Looking for music resources for secondary music classes that have been tried and tested in the classroom? With 25+ years of experience teaching in secondary schools in the UK and internationally, I am deeply passionate about music and drama education.
Looking for music resources for secondary music classes that have been tried and tested in the classroom? With 25+ years of experience teaching in secondary schools in the UK and internationally, I am deeply passionate about music and drama education.
Music Listening Lesson - All I Want For Christmas is You by Mariah Carey
In this pack you will find 3 teaching resources. A powerpoint, a PDF of the powerpoint and a worksheet package.
The powerpoint resource is a good introduction to the song. It includes a starter, 5 fun facts about the song, links to the Youtube clips, 10 listening questions, the answers, YouTube links to other artists who have covered the song, two optional written extension questions and some ideas for practical extension tasks you could do with your students if you wished. A PDF of the powerpoint is included. (10 slides in total).
The worksheets listening exercises:
Page 1 - Teacher copy. It has the full set of lyrics and missing words highlighted, Page 2 student copy - has the lyrics with blank spaces. Students to listen to the song and fill in missing gaps.
Page 3 - simplified design of the student page.
Page 4 - 10 Listening questions worksheet for students (same questions as powerpoint)
Page 5 - answer paper
Page 6 - notes for teachers
This is a fun listening based lesson to encourage active listening skills. It can be used by the class teacher within a lesson, as a starting point to practical work based around the song or as a sub lesson plan.
Scales and arpeggio worksheets for your woodwind players
Key of Concert F major
This booklet was designed to help woodwind players improve playing scales and arpeggio patterns in specific keys.
This booklet is in the key of concert F major and includes 1 octave scale and arpeggio patterns for the developing woodwind player.
Included in the booklet is a part for:
Flute, oboe, clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone and bassoon.
Order of the exercises:
1 octave scale ascending quarter notes 1 octave arpeggio ascending
1 octave scale descending first
1 octave arpeggio scale descending first Pattern in 3rds
Scale in 8th notes Tongued up, slurred down Legato both directions Staccato both directions Tongue 2, slur 2
Slur 2, tongue 2
Slur 3, tongue 1
16th notes
There is a play-along recordings of each worksheet on the Youtube channel - Music Theory Made Simple that can be used in the classroom.