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
Brand new resource, based on the 3rd movement of the Mozart Clarinet Concerto.
Develops pupils’ knowledge of each section, with focused questions - the type of questions pupils will meet in Section A of the paper.
There are also 2 mark contextual understanding questions, specific to each section, and three 8 mark questions at the end.
All answers are provided, although I’m sure teachers will find extra answers!
Screenshots give a good idea of content
As always, any questions or issues, please contact misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com
Many thanks
3 full GCSE style question papers, featuring the new set works, Anitra’s Dance and Everything Must GO.
8 questions per paper, based on typical WJEC questions.
There is a mark scheme included at the end.
Brand new resource
Area of Study 3 - Paul Simon (featuring 3 songs from the album Graceland)
**Activity/Featured Work
Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes – ELEMENTS FACTFILE
Extract 1
Contextual Understanding of Extract 1 – 2 mark questions
Extract 2
Contextual Understanding of Extract 2 – 2 mark questions
Extract 3
Extract 4
Contextual Understanding – 8 mark question
Graceland – ELEMENTS FACTFILE
Extract 1
Extract 2
Contextual Understanding of Extracts 1 & 2 – 2 mark questions
Extract 3
Extract 4
Contextual Understanding – 8 mark question
You Can call Me Al – ELEMENTS FACTFILE
Extract 1
Extract 1
Extract 2
Extract 3
Contextual Understanding – 2 mark questions
Contextual Understanding – 8 mark question
All answers are provided.
Screenshots give a good indication of content
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Many thanks
A brand new resource, with practice exam questions, featuring the following concertos:
Vivaldi A minor
Bach Brandenburg No.5
Corelli Op.6 No.8
Mozart Horn K495 (3rd movt)
Mozart Flute - 1st movt
Haydn Oboe - 2nd movt
Mozart Clarinet - 2nd movt
Bruch Violin E minor 1st movt
Bruch Violin E minor 2 movt
Tchaikovsky Piano - 1st movt
All questions are based on similar ones in the OCR past papers.
The screenshots give a clear idea of content.
As always, any questions or problems, please email misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com
A series of 18 typical questions based on the OCR specification.
All questions have varying levels of difficulty and are designed to be easily accessible to all pupils, with additional extended answers that will stretch and challenge pupils.
Please see screenshots for typical questions.
Answers are provided for all questions, although these are not exhaustive for the extended answers. Please note that there is an additional WORD document to download with some corrections to the answers. A couple of small errors.
All questions have YouTube links, not an accompanying audio. (This could be created however)
Please email if you have any questions
misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com
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Comprehensive resource, featuring all of the different musical styles in Area of Study 4.
The following pieces are examined:
With or Without You – U2
Looking For Somebody – Fleetwood Mac
Fallin’ – Alicia Keys
Heard it Through The Grapevine – Marvin Gaye
Light My Fire – The Doors/UB40
Praise You – Fatboy Slim
Don’t Bring Me Down – ELO
Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding
Punjabi MC – Mundian to Bach Ke
Wiz Khalifa – See You Again
Tears in Heaven – Eric Clapton
All pieces are marked out of 12, following typical exam questions and layout. A useful vocabulary summary is included at the start
Brand new resource
Helps develop knowledge of 2023 prescribed set work for Area of Study 1, for those sitting As in the summer 2023.
Haydn String Quartet in Bb major Op.76. No.4 Movt.1
Works through the first movement with typical exam questions that will be met in Sections A and B
Screenshots give a good idea of content
BRAND NEW RESOURCE
New resource to help students develop their skills in melodic dictation.
Suitable for all exam boards.
Mainly conjunct melodies (to develop confidence and enable better understanding).
All answers are provided in a separate booklet.
Each extract of music (there are 23 different pieces) features melodic dictation, as well as questions on time and key signatures, instruments, cadences etc.
The questions are very typical of listening papers in all exam boards.
There are also bonus listening sections to develop key terms.
The screenshots give a good idea of content.
As always, please email me on misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Brand new resource
A 29 page resource that aims to develops all sections of the exam paper
Section A - short answer
Section B - 10 mark essay question
Section C - 30 mark essay question
The 4 composers are presented
Shostakovich
Messiaen
Reich
Macmillan
Features the following:
Essential vocabulary
DIMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
EXTRACT 1 : SHOSTAKOVICH - THREE FANTASTIC DANCES (NO.1)
EXTRACT 2 : Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 3 “The First of May”
EXTRACT 3: Symphony № 10 in E minor, Op 93. Movt.3 (1953)
EXTENSION TASK – essay preparation
EXTRACT 4 Shostakovich String Quartet No. 4 in D major, Op.83 (1949)
STEVE REICH
EXTRACT 1 : Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ (1974)
EXTRACT 2 : Nagoya’s Marimbas
EXTRACT 3 : 2X5 (2008)
EXTRACT 4 : PROVERB (1995)
EXTRACT 5 : Tehellim (1981)
EXTENSION TASK
OLIVIER MESSIAEN
EXTRACT 1 : Vision de L’Amen (Movt. 1) (1943)
EXTRACT 2 : Dieu Parmis Nous (from La Nativité) – final movement (1935)
EXTRACT 2 : Dieu Parmis Nous (from La Nativité) – final movement (1935)
EXTRACT 3 Quartet for the End of Time (Movement 7)
Movement 1 from Quartet for the End of Time (Liturgie de Cristal)
Movement 1 from Quartet for the End of Time (Liturgie de Cristal)
Movement 3 (Abime des Oiseaux)
EXTRACT 4 Saint Francois d’Assisse (scene 1 The Cross) (1975 – 79)
JAMES MACMILLAN
EXTRACT 1 : Magnificat opening (1999)
EXTRACT 2 : Who Shall Separate Us? (2022)
EXTRACT 3 : Identity from Cantos Sagrados (1989)
EXTRACT 4 : Strathclyde Motets, No.5 Radiant Dawn (2006)
EXTRACT 5 : The Gallant Weaver (1997)
The screenshots give a good idea of content.
