Specialising in Music and Expressive Arts resources. 28 Years teaching experience and always developing new materials to engage students. Any resource queries, links that don’t work, suggestions etc, please email misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com
Specialising in Music and Expressive Arts resources. 28 Years teaching experience and always developing new materials to engage students. Any resource queries, links that don’t work, suggestions etc, please email misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com
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A series of 10 questions including the following pieces:
Schumann – Symphony No. 2 Op.61
Dvorak Violin Trio Op.74
Schumann – Traumerei Op.15
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5, 2nd Movement
Schumann – Der Dichter Spricht Op. 15
Brahms – String Quartet No. 3 in B Flat, Op.67-2 Andante
Grieg Lyric Pieces Book 1, Op.12-3 Watchman’s Song
Brahms – String Quartet No.1 in C minor, Op.51, No 1 – Romanze
Clara Schumann – Piano Trio Op.17 Andante
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Ballade for violin and Piano in C minor Op.73
Each question is worth 10 marks and focuses on:
chord recognition
correcting errors in pitch and rhythm
melodic dication
WJEC focuses on general western classical music in the Romantic period, whereas EDUQAS only focuses on the symphony. However it is excellent preparation for the exam.
WORD and PDF files included, as well as question only booklet, and question and answer booklet.
Brand new resource
30 symphony questions based on the WJEC and EDUQAS As Level syllabus.
Titles of each work can be seen in the screenshots.
I have included some lesser known composers, as well as the symphonic masters.
Please email misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com if you have any further questions.
Thanks for looking
** Brand New Resource **
EDEXCEL GCSE Music - Unfamiliar Music.
13 exam questions for Question 8 of the GCSE Music paper.
All 4 areas of study are covered : Instrumental Music, Vocal Music, Music for Stage and Screen, and Fusions
Handel Concerto Gross Op.6 No 5
Vivaldi: Winter
Mozart: Piano Sonata K545
Handel: The Trumpet Shall Sound
Fallin’ – Alicia Keys
Tears in Heaven
Somewhere in Time
Colonel Bogey’s March
Oh What a Beautiful Morning
Mabel’s Prayer
Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes
Oye Como Va
She Moved Through The Fair
Questions are based on examples in past papers - screenshots give a good idea of content.
As always, any problems, please email misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com
0’00” – 1’38” 30-31
Brand new resource
A 53 page resource that covers each of the composers in the specification.
Ideal to set as homework and revision.
Answers are provided in a separate booklet.
Screenshots give a good idea of content.
Any questions you may have, please email misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com
Features the following cues:
Bernard Herrman
PSYCHO
Psycho Prelude
The City
Marion
Murder
The Toys
The Cellar
Discovery
Finale
Cape Fear Main Title
Vertigo Vertigo Theme
Hans Zimmer
Inception Mombasa
Dream is Collapsing
Gladiator Honor Him
Now We Are Free 25
12 Years a Slave Main Title
Letter Writing
Batman The Dark Knight Theme
Dune Paul’s Dream
Pearl Harbour Main Theme
Michael Giacchino
Call of Duty Introduction
Red Square
Pegasus Bridge Day
The Incredibles 100 Mile Dash
Life’s Incredible Again
Kronos Unveiled
Thomas Newman
Shawshank Redemption Brooks Was Here
Finding Nemo Nemo Egg
Spectre Backfire
Saving Mr. Banks End Title
Nobuo Uematsu
Lost Odyssey A Sign of Hope
Final Fantasy II Rebel Army Theme
FF IV Main Theme
FF VII One Winged Angel
FILM GENRES Chase/Action Themes
Terror/Suspense Themes
Peace/Dream Themes
Brand new resource, featuring the following pieces of music:
Terminology
50s and 60s Rock and Roll
Rock Around The Clock 1955
All Shook Up 1957
I Saw Her Standing There 1963
Cathy’s Clown 1960
70s & 80s Rock Anthems
Smoke on the Water 1973
Don’t Bring Me Down 1979
Whatever You Want 1979
With Or Without You 1987
70s, 80s, 90s Pop Ballads
Your Song 1970
Waiting For a Girl Like You 1981
Tears in Heaven 1992
90s Solo Artists
Fallin’ 2001
Human 2017
Make You Feel My Love 2008
Make You Feel My Love 1997
Thinking Out Loud 2014
Praise You 1998
See You Again 2015
All questions are based on typical questions found in the OCR GCSE exam. Screenshots give a good idea of content.
