GCSE MUSIC – KEY MUSICAL ELEMENTS
This 36-page PPT is a great way to kick off the GCSE course, providing an accessible introduction to (or refresher of!) key musical elements:
- Pulse
- Metre (including regular and irregular)
- Rhythm (including syncopation, off-beat rhythms, dotted rhythms and triplets)
- Chords (including triads and inversions)
- Melody-writing
- Basic arranging for ensemble
It is expected that most students will have encountered many of these at Key Stage 3, and so whilst this PPT can act as an introduction with clear explanations, it can also act as a useful refresher, with the exercises very much aimed at Key Stage 4.
Students will need access to keyboard or guitars, and notation software or manuscript paper.
Update (19.09.24): I have added answers to the PPT, so that it could be used by a non-specialist teacher, or even set as cover / homework.
Please have a look at my other GCSE Music resources.
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A brilliant resource! My Year 10s have really enjoyed it and, as a new class, it was a great way to gauge their current knowledge/understanding.
Great resource which is really useful for the start of Yr 10 and getting composing!
Excellent resource, a great addition to our Y10 SOW. Thoroughly recommend all of NPTJ resources⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Just bought it hoping I could use it for a cover lesson, but then found there is no answer key. It is a good set of examples, nice variety, and just the right depth of knowledge, but I can´t use it for what I bought it for.
Excellent resource. Well-scaffolded with examples and composition activities that reinforce student understanding.
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