Any problems or suggestions, please email misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com
Brand New Resource for teaching the new set work for OCR A Level Music SET WORK 2024
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op.58
The 26 page resource contains 14 exam type questions (similar in style to Section A of the exam paper), but develops knowledge for Section B. The questions cover the whole of the first movement.
The screenshots give a good idea of the content.
All answers are provided, but these are not exhaustive, particularly in terms of the extension tasks. These are designed to support the essay writing in Section B.
Any questions, please email misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com
If there are any issues with downloads, please contact TES for support if I am unable to answer your queries.
Many thanks.
BRAND NEW RESOURCE
Created specifically for the AQA GCSE Music exam.
Covers each of the following areas, with music characteristics of each group of composers summarised on one page.
• The orchestra music of COPLAND
• The British Music of ARNOLD, BRITTEN, MAXWELL-DAVIES, TAVENER
• The Orchestral Music of KODALY & BARTOK
• The Minimalist music of JOHN ADAMS, STEVE REICH & TERRY RILEY
Includes 23 different pieces of music with typical exam questions.
Screenshots give a good idea of content.
Any problems, please email misscreativecurricum@gmail.com
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In the AQA specification, popular music is defined as mainstream music including a number of musical styles and genres including rock, pop, musical theatre, film and computer gaming music from 1950 to the present.
There are 20 different pieces of music included in this resource. Screenshots give an idea of the content.
Any questions, please email misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com
Mabel’s Prayer
Corner of the Sky
Do You Hear the People Sing
Oh What a Beautiful Morning
Last Night of the World
Seasons of Love
Smoke on the Water
ZZ Top
FLeetwood Mac
ELO
Inception
Courtyard Apocalypse
Across the Stars
Godzilla
In Dreams
Assassin’s Creed
Megalovania
Gangsta’s Paradise
Fallin’ - Alicia Keys
Praise You
Human
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
For teaching from September 2024 for the first exam in 2026
Practice questions based on the 3 songs by Queen
Bohemian Rhapsody
Seven Seas of Rhye
Love of My Life
The resource splits each song up into manageable sections and then has 2 mark contextual understanding questions.
Screenshots give a good idea of content, but please email misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com if you would like any further information.
Brand new resource
GCSE Rhythm Practice - SUITABLE FOR ALL EXAM BOARDS (essential understanding and vocabulary development). 40 extracts in total.
Suitable for Year 10, embarking on GCSE Music Course.
Also suitable for use with Year 11 as revision at the start of the year.
I have tried to include as much subject specific vocabulary as possible, and ensured that there is progression in the skill content.
Screenshots give a good idea of content.
Please contact misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com if there are any queries.
Many thanks
**Musical Forms and Devices **
Land of Hope and Glory – Elgar
Enchanted Lake – Tchaikovsky
In the Hall of the Mountain King – Grieg
Chanson Triste – Tchaikovsky
Volksliedschen – Schumann
Carillon – Bizet
Sonata in C - Mozart
Minuet in G - Bach
Dance of the Maidens - Borodin
March in C - Purcell
**Music for Ensemble **
Divertimento in F – Mozart
Chamber Music – Mozart
Any Dream Will Do – Lloyd Webber
Do A Deer – Rodgers and Hammerstein
Anything But Lonely – Lloyd Webber
Rondo – Kabalevsky
Rock Around the Clock – Bill Hayley & His Comets
Ar Hyd Y Nos – Welsh Trad
Chamber Music - Poulenc
Toot Suite – Claude Bolling
MUSICAL FOCUS Page
**Music for Film **
Imperial March – John Williams
Superman – John Williams
In Dreams – Howard Shore
Schindler’s List – John Williams
The Virginia Company – Alan Menken
The Raging Storm – Debbie Wiseman
Emma – Rachel Portman
Cinema Paradiso – Morricone
Dead Silence – Clouser
Arthur’s Fanfare - Goldsmith
**Popular Music **
Under Pressure – Queen
Clocks – Coldplay
Walking on the Moon – The Police
I Have Nothing – Whitney Houston
Old Town Road - Lil Nas X (feat. Filly Ray Cyrus)
Kiss From a Rose – Seal
Smooth – Santana
I Should Be So Lucky – Kylie Minogue
Take It To The Limit – Eagles
Another One Bites The Dust - Queen
NEW RESOURCE
Any issues/queries, please email me on misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com
I’ll do whatever I can to sort any problems out for you.
