MP3 included!

I hope people find this useful! I created it on onedrive as a live document so my pupils fill boxes in for homework (or they do it live in class and I have it up on the board so we can see what each other is doing). Sometimes I tell them to focus on one set work, i.e. the Beethoven, and sometimes I tell them to focus on one element of music, i.e. structure. It then becomes a really cool, live, revision resource. I colour code my elements of music to Dr T Smitth, but edit and adapt as you wish!

This is an extensive and exhaustive resource full of essay points and score examples for AoSA Development of the Symphony Wider Listening. It contains points for every single essay topic (13 in total), covering 21 wider listening works from Stamitz (1750) to Mahler (1894). This resource also includes extensive points on Haydn 104 and Mendelssohn 4, the A Level set works. Whilst there is a huge volume of information in here, and more than enough wider listening examples, the idea is that students can flick to the essay topic that they want to revise (e.g. C. Second/slow movements) and easily be able to compare earlier and later symphonies, accessing lots of different essay points. You can edit the document to make it work for your wider listening choices, and use it as a PDF (with hyperlinks for each essay topic), or print it as a booklet (for a physical revision resource). This resource has been a labour of love, and taken over 50 hours to complete. I hope that it is helpful! Any questions at all, please contact me on kirstenparry12@gmail.com. Thank you!

I hope people find this useful! I created it on Onedrive as a live document so my pupils fill boxes in for homework (or they do it live in class and I have it up on the board so we can see what each other is doing). Sometimes I tell them to focus on one wider listening work, i.e. Eroica, and sometimes I tell them to focus on one essay topic, i.e. harmony/tonality. It then becomes a really cool, live, revision resource. There are a lot of wider listening works on there, we dip in and out of some and focus more on others, but you can tweak/add/delete as necessary. Useful for revising specific essay topics! Also includes links to score PDFs, date of composition, symphony nicknames and size of the orchestra for each work.

This resource is perfect for the first half term of GCSE Music, whether that be the beginning of Year 9, end of Year 9 or the beginning of Year 10 (depending on when your KS4 begins!) Pupils will be taken on a journey from Baroque to 20th Century, exploring wider listening, crucial key terms, theoretical concepts, dictation, context and meaning along the way. This is the perfect introduction to GCSE Music for Edexcel, as all key terms learnt link to the GCSE set works. This package includes a Scheme of Work on a word document, with lesson objectives, activities and homeworks, a full set of 10 PowerPoints with integrated clips (and memes!) to make the delivered information as engaging as possible. There is also a short initial theory test and a longer end of term assessment included, which is helpful for a data snapshot of where your pupils are at. All files are editable, and there are 11-12 lessons’ worth of content there, which fits nicely into a half term (with composition and performance alongside).

This would work for Year 7 or Year 8. Comprehensive set of 6 lessons to cater for both beginners and experienced players. Scaffolded activities, listening activities, key performance indicators, performance targets and success criteria. Includes PowerPoints, written scheme of work and student booklet. The booklet contains vocal and piano warm ups, several short pieces to learn and activities which match the PowerPoint slides. All documents editable.