As always, if you have any questions or comments, please email
misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com
Brand new resource.
Contains 7 exam-style questions for the new WJEC set work, Everything Must Go, by the Manic Street Preachers.
Youtube links to the recording
All answers provided
All questions are based on the EDUQAS exam style questions and marked out of 10. Please see screenshots for types of questions. The exercises are a combination of the question 10 and 11 on the exam paper (so rhythm and pitch dictation and general musicianship)
As always, please email misscreativecurricum@gmail.com for any problems or questions.
Haydn String Quartet Op. 72 No.1
Mozart Divertimento No. 3 K. 166
Mozart Divertimento K. 138
Haydn String Quartet Op.76 No.3
Haydn Piano trio Op.39
Mozart String Quartet No.20 K. 499
Mozart – Chorus of the Priests “Oh Isis and Osiris”
Mozart – Ave Verum Corpus
This resource gives an overview of the work of Andrew Lloyd Webber.
It discusses his characteristic musical style, with recommended works to focus on.
Additionally there are 4 SAMS, based on the type of questions that students will come across in their exam. A great deal of research has gone into creating these questions.
Answers are provided at the end of the booklet, although these answers are by no means exhaustive. I know that all of the expert teachers out there will no doubt find extra answers to some of the questions I have set.
Pieces include:
Think of Me (from Phantom)
Gethsemane (from Jesus Christ Superstar)
Oh What A Circus (from Evita)
Close Every Door (from Joseph)
Screenshots included of extra musical extracts, for teaching purposes, if required.
Brand new practice paper, following on from Papers A, B and C
(If you require these papers, please contact me as I will do a bundle deal including this paper for £20)
It features the following pieces of music:
Anitra’s Dance (section B)
Furchtenmachen (Frightening) - Schumann
Farmer Refuted from Hamilton
Suo Gan
Terminator 1 Main Theme
The Great Duel from Kill Bill
Everything Must Go (intro, verse, pre-chorus, chorus)
This is a Man’s World
Screenshots give a good idea of content
Please email misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com
A resource, focusing on the different styles of Schwartz.
There are 4 exam style questions (with answers) worth 10 marks each.
The featured pieces are:
Day by Day (from Godspell)
Children of Eden (from Children of Eden)
Corner of the Sky (from Pippin)
Defying Gravity (from Wicked)
In addition, there is preparation for the essay question on each of the pieces.
A vital part of the exam preparation is learning about the different styles and influences of Schwartz.
A fantastic resource to help prepare your students for the 2022 summer listening exam - Section A
4 full questions based on each section of the piano trio.
Questions are marked out of 13 or 15 and all answers are provided.
This resource gives an overview of the work of Sondheim.
It discusses his characteristic musical style, with recommended works to focus on.
Additionally there are 4 SAMS, based on the type of questions that students will come across in their exam. A great deal of research has gone into creating these questions.
Answers are provided at the end of the booklet, although these answers are by no means exhaustive. I know that all of the expert teachers out there will no doubt find extra answers to some of the questions I have set.
Pieces include:
The Ballad of Sweeney Todd
Poor Thing
These Are My Friends
Green Finch and Linnet Bird
Screenshots included of extra musical extracts, for teaching purposes, if required.
Brand new resource
Area of Study 2 - Music for Ensemble.
Includes 10 questions in a variety of different ensembles (from Classical to Musical Theatre, Jazz and Folk).
There are also 3 worked examples for pupils to correct.
All answers are provided, but are by no means exhaustive.
Screenshots give a good idea of content.
As always, please email misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com if you have any questions.
10 pieces of film music - questions all based on typical GCSE questions in exam paper.
Pieces include:
Dances With Wolves
Theme from The Mission
Rupert Bear, from The English Patient
Theme from Batman
Snowpiercer
X Men Apocalypse
Theme from Godzilla
Hatikvah (The Hope) from Munich
A Fateful Meeting/Central Park, from King Kong
Conan the Barbarian
All the listening tests are designed to test varying abilities. The final question in some of the pieces tends to be an extended answer which will test the more able students.
All questions are marked out of 12.