Exam practice questions created specifically for Year 10 embarking on a GCSE Music course, in particular EDUQAS and WJEC. It would also benefit pupils studying other exam board specifications (screenshots illustrate this).
Split into the following areas of study, with key words from the specification developed.
MELODY
RHYTHM, TEMPO & METRE
HARMONY & TONALITY
FORM, STRUCTURE & STYLE
TEXTURE, TIMBRE & DYNAMICS
The following units of work are examined:
Forms and Devices
Music For Ensemble
Film Music
Popular Music
Brand new resource
For teaching from September 2024. First exam in 2026
This is the new set work for the Area of Study Western Classical Tradition 1650 - 1910
It replaces the Mozart Clarinet Concerto
It features Section A style questions on the entire movement, split up into slow introduction, 1st subject, 2nd subject etc
There are several Section B style questions (8 mark questions)
Screenshots give a good idea of content.
There are 28 pages in total
Answers are provided in a separate booklet.
As always, if you have any queries, please email misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com
** Brand New Resource**
Rock and Pop (1965-1990) - Area of Study B
This workbook (part 1) focuses on 1965-1980, but covers all genres in the specification.
The screenshots give a good idea of content.
CONTENTS
FOLK and COUNTRY
Silver Dagger – Joan Baez
Class Development Tasks 1 & 2 Guitar techniques
Blowing in the Wind – Bob Dylan
Class Development Task 3 Comparisons/Bob Dylan’s Style
FOLK ROCK
Jethro Tull
Norwegian Wood – The Beatles
Class Development Task 4 Bob Dylan & The Beatles
ROCK
A Little Piece of My Heart – Janice Joplin
You Really Got Me – The Kinks
Class Development Task 5 Jimi Hendrix & Guitars
Jumpin’ Jack Flash – The Rolling Stones
Caroline, No – The Beach Boys
Class Development Task 6 & 7 Prog Rock & The Beatles
The Role of the Studio
Jugband Blues – Pink Floyd
Interstellar Overdrive – Pink Floyd
Class Development Task 8 More Progressive Rock
**SOUL & FUNK **
Try A Little Tenderness – Otis Redding
This Is A Man’s World – James Brown
Class Development Task 9 Soul
You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman – Aretha Franklin
Class Development Task 10 The Rhodes Piano
Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag – James Brown
Class Development Task 11 Applying Funk Knowledge
Class Development Task 12 Funk Bass & Funk Guitar
It’s Your Thing – The Isley Brothers
California Dreamin- The Mamas & The Papas
Good Vibrations – The Beach Boys
**The 70s **
70s Folk Listening
Class Development Task 13 A Focus on Folk
Country
Traveling Man – Dolly Parton
Class Development Task 14 Country-Pop Crossover
Heavy Rock
Iron Man – Black Sabbath
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap – AC/DC
Hard Lovin’ Man – Deep Purple
Bass Riffs
Development Task 15 Heavy Metal Summary
Class Development Task 16 The Moog (Emerson, Lake & Palmer)
DISCO
Class Development Task 17 The Moog Synthesiser (I Feel Love)
Rock The Boat – Hues Corporation
Class Development Task 18 Boogie Nights - Disco
I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
Class Development Task 19 Stayin’ Alive
Class Development Task 20 Prog Rock in the 70s
**What happens next? **
Hits from the 80s
Past Paper Questions & Topics
All answers are provided, but they are by no means exhaustive.
Any questions, please email misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com
Many thanks
** 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
As always, any queries or issues, please email misscreativecurriculum@gmail.com
Features the following pieces of music & knowledge:
AoS 1 Vocabulary
Features of Baroque Music
Zadok The Priest 1 - Handel
Zadok The Priest 2 - Handel
Zadok The Priest 3 - Handel
Extension Tasks Baroque
Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened - Handel
My Heart is Indicting - Handel
Features of Classical Music
Haydn Symphony No. 101
Haydn Symphony No. 103
Mozart Symphony No. 25
Mozart Horn Concerto
Beethoven Symphony No.6
Features of Romantic Period
Schumann - Kinderszenen
Extension task – Schumann
Chopin Waltz in C# minor
Chopin Waltz in A minor
Features of the Romantic Requiem
Verdi Libera Me
Dvorak Requiem
Answers
Tests pupils’ knowledge of the 4 different topic areas (Handel anthems, Classical symphony and concerto, Romantic piano music and Romantic requiem). Follows typical questions set by AQA, although these may be a little more difficult than the pupils will come across. There are extension tasks which are designed to be worked through in class, so no answers are provided for these tasks.