Analysis (divided into elements of music) of the following songs: ‘Eleanor Rigby’ ‘Here, There and Everywhere’ ‘I Want to Tell You’ ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’ These are set works for the current Edexcel Pearson A level music course, but they are equally suitable as wider listening for GCSE/A level.

GCSE Music Revision Guide for 9-1 Edexcel Pearson exam

Powerpoint presentation with over 50 slides, including graphics and audio links, giving an overview of the history of jazz, covering major genres and performers. Includes brief analysis of several pieces. Suitable for GCSE/A level wider listening.

Three songs by The Beatles analysed and summarised under musical elements: ‘Love Me Do’ ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ ‘A Day in the Life’ Useful for wider listening for A level pop/rock set works.

9 pages of notes, including summary of musical elements and detailed analysis, in .docx (Word) and pdf formats. Suitable for A level listening, particularly the set work on the Pearson Edexcel syllabus. Includes a sample A level essay comparing the first movement of ‘The Rite of Spring’ with the first movement of ‘Petrouchka’.

5 pages of notes, including summary of musical elements and detailed analysis Suitable for A level listening, particularly the set work on the Pearson Edexcel syllabus.

KS3 Scheme of Work – 6-8 lessons Objectives • To listen to music, particularly waltzes, in different genres by composers from the Romantic era (1830-1900) • To perform the accompaniment for a waltz on the keyboard • To compose a 16-bar waltz for piano, fitting the melody to chosen four-bar chord sequences Lesson Overview • Lesson 1: Romantic Music • Lesson 2: Oom-pah-pah • Lesson 3: A piano waltz • Lesson 4: An orchestral waltz • Lesson 5: An operatic waltz • Lesson 6: Listening to Programme Music • Lessons 7/8: Composing Programme Music Subject-specific vocabulary • Instruments of the symphony orchestra: violins, viola, ‘cello, double bass, harp, piccolo, flute, oboe, cor anglais, clarinet, bassoon, contrabassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, percussion • Romantic Composers: Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Johann Strauss jr, Grieg, Schubert, Berlioz, Wagner, Verdi • Musical Genres: piano music, orchestral music, ballet, opera Assessments • Listening – Romantic Music (Lesson 1) • Performing (keyboard) – ‘Oom-pah-pah’ accompaniment (Lesson 2) • Composing – 16-bar waltz (Lessons 3-6)

KS3 Scheme of Work – (6-8 lessons) Objectives • To learn about the evolution of African-American styles in the 1950s and 1960s • To listen to examples of spirituals, gospel, rhythm and blues, and soul • To consolidate previous knowledge of major and minor chords • To learn how to play seventh chords • To sing songs from these styles, both in class and individually • To arrange and perform these styles as a group Lesson Overview 1. Two Spirituals 2. Gospel Music 3. Rhythm ‘n’ Blues 4. The Birth of Soul 5. Respect 6. Stand By Me 7. Group arrangement* 8. Group performance* * The group arrangement/performance forms an optional extension task Subject-specific vocabulary • Primary triads – I, IV, V • Triads – C, F, G, Am, D, E • Seventh chords • Call-and-response • Ornamentation • Improvisation Assessments • Performing – chord sequences for various songs on keyboard (Lessons 1, 5, 6) • Listening – ‘The Birth of Soul’ (Lesson 4) • Composing (arranging) – chosen song in a small ensemble (Lessons 7-8)

One-page introduction to Secondary Triads for GCSE or KS3 music.

One-page worksheet on 1950s Rock ‘n’ Roll for GCSE or KS3 Music.

Listening sheet for Purcell's 'Music for a While', one of the set works for Edexcel's GCSE 9-1 Music course.

Overview of set works for Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Music with space for pupils' comments.

Two-page worksheet on Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque vocal music, as preparation for studying vocal music for GCSE Music.

One-page worksheet on 'Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen', an example of early 1960s pop music.

One-page worksheet on 'Killer Queen', one of the set works for Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Music.

One-page summary of Elements of Music for GCSE or KS3 Music pupils.