There are a couple of different types of questions
Filling in the blanks (melody and rhythm) and adding onto a score – pupils can listen 4 times to these questions, with a minute preparation time, 30 seconds in between playings and 3 minutes completion time at the end.
Extended answer – pupils can listen 3 times with a 30 second gap in between playings and 6 minutes completion time at the end.
General musicianship questions – pupils can listen 3 times to these questions with a 30 second pause between playings and 2 minutes completion time at the end.
Please note that the answers to the extended writing questions are NOT exhaustive. All reasonable answers should be considered, so please use your professional judgement.
Please email misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com if you have any issues or queries, and I will be only too pleased to help.
This resource gives an overview of the work of Sondheim - Into the Woods
It discusses his characteristic musical style, with recommended works to focus on.
Additionally there are 5 SAMS, based on the type of questions that students will come across in their exam. A great deal of research has gone into creating these questions.
Answers are provided at the end of the booklet, although these answers are by no means exhaustive. I know that all of the expert teachers out there will no doubt find extra answers to some of the questions I have set. (SORRY NO WORD VERSION AVAILABLE AS MY FILE IS CORRUPT)
Pieces include:
Hello Little Girl
I Know Things Now
Agony
Stay With Me
Your Fault
This resource gives an overview of the work of Andrew Lloyd Webber.
It discusses his characteristic musical style, with recommended works to focus on.
Additionally there are 4 SAMS, based on the type of questions that students will come across in their exam.
Answers are provided at the end of the booklet, although these answers are by no means exhaustive. I know that all you talented musicians out there will find extra answers to the questions.
Pieces include:
Think of Me (from Phantom)
Gethsemane (from Jesus Christ Superstar)
Oh What A Circus (from Evita)
Close Every Door (from Joseph)
Screenshots included of extra musical extracts, for teaching purposes, if required.
BRAND NEW RESOURCE
A set of 10 practice questions, covering the whole of the 1st movement (Reverie - Passions)
Screen shots give a good idea of content.
Answer booklet is also included.
Any questions, please email misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com
This resource (originally written for EDUQAS) contains 10 pieces of film music. All questions are based on past paper questions. As it is based on EDUQAS, there are 12 marks per piece (WJEC awards 9 marks per question), however it has the benefit of extending the higher achievers.
WE ARE ALL IN THE SAME POSITION THIS YEAR OF ONLY HAVING 2 PAST PAPERS ON WHICH TO BASE OUR EVIDENCE FOR CENTRE ASSESSED GRADES. This resource will help your judgements, certainly in Area of Study 2.
String Quartet Op 76, No 3 (2nd movt) – Haydn
The Last Night of the World – Schonberg
Jazz Ensemble
Alexander Hamilton – opening number
Seasons of Love
Beethoven chamber music
Swing Low Sweet Chariot – BB King
Hallelujah Chorus
Ar Hyd Y Nos – welsh folk
Defying Gravity - musical
This resource (originally written for EDUQAS) contains 10 pieces of film music. All questions are based on past paper questions. As it is based on EDUQAS, there are 12 marks per piece (WJEC awards 9 marks per question), however it has the benefit of extending the higher achievers.
WE ARE ALL IN THE SAME POSITION THIS YEAR OF ONLY HAVING 2 PAST PAPERS ON WHICH TO BASE OUR EVIDENCE FOR CENTRE ASSESSED GRADES. This resource will help your judgements, certainly in Area of Study 3.
Dances With Wolves
Theme from The Mission
Rupert Bear, from The English Patient
Theme from Batman
Snowpiercer
X Men Apocalypse
Theme from Godzilla
Hatikvah (The Hope) from Munich
A Fateful Meeting/Central Park, from King Kong
Conan the Barbarian
** As always, any issues, please contact misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com**
A brand new resource for AQA GCSE Music, designed to develop pupils’ knowledge of the following:
Battle and Defeat of Napoleon
Intermezzo
(from the Hary Janos Suite)
Each section is analysed, followed by short answer questions and then finally, contextual understanding practice (worth 8 marks).
Skeleton scores are included.
March Theme Pages 3-7
Dissonant & Fanfare Theme Pages 8-11
Entrance of Napoleon Pages 12–15
Funeral March Pages 16-19
Intermezzo (information & knowledge) Pages 20–23
Intermezzo Test Yourself Pages 24-28
Answers Pages 29-35
Each section refers to the elements of music, with supportive sentences regarding context.